Leighton Accardo was diagnosed with germ cell cancer in May 2018 after complaining of stomach pains. Since then, she underwent countless surgeries and nearly two dozen rounds of chemotherapy.

A lover of sports and avid hockey player, Accardo captured the hearts of the Arizona Coyotes, who signed her to a contract for Hockey Fights Cancer in November 2019.

On November 24th her battle ended. She personified what it meant to be a fighter and fought all the way to the end. So now we, the undersigned, ask the Arizona Coyotes Owner, Alex Meruelo, to retire her #49 with full honors and make it part of the “Hockey Fights Cancer” Night in 2021.