Carson Woodall: Spitfires Star & Humanitarian

0:00On April 29th, Windsor Spitfire's defenseman Carson Woodall is lighting it up on the ice this season with 12 goals and 63 points in, 68 games, while his team battles for the Wayne Gretzky trophy against the kitchen arrangers. Off the ice, he's making waves too, just earning the Dan Snyder Memorial trophy as the Ontario Hockey League humanitarian of the year for his woodies. Hoodies initiative that all started back in March 2024 when Woodall and his dad designed hoodies for his minor hockey team as a unity thing. It evolved after his grandmother's face cancer, one beat it, the other passed in 2023, and now they sell customizable hoodies, shirts, hats, even cups with 24% of proceeds fueling local cancer research. The community impact hits hard, they've moved over 5,500 items, mostly hoodies, raising more than 175, thousand dollars. Woodall's been everywhere, hitting tournaments, schools, businesses, and even repelling down

1:01a 14 story building twice on Windsor's Riverfront to spread the word. From a 10th round draft pick in 2022, this 5 foot 11 bell river kid exploded, 41 points in junior B, then rookie numbers. Now a top offensive defenseman and runner up for most improved in the western conference coaches poll. Meanwhile, the Spitfires keep pushing in playoffs, and Woodall's eye more growth for woody's hoodies, with the full OHL award hitting the hockey. Hall of Fame in Toronto come June. This has been NHL News Today, powered by AI.