12/11/06
Kessel Diagnosed With Cancer
CBS4, Boston’s CBS outlet, reported on the late news tonight that Boston Bruins 19-year-old forward Phil Kessel was due to be operated on today at Mass General Hospital for testicular cancer.
Testicular cancer, which strikes 8,000 American men – usually young men – a year, is one of the most curable forms of cancer. Cyclist Lance Armstrong and Red Sox 3B Mike Lowell are two of the more notable athletes to beat the disease. In hockey, RPI senior forward Kirk MacDonald sat out all last season as he recovered from the disease. MacDonald is back in the Engineers lineup this season.
Kessel, from Madison, Wisc., left the University of Minnesota after his freshman season when he was selected by the Bruins in the first round (#5 overall) of last summer’s NHL draft.
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Re: Boston Bruins and University of Minnesota Star...
BG's Scott Hamilton also had this disease. Here's a website with Scott answering questions about what he went through: http://www.menweb.org/tcscotth.htmFalconBlue wrote: Cyclist Lance Armstrong and Red Sox 3B Mike Lowell are two of the more notable athletes to beat the disease. In hockey, RPI senior forward Kirk MacDonald sat out all last season as he recovered from the disease. MacDonald is back in the Engineers lineup this season.
I wish Kessel the best of luck and a full recovery!!
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~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
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