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Rest In Peace Ben

08/10/2022 at 5:55pm EDT

from NHL.com,

Ben Stelter, the Edmonton Oilers superfan who befriended captain Connor McDavid and encouraged them to "Play La Bamba, baby" after each win in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, has died at the age of 6....

Ben was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in March 2021 before having surgery, four rounds of chemotherapy and 30 sessions of radiation treatment later that month.

On March 24 of this year, he joined McDavid and the Oilers for their game against the San Jose Sharks as the Scotiabank Skater. Before the game, He lined up alongside McDavid for the national anthems and gave fist bumps. He later attended a postgame press conference with forward Zach Hyman following Edmonton's 5-2 win.

He rejoined the Oilers on April 28 for the morning skate and afterward was presented his own Upper Deck 'Heroic Inspirations' card by McDavid. The card was an officially licensed trading card, with 4,000 printed to be given to the Oilers and the Stelter family.

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