"Someone has to be the first person to live with ALS rather than die from it, and one thing I've always known about Chris is that he finds a way. No matter the obstacle, no matter how unprecedented the situation may be -- he always, always finds a way." - Kelsie Snow

Chris Snow, Assistant General Manager of the Calgary Flames, was diagnosed with ALS in June 2019. The most tangible way you can help us is by donating to research. ALS is a rare disease, and rare diseases aren't easily cured. Fewer than 20,000 people in North America are estimated to be living with ALS. Of them only 2,000 are living with familial ALS, the kind caused by a gene passed down within a family. Chris' dad, both of Chris' paternal uncles and his 28-year-old cousin have died of this disease. We know that our hockey family will want to help, and we appreciate that so much.

Here's how you can do that:

Donate to the Calgary Flames Foundation to directly fund ALS research and new treatments at the most progressive institutes across Canada:

Since July 2019, Chris has been participating in a clinical trial that we wholeheartedly believe is the reason he is still alive today. The drug, which targets the specific genetic mutation that has devastated Chris' family and resulted in the deaths of his dad and uncles within 9 months of diagnosis and his cousin within 18 months, is delivered by spinal injection every four weeks. Research dollars produced this treatment, and research dollars will accelerate a cure.