Opening ceremonies from the #FightRileyFight game hosted by the Hamilton Red Wings on Monday night. The Red Wings topped off a great night with a 6-2 victory over the Burlington Cougars. Thanks to Scott Elliott, Stu Hyman, Penny Castonguay and the rest of the Red Wings coaches and staff for making this night possible and to Pete Richards, formerly of the Burlington Cougars and Rileys coach from last season for making the evening special for Riley and our whole family. A special thanks as well to Tamara Pope and Michelle McIntrye from the Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation for running the booth and giving up one of their evenings during a very busy week in the run up to the Strides walk-a-thon on Sept 20th. A special thanks as well to Mike Marasco for all that he does behind the scenes and organizing this video of the opening ceremonies. And a big thank you to all the fans and folks who came out to support the game, the Red Wings and the #FightRileyFight campaign. Your support has been awesome ! And to Ben Fox, another inspirational young man (and to his mom Jodi, an inspiration in her own right with the courage and determination in how she approaches guiding Ben on his journey of recovery), also a hockey player, who is traveling a journey very similar to Rileys after suffering a stroke about 6 weeks ago, thanks for coming out to the game and for supporting Riley. Were there with you all the way Ben. Last but certainly not least, a HUGE thank you to our son, Riley. The determination, resilience and grit with which you face this journey of recovery each and every day are the definition of inspiration. One shift at a time Riley. This game is yours to win. Here is the link to opening ceremonies youtu.be/e0dSiflwy44
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:16:06 +0000