Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Friday visited Ottewell School to celebrate with students who helped raise $73,000 for the Ben Stelter Foundation.
The Ben Stelter School Fundraiser ran from Nov. 18 to Dec. 5. Several schools across Alberta collected donations. For every $1,000 raised, each school entered a ballot into a draw for the McDavid visit.
A packed Ottewell School gym hosted McDavid and welcomed him onto the stage with Ben’s favourite song, La Bamba.
“Kids helping kids, kids raising money for such a great cause truly is an amazing thing,” McDavid said as he congratulated students for their work.
“To know that we’re all helping make a difference in honour of Ben Stelter’s name and his legacy and the entire Stelter family, it truly is incredible stuff.”
The junior high students asked McDavid what he’d …