November Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hockey Fights Cancer month is held in October/November. During the month, players, teams, fans and corporate partners combine to raise money via a variety of means, including auctions of team branded and player autographed merchandise and equipment.

1998 Founded in 1998 by the National Hockey League® and the National Hockey League Players' Association, Hockey Fights Cancer™ (HFC) unites the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families.

The Panthers hosted All-Star weekend in 2023. Attendance was a sellout, 19,250.

Lavender Hockey Fights Cancer is also a program of both the National Hockey League Foundation (in the US) and NHL Foundation (in Canada). Lavender, the official colour of Hockey Fights Cancer, represents all cancers and will be featured prominently throughout the campaign.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

Since its inception, the Hockey Fights Cancer™ program has resulted in donations of more than $32 million to support the cancer programs of local and national cancer research institutions, children's hospitals, player charities and local charities.

However, supporters of fighting say it provides a means of security for players, that fighting is a tool players use to keep opposing players in check; essentially allowing players to police which hits and dirty plays are unacceptable.

Since its inception, the Hockey Fights Cancer™ program has resulted in donations of more than $32 million to support the cancer programs of local and national cancer research institutions, children's hospitals, player charities and local charities.

Fans can purchase their NHL All Star Game tickets from TicketSmarter with current prices ranging from $385.00 to $5390.00. The average price for a seat at the NHL All Star Game is $1136.00. Fans are looking forward to NHL All Star Game on February 3rd, 2024 at TBD.

When and where will the NHL All-Star Game weekend be held? The skills competition will be at 7 p.m. ET Friday at FLA LIVE Arena, the home of the Florida Panthers. The All-Star Game will be held at 3 p.m. ET Saturday.

How Mario Lemieux Beat Cancer - And Started A Comeback For The Ages. Mere hours after his final radiation treatment to combat Hodgkin lymphoma, Mario Lemieux took to the ice - and naturally, he had a goal and an assist. Just about everyone knows Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all time.

Every month of the year - except for December - is a Cancer Awareness Month. The two most well-known cancer months are Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and National Cancer Research Month in May.