ESPN releases promo for Golden Knights’ ‘My Wish’ segment

13-year-old Doron Coldwell spends a day with the team and even gets an opportunity to replace his favorite player, three-time Stanley Cup winner Marc-Andre Fleury, in the net for ESPN's "My Wish" series. (ESPN)

13-year-old Doron Coldwell with Golden Knights center Cody Eakin during his time with the team for ESPN's "My Wish" series. (ESPN)

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By Ben Gotz / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 16, 2019 - 9:18 am

Golden Knights fans should be ready to have their heartstrings tugged based on a promo for an ESPN “My Wish” segment airing Wednesday.

The teaser for the SportsCenter clip shows Doron Coldwell, a 13-year-old Las Vegas who’s battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma, practicing and fist-bumping with the Knights.

Coldwell got to replace Fleury in net for a day as part of the series, which was created in 2006 through a partnership between ESPN and Make-A-Wish. The segment will re-air as part of a one-hour “My Wish” special on Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. on KTNV-13.

The Knights previously hosted two Make-A-Wish kids in February that Fleury spent time with.

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