Tony Hrkac won the Hobey Baker Award in 1987 and a Stanley Cup in 1999, but all that might pale in comparison to what he accomplished on Jan. 4 at Crypto.com Arena.
The 57-year-old Tampa Bay Lightning scout, according to TMZ, saw an NHL employee “choking and turning ‘purplish’ while eating” in the pressbox during a matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings.
Hrkac gave the Heimlich maneuver to the choking person, who ejected part of a pretzel. After that, the choking person began to breathe normally.
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Hrkac was an original member of the Sharks, skating during their 1991-92 expansion campaign. The centerman scored two goals and notched 10 assists in 22 games in teal.
In February of that season, the Sharks traded Hrkac to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 1993 sixth-round pick.
