Proud legacy of Mandi Schwartz continues with her brother Jaden
A Good Friday game featuring the St. Louis Blues served as an outstanding opportunity for Jaden Schwartz to provide one of the greatest performances of his proud career. The younger brother of the late Mandi Schwartz, a former skater for the Yale Bulldogs who passed away from acute myeloid leukemia, he continues to honor her life. Of note, Jaden’s second career hat trick proved to be a key factor in the Blues enjoying a 7-5 victory over the rival Dallas Stars. This was made even more special by the fact that he accomplished this on the four-year anniversary of Mandi’s sad passing. Another aspect that enhanced the accomplishment was attributed to Jaden’s jersey featuring his sister’s favorite number; 17. Through the efforts of Mandi’s teammate at Yale, captain Aleca Hughes, thousands of volunteers signed up to become possible bone marrow donors, in the hopes of saving her life. As a side note, Hughes would capture the 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award, as well as Yale’s first-e...