Calgary Flames blueliner Oliver Kylington is the team’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which goes to the player “best exemplifying perseverance, sportsmanship, dedication to hockey.”
is the team’s nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which goes to the player “best exemplifying perseverance, sportsmanship, dedication to hockey.”
“Very honoured,” he said Monday of the nomination. “I heard the people that have played for the Flames that have been , and I’m just honoured to be on that list.”Kylington stepped away from the sport shortly after his breakout 2021-22 campaign, where he was a stalwart on a pairing alongsideHis road back was far from linear, and he faced multiple challenges en route to donning an NHL jersey again.
“…I’ll give Oliver a ton of credit. He didn’t want to ever give up. He wanted to talk to some people. He wanted to try. We set him up with some people to talk to.”“I had to deal with a very narcissistic person, so I learned how to suppress ,” he said. “I learned how to just shove stuff away. When you do that for too long, it’ll come at you. It’ll come hunt you. I learned that you can’t run away from your problems.
Head coach Ryan Huska, who also coached Kylington in the AHL, said he has seen a big difference in the blueliner’s demeanor since he returned.
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