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Kraken Fan Who Alerted Canucks Equipment Manager to Cancer Found After Twitter Post

The Seattle Kraken fan who alerted Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton of a malignant melanoma on his neck has been found.

Hamilton released a statement through the Canucks explaining how a fan attending the Oct. 23 game in Seattle got his attention and wrote a message expressing concern that he may have a malignant melanoma.

The fan's instincts were accurate, and the melanoma is now gone.

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