Forever our #49 and #94. ๐
Matt Shott, first introduced us to Leighton Accardo. Their fighting spirits continue to inspire us and we promise to honor the legacy of both.
โMatt, thank you for being a wonderful friend. Thank you for supporting Leighton and treating her like a superstar. You have made a tremendous impact in our world. You have been a part of building an amazing community and you will never ever be forgotten.โ
-Carly Accardo
โIโve never met someone more selfless in my entire life." โ @lyndsey_fry_18 on Coyotes Senior Director of Hockey Development, Matt Shott, whom the team will tonight at Hockey Fights Cancer Night.
This story is unlocked: @PHNX_Coyotes
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.@OEL23's custom shoes are dedicated to his mom, Annika, who battled cancer for 10 years before passing away in 2017 and a yellow ribbon for Leighton, to raise awareness for childhood cancer. ๐๏ธ
#HockeyFightsCancer | #KicksforaCause
It was an emotional Saturday for the @ArizonaCoyotes, who added their inspirational 9-year-old superfan, Leighton Accardo, to their Ring of Honor, posthumously.
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This was probably my favorite video I've ever done. I'm a huge jersey nerd so getting to tell the story of the Leighton jersey was an honor.
Videography by @WesFry@vdwyerr and myself.
VO written by myself and @HeatherSBerry
and @lyndsey_fry_18 with the VO.
@UniWatch#yotes
A big win in so many ways. ๐
Coach Tocchet, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Darcy Kuemper share their thoughts after today's ceremonies and victory over STL:
Leighton's legacy will live on forever.
In 2021, we introduced "Little Leightons," a program for girls 5-9 to learn how to play hockey. All girls wear yellow for childhood cancer awareness and #49 to remember to always "skate hard, have fun." ๐๐๏ธ