Cancer. It is one of the scariest and most confusing words in the English language. Every day, people everywhere are hearing “you have cancer,” or telling a loved one about their diagnosis. That is why the National Hockey League and Nashville Predators are dedicating to fight the disease.
“Hockey Fights Cancer” started 20 years ago when three former NHL players were facing their own battles. Maurice Richard (aka The Rocket) won eight Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. In 1998, it was revealed The Rocket was fighting abdominal cancer.