Mandi Schwartz

On April 3, 2011 former Yale player Mandi Schwartz succumbed to recurrent acute myeloid leukemia at age 23.http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/news/story?id=6287495 She was a forward for the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey team and had a string of 73 consecutive games played.
==Playing career==
Before heading to Yale, she played girls' hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox and graduated in 2006. Schwartz won a bronze medal with Team Saskatchewan at 2003 Canada Games
==Struggle with cancer==
On Dec. 8, 2008, Schwartz was diagnosed with cancer.http://www.yalebulldogs.com/mandi/index Mandi received a stem cell transplant in September 2010 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/releases/20100922trc9wa A biopsy in December 2010 revealed the cancer had returned. Yale has named it annual marrow donor registry drive in Mandi's honor.http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/20110330hdzq92
==Awards and honors==
*2006-07 ECAC Hockey All-Academic 
*2007-08 ECAC Hockey All-Academic 
*2008-09 ECAC Hockey All-Academic http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/bios/schwartz%20mandi00.html
==Personal==
Her brother Jaden Schwartz was the St. Louis Blues' 2010 first-round draft pick.http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/news/story?id=6287495 
Another brother, Rylan played hockey for Colorado College in the NCAA. She was engaged to engineering student Kaylem Prefontaine and they had planned a wedding for the summer of 2012.http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/04/03/sp-schwartz-leukemia.html Mandi's parents, Carol and Rick Schwartz, travelled from Saskatchewan to Tampa to be a part of the 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award ceremony. They presented winner Aleca Hughes with a donation to the Mandi Schwartz Foundation.http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2012/04/07_hockey_humanitarian_aleca.php Of note, a hockey card was also produced honoring Schwartz's life. Upper Deck issued a game worn jersey card (the jersey was donated by her parents) numbered GWJ-MS, with an image of Schwartz on the front. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/yale/20131712_Mandi_Schwartz_Upper_Deck_Card
==Mandi Schwartz Award==
In April 2011, the Yale Bulldogs introduced the Mandi Schwartz Award. The award is given in acknowledgement of a Yale Bulldog player’s courage, grit and determination. Aleca Hughes was named as the first winner of the award. http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/releases/20110422tllazn
Category:Dead in 2011
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Female ice hockey players
Category:Canadian women's ice hockey players
Category:Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey players
Category:Born in 1988
Category:Notre Dame Hounds women's ice hockey players