Canucks assistant equipment manager credits fan for detecting cancer, now looking to thank them

Vancouver Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian Hamilton is looking to speak with and thank a fan in Seattle for a very good reason.

On October 23rd, the Kraken were playing their first ever home game at Climate Pledge Arena. Behind the Canucks bench was a fan who noticed a mole on the back of Hamilton's neck. She informed Hamilton of the mole through a message on her phone. Hamilton would eventually get the mole looked at by doctors and it was determined that it was malignant melanoma.

Hamilton said that the melanoma is now gone thanks to the quick work of doctors, but in a letter posted on the Canucks Twitter account, he said that he wants to connect with the fan that changed his life.

"My name is Brian "Red" Hamilton and I am the assistant equipment manager for the Vancouver Canucks. I am trying to find a very special person and I need the hockey community's help. To this woman I am trying to find, you changed my life, and now I want to find you to say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!" He said.

Hamilton added, "Problem is, I don't know who you are or where you are from. I do know that you were sitting behind the Canucks bench on the night the Seattle Kraken played their first ever home game. That evening, Oct 23rd, and the message you showed me on your cell phone will forever be etched in my brain and has made a true life-changing difference for me and my family. Your instincts were right and that mole on the back of my neck was a malignant melanoma and thanks to your persistence and the quick work of our doctors, it is now gone.

I want you all to know this isn't about me. It's about an incredible person taking the time to notice something concerning and then finding a way to point it out during the chaos of a hockey game. Going to great lengths to get my attention from the stands while I did my job on the Canucks bench. We are looking for this incredible person and we need you to share this with your friends and families to help us find a real life hero, so I can express my sincerest gratitude."

UPDATE: The person has now been found!

#HockeyTwitter, we need your help!

Please RT to spread the word and help us connect Red with the woman he considers his hero. pic.twitter.com/HlZybgOnjf— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 1, 2022

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