Born and raised in Aldergrove, current NHL defenceman for the Las Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore, battled the San Jose Sharks in a special 91裸聊视频淗ockey Fights Cancer91裸聊视频� match Thursday night.

Theodore91裸聊视频檚 own brush with the disease after a failed drug test this summer sparked the game91裸聊视频檚 dedication. It was heightened hCG hormone levels that alerted doctors to testicular cancer.

It was the team91裸聊视频檚 third game this season against the Sharks 91裸聊视频� only this time, during pre-game warm-up Las Vegas players donned purple jerseys that were auctioned off with proceeds going towards early cancer detection.

91裸聊视频淭he fact that I found out early was the biggest key, and that91裸聊视频檚 what I91裸聊视频檓 trying to push,91裸聊视频� Theodore said in a recent Golden Knights91裸聊视频� interview.

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Theodore, now a survivor, continues to battle the stigma surrounding men91裸聊视频檚 testicular health both on and off the ice.

He91裸聊视频檚 accompanied in the fight against cancer by another member of his family, his grandmother Kay Darlington.

The Theodore family, from Langley, recently found out that Darlington 91裸聊视频� whose lived in Mexico for the past few decades 91裸聊视频� is battling stage-four breast cancer, for the second time.

91裸聊视频淭he treatment she underwent in Mexico wasn91裸聊视频檛 working,91裸聊视频� explained Theodore91裸聊视频檚 older sister Alyssa, also an avid hockey player.

It didn91裸聊视频檛 take long for the family, with the help of Golden Knights management, to rush Darlington to the aid of a specialized cancer centre near Theodore in Las Vegas.

91裸聊视频淭hey flew her and my mother in on a private jet from Mexico to Las Vegas91裸聊视频� almost as soon as they heard the cancer had spread, Alyssa elaborated.

91裸聊视频淪he has a lot of life in her,91裸聊视频� she added.

The team even asked the grandmother to drop the puck at the Nov 21. game91裸聊视频檚 ceremonial face-off at a packed T-Mobile arena.

91裸聊视频淲hen they reached out to her she had a couple of tears in her eye,91裸聊视频� Theodore admitted.

Theodore escorted Darlington out onto center ice in her purple jersey. She dropped the puck amidst a sea of cell phone lights and a roar of arena applause.

91裸聊视频淪hea Theodore doesn91裸聊视频檛 normally take faceoffs, but he took one tonight. And it was one he91裸聊视频檒l never forget,91裸聊视频� the Golden Knights posted to Twitter.

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The grandmother will soon undergo chemotherapy in her and her family91裸聊视频檚 continued efforts to conquer the disease.

During the game, the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation presented a $75,000 check to pediatric cancer organizations.

Audience members took the opportunity to fill out 91裸聊视频淚 fight for91裸聊视频� purple signs in support of their loved ones, and others, irreversibly impacted by cancer.

Las Vegas defenceman Jon Merrill held up an 91裸聊视频淚 fight for91裸聊视频� purple sign that read Theodore91裸聊视频檚 name.

Other teammates jotted down the name of their parents, friends, and others.

The Sharks beat the Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime.

The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation donated $75,000 to pediatric cancer charities in Nevada tonight!!

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