A really great story. Nadia Popovici is a fan of the new hockey team Seattle Kraken and was at their first home game against the Vancouver Canucks, when she alerted Canucks assistant equipment manager Brian “Red” Hamilton about a possible cancerous mole on the back of his neck. Hamilton had it checked out and found it was a malignant melanoma and had it removed, and saved his life, had he left it. He sent a message on the team’s Twitter page and was able to meet with her to thank her.

#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

The internet community helped us find Brian’s hero, Nadia, and tonight they met in person where he got to express his sincerest thank you to her for saving his life.

A story of human compassion at its finest. pic.twitter.com/66ogo5hB1a

— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 2, 2022

The Canucks and Kraken together awarded Nadia a $10,000 scholarship to medical school for her good deed. Well done.

Together with the @SeattleKraken, we awarded Nadia Popovici a $10,000 scholarship for medical school as a show of our appreciation pic.twitter.com/VgK8aMgJTA

— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 2, 2022