{"id":8018,"date":"2022-08-12T05:37:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2022-08-12T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T15:18:37","slug":"edmonton-oilers-pay-tribute-after-losing-their-most-popular-young-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/edmonton-oilers-pay-tribute-after-losing-their-most-popular-young-fan","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Pay Tribute After Losing Their Most Popular Young Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/ben-stelter.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Stelter\" class=\"wp-image-8020\" width=\"285\" height=\"188\" title=\"Edmonton Oilers Pay Tribute After Losing Their Most Popular Young Fan\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Edmonton Oilers most popular young fan loses battle to cancer&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ben Stelter inspired the Oilers with his attitude and courage to fight till the end<\/li><li>Connor McDavid and Jay Woodcroft pay tribute to young Stelter<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Edmonton Oilers<\/strong> are arguably the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/nhl\">most popular Canadian team in the National Hockey League<\/a> (NHL) and have millions of fans in Canada and around the world. One of their most popular fans in recent months was young <strong>Ben Stelter<\/strong> who was battling a rare form of cancer called <em>glioblastoma<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edmonton-oilers-lose-young-fan-ben-stelter\"><strong>Edmonton Oilers Lose Young Fan Ben Stelter&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Stelter was diagnosed with glioblastoma (a rare form of brain cancer) just before he turned 5<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. The young man did not let his battle with glioblastoma dampen his love for the NHL or his favorite team the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/edmonton-oilers-owner-gets-sexual-exploitation-lawsuit-thrown-out\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. The doctors did not give Ben much of a chance and his parents wanted to do everything they could to make him happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben got the opportunity in late 2021 to meet a number of players at the Edmonton Oilers including his favorite player captain <strong>Connor McDavid<\/strong>. When the Oilers heard about Ben Stelter, they invited him into the dressing room and gave him a chance to interact with some of the players including McDavid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While young fans can get intimidated or shy when they meet their heroes, Stelter had no such problem and was overjoyed to be in the presence of the Oilers. He met them in September 2021 and faced the media like a pro answering questions and inspiring others with his attitude and zest for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Stelter\u2019s dad took to social media this week to reveal that his son had passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The world lost the most special boy and an absolute hero last night. Ben, you were the best son we could ever hope for and you were my best bud ever. Your sisters were so lucky to have you as such a sweet brother. You fought so long and hard and beat so many odds. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWibnZKOxC\">pic.twitter.com\/HWibnZKOxC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Stelter (@m_dan25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_dan25\/status\/1557461755940417536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mcdavid-and-woodcroft-pay-tribute\"><strong>McDavid and Woodcroft Pay Tribute<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Connor McDavid paid tribute to young Ben Stelter and said he remembered the time when he walked in and shared the dressing room with him. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ChGfssqKRWS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Edmonton Oilers (@edmontonoilers)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evander Kane<\/strong> who plays for the Oilers took to Twitter to say that he was going to miss the fist pumps from Ben and spoke about what an inspiration he was to him and the Oilers. He passed on his condolences to the Stelter family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ben you\u2019re a true warrior and are such a inspiration to all of us. Your strength, determination, courage and love beamed through the hockey world and especially our team. I\u2019m going to miss your fist pumps before the games. To the Stelter family we send our love and support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2ohXLA7OS\">https:\/\/t.co\/x2ohXLA7OS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Evander Kane (@evanderkane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanderkane\/status\/1557474757133578241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oilers coach Woodcroft said that Ben also lit up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\">hockey<\/a> fan base for the Oilers and had a big impact on the organization as a whole.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Edmonton Oilers most popular young fan loses battle to cancer&nbsp; Ben Stelter inspired the Oilers with his attitude and courage to fight till the end Connor McDavid and Jay Woodcroft pay tribute to young Stelter The Edmonton Oilers are arguably the most popular Canadian team in the National Hockey League (NHL) and have millions 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