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A GoFundMe account has been set up in Denna Laing’s name by Sydney Daniels. Daniels is a family friend of Laing’s, and occasional on-ice rival when Laing, a Princeton hockey player, faced off against the Harvard team where Daniels played.

Laing, an NWHL Boston Pride player, was injured Dec. 31, 2015 in an on-ice accident during the Outdoor Women’s Classic held at Gillette Stadium at Foxborough, Mass. She was stretchered off the ice and taken to Mass General for treatment, where she remains. The family has asked for privacy around Laing’s condition and will release details at a later date.

Daniels looks to raise $50,000 for Laing and her family to help fund her medical expenses as well as any other expenses the family might undergo at this time.

Daniels wrote:

Denna grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a few miles north of the hockey hub of Boston, where her love and passion for the game of hockey started and flourished. Her career began like most hockey players career’s [sic] do when her father taught her how to skate during open ice at the local rink and her mother drove her to all of her early morning club hockey games across New England.

Those who’ve been blessed with the opportunity to get to know Denna, know that she is one of the most caring, hard-working, and selfless people on this planet. She always has and will continue to confront adversity with relentless grit that is unparalleled. Our hope is that, in this time where we know Denna would be the one stepping up for you, you find the little piece of Denna in your heart, to help her and her family through this recovery process.

Laing came to the NWHL from the CWHL where she won the Clarkson Cup alongside the rest of the Boston Blades roster. She was a two-time captain at Princeton and as a senior led the ECAC in short-handed goals and short-handed points. Over 120 games, she scored 76 points (35 goals, 41 assists) and in her final season was selected to the All-Ivy Second Team and was awarded the Elizabeth English Trophy and Patty Kazmaier Award, both of which are team awards.

At the time of writing the GoFundMe account had raised just shy of $2,000.

Daniels has not yet responded to questions from Today’s Slapshot about the campaign.