Anaheim Ducks Prospect Diagnosed With Cancer
While the hockey world is still mourning the loss of Rodion Amirov due to a brain tumor another young prospect has been diagnosed with leukemia.
Ducks Prospect Announces Leukemia Diagnosis
Will Francis who was selected 163rd overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2019 announced recently he is battling leukemia. This is Francis' second bout with leukemia.
He had previously battled for two years against acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His treatments included having to take up to 25 pills a day.
Francis Expects To Be Back Soon
In a statement shared by the University of Minnesota-Duluth where Francis has been playing and attending school, Francis has said he expects to be back in class and on the ice in January. He also shared that the news was surprising as he had felt in the best shape he's ever been in
Will Francis is heading into his third season on the Minnesota-Duluth roster. He played in 28 games last season. We wish Will and his family all the best as he begins his fight. Hopefully, come January we will get to see him back out on the ice with his teammates playing the game we all love.
As Read On - Hockey Unplugged - Cancer relapse forces NHL prospect to postpone his career
| POLL | ||
AOÛT 23 | 135 ANSWERS Anaheim Ducks Prospect Diagnosed With Cancer Do you think the Ducks are the worst team in the NHL? | ||
| Yes | 63 | 46.7 % |
| No | 72 | 53.3 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||