"Philly has partnered with SkateSkins, a company that creates customizable skate accessories, to show off custom designs made by Flyers players and young cancer patients as part of the club's work in support of Hockey Fights Cancer."
""We had the idea to bring in players [to partner] with children battling cancer to design them together," chair of Flyers charities and alternate governor Blair Listino told ESPN. "Nine kids came in and met with nine players about a month ago after practice. And they designed them together. The player would design one side and the kid would design the other side.""
""It was cool to chat in French and build that relationship," Emily said. "He was designing a lot of hockey-related, Flyers stuff, and I told him to design something about himself, what he likes, what are his hobbies and stuff. He put a fishing rod. He loves nature.""
The Philadelphia Flyers partnered with SkateSkins to feature custom skate accessory designs created by players and young cancer patients for Hockey Fights Cancer. Nine children met with nine players after practice to collaboratively design skate skins, with each player designing one side and each child designing the other. Trevor Zegras volunteered first and paired with 19-year-old Juliette, who has grade-4 glioblastoma, creating a design inspired by her tattoos. Sean Couturier paired with 14-year-old Emily from Trois-Rivieres and incorporated personal elements like a fishing rod. Travis Sanheim was partnered with 15-year-old George, a longtime fan.
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