Ryan Hamilton Named Condors 2017-18 IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year
March 29, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors are proud to announce that third year Condors captain Ryan Hamilton has been named the team's winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his contributions to the Bakersfield community during the 2017-18 season.
HAMILTON
12th professional season, third season as Condors captain, and first AHL Man of the Year nomination
Took it upon himself to visit the pediatric unit of Dignity Health Memorial Hospital to deliver teddy bears and spend time with kids
Despite breaking two bones in his leg in February, remains a fixture at team events including post-game skates with the team
Was one of the highest "tip" earners at the team's Tip A Condor event to raise money for the Kern County Shrine Club Hamilton is now one of 30 finalists for the AHL's 2017-18 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, honoring the overall IOA/American Specialty Man of the Year. The league award is named after the former Hershey Bears forward and AHL All-Star who died in 1997 following a 16-month battle with leukemia. The winner of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award will be announced by the American Hockey League at a later date.
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