My Wish: Sam skates with Alex Ovechkin
July, 19, 2012
7/19/12
4:18
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By Adam S. Reisinger | ESPN.com
Acute T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma knocked Sam Jacobson out of the sport he loved, hockey. Now in the final stages of treatment and back on the ice, Sam got the skate of a lifetime with Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
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