To honor Wayne Gretzky's mother, Phyllis, who died of cancer, and all hockey moms, NHL hockey players will be using
pink hockey sticks during games to raise money for
breast cancer awareness. TPS Hockey, hockey equipment manufacturer, will supply more than 400 pink sticks for the
weekend games. Brad Janson, TPS director of pro hockey, said the deaths of Phyllis Gretzky to lung cancer, and TPS new
owner Paul Walker's sister to breast cancer, motivated the charitable effort. Each player, and goalie, will have his name inscribed on the stick, which will later be autographed and auctioned to raise money for breast cancer research. A few of the players who will be using pink sticks, are former London Knights stars Rick Nash, Dan Fritsche of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tie Domi, Mats Sundin, Steve Yzerman, Sidney Crosby and Ed Belfour.
