Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's hockey team will be holding a cancer awareness game in honor of four of its players who lost a parent to the awful disease.

On February 11th the Roos will take on Rivier University at 7 p.m. Leading up to the game the team will field donations to the Cancer Research Institute online. Before and during the game the team will also field donations towards the Nikki Deblasiis Foundation (mother of Gino Deblasiis), and will also be selling Nikki Deblasiis Foundation hats. The program will also have a table set up for a silent auction of four jerseys the team will be wearing during the game. All proceeds will go towards the Nikki Deblasiis Foundation.

Next Friday's game will honor the four players and their families who lost their loved ones recent to cancer: Teresa Jakobsson (breast cancer, 2014), Nikki Lynn DeBlasiis (renal cell carcinoma, 2017), Barbara Austin Diamond (breast cancer, 2019) and Michelle Jennifer Morris (gastric cancer, 2017).

The team, their student-athletes and families appreciate your support in raising money and awareness for cancer.
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's and associate degrees, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, management, and healthcare fields. It is home to the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.