Sports · 4 February 2026
Fans attack classless NHL for cutting cancer donation by $800,000
The National Hockey League is facing sharp criticism after reducing a potential $1 million cancer research donation to just $200,000. During a Tampa Bay Lightning–Boston Bruins game, cancer survivor Rob Higgins missed two shots through a narrow target, prompting the league to withhold $800,000. Fans condemned the decision online as “classless” and “dystopian,” overshadowing Higgins’ light-hearted joke about retiring from hockey.
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