Videos by OutKickFormer NHL player Tony Hrkac sprang into action and saved a league employee’s life at a recent game in Los Angeles. Soft pretzels are dry and, well, soft, and I could totally see how you could choke on one. Fortunately for this person, Hrkac was nearby. He performed the Heimlich maneuver which thankfully cleared the person’s airway of the potentially lethal piece of pretzel. Once that hunk of dough was out of the way, the person started breathing normally again.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2024 05:52 UTC