A Classy move by the Vancouver Canucks organization
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Pete Fredericks
February 23, 2022 (2:39 PM)
On October 23, 2021, Nadia Popovici attended the Seattle Kraken's first ever home game. With a seat right behind the visiting Vancouver Canucks' bench, she noticed a mole on the neck of Canucks' Equipment Manager, Brian "Red" Hamilton, and communicated to him that he should have it checked. As it turned out, the mole was cancerous and Hamilton immediately had it removed.
On Monday night, the Canucks hosted the Kraken and Popovici, too, who had a seat once again directly behind the Canucks' bench. The Canucks played a video that recounted the story:
Today, Dan O'Leary from NHL.com filed a complete story telling of the new, unexpected friendship between Popovici and Hamilton and her big night in Vancouver:
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