About the Cause

Hockey Fights Cancer is a joint initiative between the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA). Official partners of Hockey Fights Cancer are esteemed national organizations American Cancer Society and Canadian Cancer Society. In the U.S., the American Cancer Society operates more than 30 Hope Lodge facilities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico and has provided more than five million nights of lodging since 1984. In Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society operates seven lodges across the country providing meals, accommodations, transportation, activities, and emotional support for hundreds of cancer patients each day.