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词条 Hockey Fights Cancer
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  1. Founding

  2. Initiatives

  3. References

  4. External links

Hockey Fights Cancer is a charitable initiative of the US and Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) dedicated to raising money and awareness toward cancer research. It was founded in 1998 as an outgrowth of a similar program instituted by the Tampa Bay Lightning after former player John Cullen made a brief NHL comeback after suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The program had raised over US$14 million according to its Web site in 2015.[1]

Founding

Tampa Bay Lightning forward John Cullen was leading his team in scoring late in the 1996–97 NHL season when he was forced out of the lineup after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He missed the remainder of that season, and all of the following as he suffered from the disease.[2] Cullen attempted a comeback in 1998–99, but chose to retire after four NHL and three minor league games.[3] In recognition of his comeback attempt, the NHL named him the 1999 winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for dedication and perseverance.[4]

Cullen's cancer inspired Timm Harmon of the Moffitt Cancer Centre at the University of South Florida to partner with the Lightning to raise awareness and money for cancer research. By December 1998, both the NHL and its union had joined themselves to the cause, creating the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative.[5] Hockey Fights Cancer is also supported by the National Hockey League Officials Association, the league's professional trainers' association and media and business partners.[6]

Initiatives

Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hockey Fights Cancer month is held in October.[7] During the month, players, teams, fans and corporate partners combine to raise money via a variety of means, including auctions of team branded and player autographed merchandise and equipment.[8] Game-worn jerseys are popular at the auctions; Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby's All-Star Game jersey sold for $47,520 in 2007, while that year's jersey auctions raised over $140,000 in total.[9]

During the month, some players wear equipment specially painted purple to raise awareness for the initiative,[10] while each of the league's 31 teams hosts events during home games to raise money.[11] During their host games, the teams donate proceeds from 50/50 raffles, offer numerous promotions and donate tickets to hospitals and causes that support the fight against cancer.[12] $1.1 million was raised in October 2010, bringing the charity's 13-year total to over $12 million.[8]

References

1. ^NHL Web site, Hockey Fights Cancer, retrieved 14 September 2015
2. ^{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Kostya |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014067/index.htm |title=Happy Days |work=Sports Illustrated |date=1998-09-21 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
3. ^{{cite web |last=El-Bashir |first=Tarik |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/16/sports/hockey-healthy-again-cullen-enjoys-on-ice-retirement.html |title=Healthy again, Cullen enjoys on-ice retirement |work=New York Times |date=1998-12-16 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinners.jsp?tro=BMT |title=Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
5. ^{{cite web |last=Shea |first=Kevin |url=http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ04_10.shtml |title=Stanley Cup journal |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |year=2004 |accessdate=2010-08-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203212709/http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ04_10.shtml |archivedate=2010-12-03 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=25343 |title=Hockey Fights Cancer |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=2011-01-07}}
7. ^{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Ian |url=http://www.faceoff.com/hockey/teams/vancouver-canucks/Cancer+your+average+boards+brawl/3686187/story.html |title=Cancer: Not your average boards brawl |work=Vancouver Sun |date=2010-10-18 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
8. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=544220 |title=NHL, NHLPA generate over $1.1 million for cancer |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2010-11-22 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2846953 |title=Hockey Fights Cancer auctions player jerseys |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-04-23 |accessdate=2011-01-07}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=339265 |title=Leafs tough guy Orr wears pink skates in support of cancer |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2010-10-30 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
11. ^{{cite web |last=Chere |first=Rich |url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2008/10/stars_coach_tippett_avery_no_d.html |title=Stars coach Tippett: Avery no distraction |work=New Jersey Star-Ledger |date=2008-10-21 |accessdate=2011-01-06}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=500324 |title=October is Hockey Fights Cancer month |publisher=National Hockey League |date=2009-09-29 |accessdate=2011-01-07}}

External links

  • Hockey Fights Cancer at nhl.com

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