EdmontonOilers.com\/Tickets<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nFor this year’s Hockey Fights Cancer game, the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF) will host a number of Oil Country kids and families impacted by cancer from the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Kids with Cancer Society (KWCS) and the Ben Stelter Foundation\u00a0(BSF). Ahead of puck drop, a family from KWCS will take part in a Bravery Bell ringing ceremony to mark one year in remission. The EOCF and\u00a0the Alberta Cancer Foundation\u00a0will also host a special initiative on the concourse in honour of Hockey Fights Cancer, with further details to be shared soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans can also\u00a0expect a\u00a0full lavender takeover throughout Rogers Place\u00a0and are encouraged to fill out \u201cI FIGHT FOR\u201d cards to hold up during the pre-game ceremony in honour of those in their lives who have battled cancer or are currently on their cancer journey.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that cancer touches so many lives, and we\u2019re honoured to support individuals and families across Oil Country throughout their cancer journey,”\u00a0said Myrna Khan, Executive Director, EOCF.\u00a0“Through our partnerships with the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Kids with Cancer Society and the Ben Stelter Foundation,\u00a0we remain committed to advancing cancer research, treatment and prevention for those\u00a0affected\u00a0by the disease.\u00a0The Hockey Fights Cancer\u00a0game\u00a0is a reminder that no one has to face cancer alone, and that together, we can make a meaningful impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lavender-themed Oilers jerseys, signed by the team, will be available in an upcoming EOCF online auction, with proceeds supporting Hockey Fights Cancer\u00a0charities in Oil Country.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
The EOCF Hockey Fights Cancer MEGA\u00a050\/50 raffle, presented by Rogers, will run from November 7 to 27 in support of the Alberta Cancer Foundation, KWCS and BSF. On Saturday, November 7, during the Hockey Fights Cancer game, ACF will be the sole beneficiary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tickets are available at\u00a0EdmontonOilers.com\/5050<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EDMONTON, AB \u2013\u00a0The Edmonton Oilers will join the fight against cancer when the\u00a0team hosts the annual Hockey Fights…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[49,48,23752],"class_list":["post-955998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-edmonton","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-edmonton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}