Special Leighton Accardo Pre-game Jerseys
The Arizona Coyotes honored Leighton Accardo, honorary Coyotes teammate, "Hockey Fights Cancer" ambassador and a skater with the Kachinas Girls' Hockey Association, who passed away at the age of nine from stage four cancer. The Coyotes wore special pre-game jerseys that featured the ribbon and Coyote logo on the front, with Leighton's "Skate Hard, Have Fun" motto. The shoulders of the jersey featured the "LA49" logo patch. With "In Loving Memory" is written on the inside of the collar of each jersey. In the nameplate on the backs of the players jersey was "Leighton” in here signature handwriting.
Leighton will become the first individual who is not a former player, coach, general manager, or broadcaster, to be inducted into a team's Ring of Honor in the entire NHL.
"It's an incredible honor. It doesn't shock me that the Coyotes went to this length, because it just speaks to how amazing they've been through this entire journey and this entire process. I knew they were going to do something special. We were speechless when we first heard. We're incredibly grateful. It doesn't come as a surprise, because they've been fantastic." -Carly Accardo
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