COLUMBUS, OHIO - Before tonight's regular-season finale against the Winnipeg Jets, the Columbus Blue Jackets presented team captain Nick Foligno with the club's 2016-17 Community MVP Award which recognizes the player who best exemplifies service, dedication and leadership. This is the second time he has received the award after also earning it in 2014-15. Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations John Davidson and Blue Jackets Vice President of Community Relations Kathryn Dobbs presented Foligno with the award along with a $5,000 donation from the club's foundation to the charity of Nick's choice, The Janis Foligno Foundation, which was established in memory of his mother and her battle with breast cancer.
Last fall, Nick and his wife, Janelle, committed $1 million to Nationwide Children's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital in support of pediatric congenital heart care in honor of their daughter, Milana. The $500,000 gift to Nationwide Children's Hospital was directed to the Center for Cardiovascular Research, which houses the newly named Foligno Family Cardiovascular Research Lab. The $500,000 gift to Boston Children's Hospital establishes funds to support surgical and fetal cardiac research.
Jackets present Nick Foligno with community MVP award
Foligno earns community award for second time in three years