Coyotes young star becomes advocate for diabetes awareness in Canada
TORONTO — Max Domi remembers the day he met Philadelphia Flyers legend Bobby Clarke as “one of the cooler moments of my life”. It was the day he realized he could still live his childhood dream.
Like Domi, Clarke had type-1 diabetes, but still became a Hall of Fame player for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was proof for then 13-year-old Domi that the disease couldn’t halt his ambitions.
Now 21 and a young star for the Arizona Coyotes, Domi is trying to do for others what Clarke did for him. He’s partnered with Ascensia Diabetes Care, a diabetes care company, to educate and inspire others living with the disease.
“Having that motivation and that person to relate to and look up to is something that goes a long way,” said Domi, who wears the No. 16 as a tribute to Clarke. “It’s tough to make the NHL as it is, but when you have something like that it can set you back a little bit, but there’s no reason it should ever get in your way.