Knights selling gold skate laces to assist Childcan organization
By Mark Schadenberg
The London Knights opened the regular
season (Sept. 25 & 26) with a win over the Hamilton Bulldogs
before battling to a shootout loss to the Kingston Frontenacs, but
another battle and win were part of the weekend's storyline.
Former Knights draft pick Jacob Buch,
who signed with the club in June of 2014, is battling cancer –
Ewing's sarcoma. This past weekend, and in an effort to raise money
for many childhood cancer research projects, the Knights wore gold
laces on their skates.
Buch, who only turns 17 on Oct. 19, was
diagnosed this past summer. The centreman was London's 5th round selection in 2014 and skated last year with the Caledonia
Corvairs in Junior B.
September is known as Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month, so in an effort to gain awareness for various forms
of cancer effecting mostly adolescents and youth, the Knights sold
gold skate laces throughout the arena and at the souvenir store (The
Armoury).
Another connection to opening night, is
that it marked the first-ever OHL game for the Hamilton Bulldogs –
a franchise which was previously the Belleville Bulls. Buch, who is
listed as being from Stoney Creek, played his AAA in the Hamilton
Bulldogs minor hockey association.
The Childcan website notes that as many
as 10,000 Canadians under the age of 18 are currently battling
cancer. Childcan has been supporting families with a child cancer
diagnosis, and working to finding a cure, since 1974.
LINKS:
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
Brokerage
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
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