‘”He’s in a fight for his life,” former Calgary captain Lanny McDonald, now the chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, said of Hawerchuk. “I spoke to Dale two weeks ago and reminded him of being knocked down by Jamie, encouraged him that, even though he’s been knocked down many times in his life, this is one fight that he’ll find a way to get back up and win all over again.”‘
Dale Hawerchuk's cancer battle on the minds of alums prior to Heritage Classic
Source: Buffalo News