Young Goaltender Max Akerson Tragically Passes Away From Terminal Disease

Max Akerson is being remembered as a fearless goaltender and a fighter after he passed away Tuesday following years of battling liver cancer

Sticks are being put out in the Minnesota area and beyong this week after a young goaltender passed away. The Chaplin Park teen is being remembered as a fighter.

Akerson, who was well-known in the local high school hockey circuit, was first diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in 2021.

With surgery and aggressive treatment he had managed to beat the disease into remission at one point, but it came back again. His mother announced his death on social media with a heartbreaking message.

Tributes honouring Max Akerson poured in from teams, leagues, and individuals from all over.

While the circumstances were very different, Akerson's death came very close to the tragic passing of St. Louis NHL hopeful Colin Brown, another incident that hit the hockey community hard.

Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Max Akerson. Many have put a stick or sticks on their front porch in his memory, and have asked others to do the same.

A game will be played in Max Akerson's honour at the Chaplin Ice Forum on Dec 5.

MUST READ

42 minutes ago  |  By Tyler Ball Edmonton Oilers Analyst Believes the Team Should Pursue Top-10 NHL Scoring Defenseman

3 hours ago  |  By TJ Tucker Patrik Laine Involved in Scary Knee-to-Knee Collision With Teammate During Practice

8 hours ago  |  By Tom Banks Columbus Blue Jackets Place Massive 6-Foot-5 Centre on the NHL Waiver Wire

8 hours ago  |  By Tom Banks Elliotte Friedman Links Montreal Canadiens Top-Five Pick to a Metro Team in Unexpected Trade Rumour

10 hours ago  |  By Daniel Lucente Chicago Bears Fire Head Coach Matt Eberflus After the Official City Account Demands He Be Replaced

10 hours ago  |  By Julien Trekker New York Rangers Reportedly Pursuing Trade for 100-Point Western Conference Forward

12 hours ago  |  By Julien Trekker Toronto Maple Leafs Run Into Major Obstacle With Mitch Marner Contract Talks

13 hours ago  |  By Daniel Lucente Controversial Joel Quenneville Linked to Atlantic Team for Head Coaching Role

MORE STORIES