As the Free Press’s Helene St. James notes, tomorrow night, Bally Sports Detroit and the Jamie Daniels Foundation will air the “Celebrity Roast of Brett Hull” at 8 PM EST and 9:30 PM EST.
There is a silent auction of some pretty cool charity items up right now on the Jamie Daniels Foundation’s auction page, as St. James points out:
Brett Hull was known for his shot and his boisterous personality, and his tenure with the Detroit Red Wings made him a natural to be in the spotlight for the third annual Jamie Daniels Foundation roast.
The reason behind the celebrity roast, which will be telecast at 8 p.m. Monday on Bally Sports Detroit, is the tragedy of substance use disorder, a disease that continues to devastate society. The roast raises money for the cause, with a focus on prevention and recovery.
Hull follows Scotty Bowman and Mickey Redmond in the spotlight.
“He’s a natural,” Ken Daniels said. “We told him it’s more of a tribute. I mean, nobody really gets roasted, though many of the stories on there are pretty damn good with Brett. We have Brian Burke and Garth Butcher and Kelly Chase, his uncle Dennis and Ken Hitchcock. There are many stories. Mike Modano is in there.”
Ken Daniels and Lisa Daniels-Goldman are still hard at work helping to de-stigmatize the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder:
It’s enjoyable, but also emotionally draining for Daniels, the Wings’ play-by-play announcer. He and Lisa Daniels-Goldman established the foundation in 2018, two years after their son, Jamie, died from an overdose at 23 after ingesting a synthetic opioid.
“We show families who have lost a loved one to SUD,” Daniels said. “In the 12 months that ended in April, over 100,000 people died from opioids.
“This is about continuing the conversation. In three years, we’ve raised close to $1.2 million, which is pretty remarkable.”
