Devils hosted Honorary Coach of the Day during Hockey Fights Cancer day

On Friday, November 23, the Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer day when they faced off against the New York Islanders at 4 p.m. Prudential Center turned lavender for the day to support the cause and for life-long Devils fan Bennett Burgida, it was a very special day.

Bennett is an 11-year-old Lymphoma survivor from Englewood, New Jersey, who is a defenseman on his travel hockey team. He was named the Honorary Coach of the Day for the Devils Hockey Fights Cancer day. With that, he started his day by having lunch with Ken Daneyko and Chico Resch.
Tweet from @NJDevils: On this #HockeyFightsCancer day in New Jersey, we have 11-year old Bennett Burgida, a Lymphoma survivor & lifelong #NJDevils fan from Englewood joining us. Bennett will serve as the Honorary Assistant Coach for the Day.First was @Hobbysdeli for lunch. Now @PruCenter for work 😉 https://t.co/l7k7OXMbxj
The team gave Bennet his very own Hockey Fights Cancer customized jersey and a stick signed by his favorite player and Devils captain Andy Greene.

After lunch, Bennett joined Devils head coach John Hynes when he addressed the media prior to the game. He answered a few questions before Hynes talked about the game.
Tweet from @NJDevils: LIVE 🔊: Hear from #NJDevils Head Coach John Hynes on today���s #HockeyFightsCancer matchup against the Islanders. https://t.co/9N1MzudiiX
Prior to warm-ups, Bennett stood outside of the locker room and was able to fist bump the players as they headed out to the ice in their lavender Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys.

Once the team was on the ice for warm-ups, Bennett got to spend some time on the bench, and afterwards, headed into the locker room to read the starting lineup to the team.
Tweet from @NJDevils: Bennett, you���re doing an awesome job as our honorary Assistant Coach of the Day! #HockeyFightsCancer 💜 pic.twitter.com/383cFfVh9G
Lastly, Bennett dropped the ceremonial puck where Brian Boyle and Islanders captain Anders Lee were there to congratulate him on a job well done.

The Devils organization and fans stand behind Bennett and were very happy to host him for the day. To learn more about this year's Hockey Fights Cancer day at Prudential Center or to learn about how the Devils were supporting the cause, visit
newjerseydevils.com/hfc
.