Mandi Schwartz: Yale Hockey Player Whose Leukemia Fight Inspired Thousan

Mandi Schwartz was a Canadian ice hockey player. Born on February 3, 1988, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, she played for the Yale Bulldogs.

She played 73 consecutive games before being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in December 2008. Her illness inspired bone marrow drives across North America, and Yale's drive found 28 matches for other patients. ECAC Hockey renamed its student-athlete award in her honor.

She received a stem cell transplant but the cancer returned. Schwartz died in Regina, Saskatchewan, on April 3, 2011, at age 23.

Achievements: Three ECAC All-Academic honors, inspired bone marrow registry drives.

Birth: February 3, 1988 - Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Profession: Hockey player.

Interesting Facts: She won a bronze medal at the 2003 Canada Games.