LLS is teaming up with the National Hockey League (NHL®) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association’s (NHLPA) joint initiative, Hockey Fights Cancer™ annual campaign. This is LLS’s seventh season participating in HFC. The 18th annual Hockey Fights Cancer campaign kicks off on October 24 and runs until November 18.
In honor of Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month, many hockey fans will be showing their support for LLS through several exciting events going on throughout the country. As a charitable partner, LLS will be benefiting from several of these events—all to help fight cancer.
HFC brings together players, teams, fans and corporate partners to raise money through activities such as awareness nights, tournaments, raffles, merchandise auctions, and fundraising walks. Since its inception in 1998, the charitable initiative has donated more than $16 million to support national and local organizations involved in cancer care and research including local cancer research institutions, children’s hospitals, player charities and local cancer organizations. Lavender, the official color of Hockey Fights Cancer representing all cancers, will be featured prominently throughout the campaign.
This season, the NHLPA and NHL are partnering with five national cancer organizations – including two new organizations – to help raise funds and awareness of several forms of cancer including pediatric, blood, prostate, and pancreatic. The five national partners include: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Movember; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Here are some highlights of upcoming LLS fundraising activities during Hockey Fights Cancer:
LLS Night
- On October 29, LLS will be honored with its very own “LLS Night” at the Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars game at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. There will be LLS staff tabling at the concourse, collecting donations, and even making a special announcement about LLS at the game.
Hockey Fights Cancer Night
- On November 15, The Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota will be hosting the official Hockey Fights Cancer night at the rink. A chosen blood cancer patient will be featured on ice and presented with a signed jersey from the Minnesota Wild team.
Team Swag Bags
- The Minnesota Wild will be donating “swag bags” to associations that fundraise for LLS by hosting Hockey Fights Cancer events.
Player Suite Exclusives
- The Pittsburgh Penguins will be hosting various LLS-affiliated families in the player suites at a selected games. LLS will also be announced during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ games.
Contact your local chapter and see what events are happening near you!
How else can you get involved?
Visit HockeyFightsCancer.com to learn more.