BOSTON (AP) -- Travis Roy's dream of becoming a professional hockey player was cut short 8 years ago when he was paralyzed in an accident in his first collegiate hockey game.  

Roy, who grew up in Yarmouth, now lives in near independence in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.  

He has a motivational speaking career and works with the foundation bearing his name to help people with spinal cord injuries.  

Soon he will also become an in studio college hockey analyst for three University of Maine home hockey games.  

The latest opportunity arose when WMTW-TV picked up four telecasts of Maine hockey games.

The station wanted an articulate co-host with Maine ties and hockey knowledge for locally produced segments between periods. Roy's first game is next Saturday.