TORONTO (AP) -- Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is recovering well after his liver transplant. All his donor wants in return is for the team to win the Stanley Cup.
The University Health Network hospital in Toronto said Thursday the 55-year-old Melnyk remains in the intensive care unit, but he had been awake, smiling and answering questions. The transplant was done Tuesday.
The hospital would not give the donor's name, age or sex. The donor wishes to remain anonymous to the public and to Melnyk.
But Dr. David Grant, who led the surgical transplant team, says the donor's motivation was to help Melnyk and bring the Cup to Ottawa.