MIAMI, FL — The National Hockey League and Florida Panthers, hosts of the 2003 NHL All-Star Weekend presented by Nextel, unveiled a special area and mural at Miami Children’s Hospital Dan Marino Center on Friday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m., ET, with a special dedication by 2003 NHL All-Star Sandis Ozolinsh, Florida Panthers Goaltender and Hockey’s All-Star Kids Captain Roberto Luongo and several NHL Team Mascots, including Florida’s own “Stanley C. Panther.”
The NHL and NHL Foundation, will donate a hockey-inspired mural designed by local artist Janie Casoria, which features NHL and Florida Panthers logos.
In addition, the NHL Foundation made a check presentation during the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills competition on Saturday, Feb. 1, to the American and Canadian Cancer Societies and the Saku Koivu Foundation for $350,000 as part of Hockey Fights Cancer, through which the League and NHL players raise money for cancer research. To date, Hockey Fights Cancer has raised more than $6 million for cancer research in North America since its inception in 1998.
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.