The “All in 4 ALS” game takes place at Windsor’s WFCU Centre today at 2 PM EDT, and the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch penned an article discussing what the game is about:
Bob Jones was always willing to lend a hand as he climbed the hockey ladder and moved into his current role as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators.
Now, the club’s kindly coach is trying to help those facing the difficult battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The Senators announced in January that the club’s 53-year-old Jones has been diagnosed with ALS and he opted to share the news publicly to help raise awareness for the ailment, which is widely referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
A literal who’s-who of the hockey world will gather to honour Jones and help raise money for a good cause at the the “All in 4 ALS” fund-raiser in support of the Sunnybrook Hospital foundation on Saturday afternoon with a charity NHL all-star game at the WFCU centre Arena in Windsor.
Among the participants will be Senators captain Brady Tkachuk along with centre Josh Norris and former Ottawa winger Alex DeBrincat. Detroit’s Dylan Larkin, Boston’s Taylor Hall, Anaheim’s Adam Henrique, Philly’s Scott Laughton and Arizona’s Clayton Keller will be part of an impressive roster.
“The response has been outstanding and the amount of sponsorship we’ve been able to get has been unbelievable,” Smith said in a telephone interview from his Windsor home Thursday.
