No. 5 has left a mark on Lethbridge that won't soon be forgotten.

With the Hurricanes falling to the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League (WHL) eastern final, Cochrane's Tyler Wong has ended his remarkable five-year junior hockey career and now has to decide what's next. You can bet whatever  he decides there will be many cheering on this respectable 21-year-old man.

Wong's hockey stats are exemplary but the leadership he provided as captain extended well beyond the ice. He's known as a fierce competitors with those magically golden hands but he's equally a dedicated advocate of helping others. 

For the second year running he has been named WHL Humanitarian of the Year. He created a fund that raised over $6,000 in its first year and with the help of other players surpassed the $13,000 mark this season. Proceeds went to  Kidsport Lethbridge and Taber. He was also instrumental in the Hurricanes' Spread Christmas Cheer program, volunteered as a teacher's assistant, provided on-ice instruction for minor hockey and spent time with the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association.

"It was a pretty big honour, so it's pretty cool to win it again," says Wong. "I was just really excited when I found out I won it."

Wong admits he took it hard when they feel to Pats, but finds a silverlining.

"I was pretty emotional," he says. "It was at the end of my junior career there. I definitely wish we could have gone out with a championship but we played hard and we had a really good run. It was an emotionally way to end, but it was a lot of fun to go on a run like that."

In his five years with Lethbridge he saw the team transform into a contender. In that time he racked up 298 points in 317 regular season games. Each year his numbers improved and in the 2016-17 season he broke the 50 goal barrier and averaged 1.58 points per game.

"It was a pretty big milestone. I was excited I was able to do that, but I played on a really good line this year and I played with a lot of good players. I couldn't have done it on my own."

He's popular in Lethbridge and was named Fan Favourite every season he played. On the day he departed the arena for the last time, over 100 fans lined up to wish him well and thank him for being a Hurricane. He's also receiving the key to the city from Lethbridge mayor Chris Spearman on May 8.

"It was five great years. Being on a bad team at the start and turning things around and becoming one of the top teams in the league is something I'm really proud of and it was a big honour to play for the organizations. I made a lot of friends on the team and I met a lot of really nice people in Lethbridge, so it was a great community and organization to play for."

Forever a Hurricane, he believes the future bodes well for the club.

"I think they have a lot of good, younger players that are returning for the next couple of years so I think they have a good foundation built. I think Peter Anholt is one of the top general managers in the league and he really cares about his players and he will definitely be able to lead them to more success."

The 'Canes alumni now faces the tough choice as to where to take his hockey career.

"Hopefully I'm going to be playing professionally. I'm just talking to a few teams and I'm going to make a decision in a few days."