Carolina Hurricanes centre Jordan Staal and his wife, Heather, issued a statement expressing their gratitude for the support they have received after losing their daughter to a terminal birth defect.
The full statement reads:
This has been a longer road than most people know. Our little Hannah had a terminal birth defect. While we prayed for a miracle, or even a few more minutes with her, she came into this world stillborn. Nonetheless, we are still very thankful for our short time with her. My wife and I have been absolutely amazed by the support we’ve received from our friends, family and the whole hockey community. We just wanted to say thank you.
His infant daughter passed away on Saturday and Staal has since missed the three Hurricanes games while dealing with this tragedy.
Staal re-joined the Hurricanes on Wednesday and is expected to play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, according to the team.
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