HEARTBREAKING: Avalanche Grant a Beautiful Make-A-Wish for Cancer Patient
Make-A-Wish organizations routinely make dreams come true for individuals with terminal illnesses. On Sunday, the organization made another wish come true.
Dream comes true for person with brain cancer
12-year-old Jackie Bateman lives with brain cancer and is a huge Colorado Avalanche fan. She was granted a day with the Avalanche as part of her Make-A-Wish dream, which, in her own words, was:
Jackie was able to watch the team practice from the bench and a few of the Avalanche players came over to talk to her.
Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor said this of the interaction:
Fredrik Olofsson added:
Gift from MacKinnon and Drouin made Jackie's day
Jackie's favourite player was Nathan MacKinnon and he made sure to surprise her after the practice. He signed a stick for her that read: Your Pal.
She was also granted a stall in the dressing room right beside MacKinnon. What she said about it:
Jackie greatly enjoyed her day:
What an inspirational story.
As Read On 9news - Avs and Make-A-Wish Colorado grant wish of 12-year-old with brain cancer
| POLL | ||
JANVIER 15 | 123 ANSWERS HEARTBREAKING: Avalanche Grant a Beautiful Make-A-Wish for Cancer Patient Do you like the Avalanche? | ||
| Yes | 74 | 60.2 % |
| No | 49 | 39.8 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Tage Thompson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Calle Jarnkrok | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Steven Lorentz | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Darnell Nurse | 1 | - | 1 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | - | 1 | |
| David Perron | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Simon Benoit | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Max Domi | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Claude Giroux | - | 1 | 1 | |
| David Kampf | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matthew Knies | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 64 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 92 | |
Jets | 65 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 92 | |
Stars | 64 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 86 | |
Panthers | 64 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 83 | |
Golden Knights | 63 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 82 | |
Hurricanes | 64 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 80 | |
Maple Leafs | 63 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 79 | |
Oilers | 63 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 78 | |
Lightning | 63 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 78 | |
Avalanche | 64 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 78 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||