Arizona Coyotes to induct 9-year-old girl who died of cancer into team's ring of honor
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes will take an extraordinary step before Saturday's game against St. Louis by inducting Leighton Accardo into their ring of honor.
Accardo, who left a deep imprint on the organization as a former member of the Arizona Kachinas youth hockey program, died of cancer on Nov. 24 at the age of 9.
The inspirational girl with the tenacity of a hockey player will become the first person in NHL history who's not a former player, coach, general manager or broadcaster to be inducted into a team's ring of honor.