Lindsey fry rolled out just after sunrise starting a 96-mile journey across the valley the coyote’s executive’s main motivation was keeping alive the memory of one special little girl i think the most important part for me and the most meaningful is the fact that people are remembering leighton and
They’re feeling inspired by leighton and that’s that’s the biggest thing the trek started at phoenix children’s hospital in honor of coyote superfan leighton acardo the nine-year-old passed away from stage four cancer last year layton siblings joined frye for part of the journey that took her to every ice rink in the valley
Before finishing at gila river arena it says a lot about how strong the hockey community is here in arizona you know every rink did their part to make sure they showed support today and that means a lot skate hard have fun was a phrase leighton always said
Something fry used to push her to the finish line anytime i caught myself getting frustrated i just reminded myself you know skate hard have fun and put a smile on my face on average a rollerblader skates eight to 16 miles per hour despite the endurance battlefry has felt
The support from fans throughout every stride the crowds were huge especially toward the end just i needed them just to get that energy and stay external an avid hockey player layton became an honorary teammate of the coyotes leaving a lasting impact on the organization just knowing how
How much joy she brought to everyone i think that’s the one thing that she left behind and the one thing that we obviously wear on on our helmets and she’s gone but obviously not forgotten and will be a part of this organization for for a very long time the goal was to
Raise 49 thousand dollars for a girls hockey scholarship fund in leighton’s name the total has exceeded 70 thousand dollars in glendale madden johnstone thomas cronkite news
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