OT: Condolences to Matt and Katie Stajan

[67Cup]

Truly tragic. It makes the heart ache. I do not think there is anything harder to bear than the serious illness and still worse, the death of a child.

May there be light for the Stajan family at the end of the darkness.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

Met Matt Stajan during his rookie season with the Leafs at Summer hockey camp. Only Leaf player I have ever met

Real good kid.

Hope he can find peace

 

[Cotton]

Nearly lost my first born this way, we did lose our second child this way 3-years ago, you lose something inside... idk. I hope the Stajan's recover with time, devastating.

 

[ECanuck]

Very sad.

 

[Mystifo]

I can't even comprehend what they are going through right now. Just wow.

 

[BiggestLeafsFanEVER*]

this is really sad news

 

[rimshot]

Kudos to the Flames for understanding the enormity of the tragedy that the Stajans are living through.

 

[draeko17]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Matt and his wife. How heartbreaking.

 

[Porn*]

such a sad story to a player who always came off as a very nice guy...

 

[Ace Rimmer]

From the thread on the Flames board

Donations in honour of Emerson Stajan
A number of people have expressed interest in making a donation in honour of Emerson.

We've learned the Calgary Flames are supporting Katie and Matthew by managing donations through the Flames Foundation for Life. The dollars raised will support the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Foothills Hospital or the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

You can send your donation:

BY MAIL:
Flames Foundation for Life
Scotiabank Saddledome
PO Box 1540, Station M,
Calgary AB T2P 3B9

BY GOING ONLINE
Go to www.calgaryflames.com/foundation and click “DONATE NOW.”

** Include with your donation (mail or online) that it's being made in honour of Emerson Stajan and where you want your gift to go - either the NICU or the Children’s Hospital.

Thank you.

 

[draeko17]

From the thread on the Flames board

Thank you for posting this. Born three months premature, my son spent about six weeks in the NICU in Edmonton 22 years ago. Definitely something worth contributing. Definitely will do so in Emerson's name. Thanks again.

 

[LeafsNation75]

It's such a sad and horrible thing that happen to their family.

 

[ConnorTO]

i feel your struggle

to lose any family member either murder or plane crash
just ugly **** man

keep your head up though

 

[cupcrazyman]

my condolences to the Stajan family

 

[Rosalie]

RIP, Emerson. My deepest condolences to the Stajans.