Every time Jason Zucker glances at the tattoo on his left wrist, it’s a reminder to be grateful for everything, to turn his heartache into the greater good and … to “SHOOT MORE.”



The Minnesota Wild winger’s committed relationship to routinely helping the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital any way he can stems from a special relationship he had with a child battling a rare form of bone cancer.



It’s why Zucker is holding a Wild kickoff party Tuesday night at 612Brew in Northeast Minneapolis (there are only a handful of tickets left) where all proceeds go to the Children’s Hospital and why Zucker plans to kick off a season-long “Give 16” campaign Tuesday where all proceeds also go to the Children’s Hospital.



By fate, Zucker met eight year old Tucker Helstrom in December 2015 when he made a hospital visit with teammate Jared Spurgeon.



Tucker’s favorite player just...