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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Young Hockey Player Donates Organs

By: John Cotter, The Canadian Press

Kyle Fundytus, 16, had his organs donated after a "freak" hockey accident



EDMONTON - The family of a young Edmonton hockey player who died after being hit in the neck with a puck has donated the youth's organs for transplant.
Kyle Fundytus, 16, was remembered Monday by family, team and classmates as a friendly go-getter on and off the ice who never flinched from using his body to block shots for his Midget AA team.
Hockey Edmonton officials say he was blocking a shot during a game Saturday night when he was struck, dying later in hospital of his injuries in what was being called a freak accident.


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