The Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night presented by RWJBarnabas Health on Saturday, November 30, 2024, when they faced off against the Washington Capitals for a 7:00 PM contest at Prudential Center.
The Devils hosted 12-year-old Theo Koshenkov and his family at the game. Hockey super fan Theo, from East Brunswick, New Jersey, was diagnosed with Lymphoma earlier this year and is currently receiving treatment at the Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center together with RWJBarnabas Health.
His gameday experience includes a one-day contract signed by General Manager Tom Fitzgerald, an official team-signed jersey and locker stall, a meet and greet with his favorite Devils player, Jack Hughes, watching warmups from the penalty box, joining the starting lineup read in the locker room, participating in a ceremonial puck drop, and riding the Zamboni during the second intermission.
The Devils also honored Dr. Marissa Botwinick, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute and the Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, and Dawn Carey, an advanced practice nurse in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health, as the Heroes of the Game.
Dr. Botwinick was recognized for providing her patients with advanced treatment options including clinical trials and compassionate, family-centered care, while Carey works collaboratively with physicians, instilling her extensive knowledge and expertise in pediatric hematology and oncology for patients and families since 1996. Both are members of the devoted health care team for Hockey Fights Cancer honoree Theo Koshenkov.
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