ALT A statement from Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor, Brendan Shanahan: “The entire Maple Leafs organization is devastated by this tragic loss. Over the duration of his courageous battle, Rodion’s positivity inspired everyone around him, and he made lasting impressions with our team and fans in his brief visits to Toronto. It’s incredibly sad to see a young man with so much promise taken from us so soon. We offer our deepest condolences to Rodion’s family and friends as we mourn this loss together.”

ALT December 3rd is International Day of Persons With Disabilities.

ALT IOPWD is a day to celebrate transformative solutions for inclusive development.

ALT Photo of Kevin Rempel who is a 2013 Sledge Hockey World Champion and 2014 Paralympic Bronze Medalist, Keynote speaker, trainer, author, and creator of the coaching program on mental resilience, titled The Resilience Toolbox. Kevin has surmounted incredible life challenges to reach the Olympic Podium and now to bring his powerful message of hope and resilience, teaching others how to adopt the Hero Mindset to drive results and embrace change.

ALT Photo introducing Blind Hockey. Canadian Blind Hockey was founded by Mark DeMontis, who was diagnosed with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a hereditary disorder that leads to vision loss, at age 17. He first skated from Toronto to Vancouver in 2009 to raise money and then again from Halifax to Toronto in 2011. Mark is a three-time gold medalist with Canada’s National Blind Hockey Team and proud to be an honoured member of the Canadian Blind Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders Category.