Stampeder rushes to help choking tot at Winnipeg mall

[Toppy Vann]

Stampeder rushes to help choking tot at Winnipeg mall

Nice story and a good message to all of us to be prepared:




By Vicki Hall, Calgary Herald

The play of the week for the Calgary Stampeders took place far from the windy confines of Winnipeg's Canada Inns Stadium.

Long snapper Randy Chevrier -a blue-collar player who rarely hears his name called over the loudspeaker -potentially saved a life far from the watchful eye of the blueclad crowd.

The narrow 21-20 win over the Blue Bombers felt great. The save off the field meant much more.

"I really don't want any attention for this," Chevrier said Friday after a brief stretch and rundown at McMahon Stadium. "It wasn't that big of a deal."

Try telling that to the mother of a three-year-old boy eating pizza Wednesday in a downtown Winnipeg food court.

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