A feel-good survival story


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March 6, 2017

16-year old cancer survivor Jake Murray has signed a standard player agreement with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League.

Murray, a 5-foot-9, 145 lb. center, was selected by Hamilton in the fourth round of the 2016 OHL Draft. He is currently playing with the St. Thomas Stars of the Greater Ontario Jr. Hockey League.

While playing for the minor midget Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs a little more than a year ago, Murray was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer — nasopharyngeal carcinoma — via a tumour in the area behind the nose and above the back of the throat.

Murray continued to play during his treatment that included a combination of radiation to shrink the tumour and chemotherapy to destroy the cancerous cells.


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