NHL honouring Neil Doef with excellence award

Posted Jun 24, 2016 08:51:12 AM.

Last Updated Jun 24, 2016 09:54:41 AM.

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A Smiths Falls hockey player who was injured in a tournament is being honoured by the NHL’s E.J. Mcguire Award of Excellence.

Neil Doef, 19, is going to walk on stage at the 2016 NHL Draft with the help of a walking pole, something doctors would have thought improbable 18 months ago.

Doef was a rising star on the Smiths Falls Bears when he suffered a spinal cord injury during a hockey game in December of 2014, derailing his career plans.

The award is given to the candidate who best exemplifies the commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism.

Neil will receive the award Saturday at 10 a.m.

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