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Kelowna Rockets forward up for WHL humanitarian of the year award

Ty Hurley saved a drowning man香蕉视频直播檚 life in a hotel in Dec. 2023
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Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley was in the right place at the right time when he saved a man香蕉视频直播檚 life in a Strathmore, Alta. hotel on Dec. 7. (Photo credit: WHL.ca)

Kelowna Rockets forward Ty Hurley has been nominated for the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy.

The annual award to given to the league香蕉视频直播檚 humanitarian of the year and one player is nominated from each division.

Hurley has a strong chance to win the award after saving a man from drowning in a swimming pool in a Strathmore, Alta hotel in December. While hanging out in the hotel lobby with some teammates, he noticed a man struggling and jumped into action, pulling the man out of the pool and performing CPR until paramedics arrived.

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The 19-year-old forward was already awarded the Silver Medal of Merit and the M.G. Griffiths Award by the Lifesaving Society, B.C. and Yukon at the 112th Annual Commonwealth Award for Honour and Rescue in March.

The four nominees are:

B.C. Division 香蕉视频直播 Ty Hurley (Sherwood Park, Alta.)- Kelowna Rockets

Central Division 香蕉视频直播 Shane Smith (Cessford, Alta.)- Medicine Hat Tigers

East Division 香蕉视频直播 Evan Gardner (Fort St. John, B.C.)- Saskatoon Blades

U.S. Division 香蕉视频直播 Tyler Palmer (Fernie, B.C.)- Everett Silvertips

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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