A hockey fan spotted a staffer's suspicious mole from the stands, saving his life
Kraken fan and future medical student Nadia Popovici alerted Canucks staffer Brian Hamilton to a suspicious mole, which turned out to be cancerous. The teams surprised her with a $10,000 scholarship.
by Rachel Treisman
Jan 03, 2022
3 minutes
An NHL staffer had a cancerous mole removed after a fan of the opposing team spotted it from the stands and urged him to get it checked out. He now credits her with saving his life, and the teams are awarding her a scholarship for medical school this fall.
It all began on Oct. 23, at the Seattle Kraken's first-ever home game against the Vancouver Canucks, . Brian "Red" Hamilton, an assistant equipment manager for the Canucks, was clearing off the
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