MASSMUTUAL NHL EAST DIVISION - THE HATHEWAY FAMILY AND JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK
The Hatheway family from Langhorne, Pa., features a pair of frontline healthcare heroes who recently were honored during a Flyers game at Wells Fargo Center. Mom Amanda works as a nurse for St. Mary's Medical Center, where she specializes in home healthcare visits. Amanda had to take a leave from her job shortly after the pandemic began because she was diagnosed with cancer. However, she recently received a bone marrow transplant and now is recovering nicely at home. Dad Josh is an emergency medical technician (EMT) who first worked for Newtown Ambulance until recently beginning a job at St. Mary's Medical Center in the emergency room, where he now is the clinical lead for all ER technicians. Amanda and Josh have two children: Westin (age 4) and Carson (age 2).
Van Riemsdyk shared the League lead with four power-play goals and placed sixth overall with 5-8-13 in 10 outings to power the Flyers to a 7-2-1 January (15 points), their most points through the opening 10 games of a season since 2002-03 (7-1-2, 16 points). Van Riemsdyk recorded a quartet of multi-point performances, including multi-goal games Jan. 21 at BOS (2-0-2) and Jan. 26 at NJD (2-0-2). He then capped the month with assists on all four Philadelphia goals in a Jan. 31 overtime win vs. NYI, his most helpers in a single game and tied for his most points (also Nov. 15, 2016 vs. NSH: 3-1-4). The 31-year-old Middletown, N.J., native and second overall pick from the 2007 NHL Draft sits six points shy of 500 in his career (252-242-494 in 751 GP).
