Bono,
lead
singer
of
Irish
rock
group
U2,
was
'rescued'
along
with
his
assistant
by
NHL
star
Gilbert
Brule,
after
he
was
caught
in
a
heavy
downpour
near
West
Vancouver
Yacht
Club
in
Canada.
The
U2
songwriter
had
been
trying
to
stop
a
car
after
getting
soaked
in
the
rain
while
taking
a
walk
with
his
assistance.
Luckily
professional
Ice
hockey
player,
Gilbert
Brule
and
his
girlfriend
Kelsey
Nichols
were
passing
by
and
they
offered
to
give
the
singer
and
his
buddy
a
lift.
Edmonton
Oilers
star's
girlfriend
was
quoted
by
The
Edmonton
Journal
as
saying,
“I
didn"t
want
to
stop,
but
they
waved
and
G
[Brule]
yelled
'that"s
Bono.
I
didn"t
believe
him
so
I
kept
driving."
To
return
the
favour,
Bono
invited
couple
to
his
band's
concert,
which
was
being
held
on
June
1st
in
the
city's
Commonwealth
Stadium.
During
the
show,
The
Edmonton
Journal
quoted
the
singer
telling
the
crowd,
“I
like
ice
hockey
because
people
who
play
ice
hockey
are
the
kind
of
people
who
pick
up
hitchhikers.
I"m
ever
so
grateful.
I"ve
decided
that
I
want
to
be
Gilbert
Brule."
Later,
the
couple
were
also
given
back
stage
passes
signed
by
the
singer,
along
with
the
messages,
“Thanks
for
the
ride" and
“My
hero
Gilbert
Brule".