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NHL teams host a “Hockey Fights Cancer” night each season that used to involve players taking the ice in special warmup jerseys that were usually auctioned off to raise money for the cause. One Canadiens fan got their hands on the one Brendan Gallagher rocked in 2022 while paying tribute to his mom, and he’ll soon be reunited with it after she lost her battle with the disease.
In 1998, the NHL and NHLPA joined forces to launch the “Hockey Fights Cancer” initiative that has managed to raise more than $32 million while funneling those funds into The V Foundation for Cancer Research and other organizations that offer lodging, transportation, and other vital services and support systems for…