The brothers, who are NHL Hockey Fights Cancer Champions this season, are scheduled to face each other more three times season (Jan. 27, March 17 and March 19), and when they do, the campaign will channel their natural rivalry into a friendly competition that engages fans, drives awareness, and turns every head-to-head matchup into an opportunity to give back.
Each time, donors will pick between Team Nick or Team Marcus, and each donor will be entered to win a one-of-a-kind Hockey Fights Cancer jersey signed by both brothers, plus a signed puck from their team’s Foligno.
“I’m really proud to be in an organization, in a League that understands the importance of something like that, how unfortunate it is that it touches so many peoples’ lives. So many forms of cancer,” Nick said. “We have our own in Troy Murray (Blackhawks radio color analyst) who’s battling and so many others. It’s sad that we can’t talk to anyone who doesn’t know someone infected.
“I think that’s what I’m so proud of that we have the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative that makes you feel that there’s some way you can give back and you’re proud. That our league steps up and champions that and to be part of that is really gratifying. When you know you’re making a difference, whether it’s a kind word to somebody going through it or helping raise money for research, it makes you feel you are making a difference. I think every guy in this league feels that way.”
