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Foligno Wins King Clancy, Raises $200K for Breast Cancer

6/6/2026

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Foligno Wins Clancy

Marcus Foligno (34) of the Minnesota Wild won the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
The NHL will donate $25,000 to the Janis Foligno Foundation while Foligno and Nick raised over $200,000 for breast cancer research, with fans giving $17 or $71 during Wild-Blackhawks games.
A committee that included NHL commissioner Gary Bettman selected Foligno, making him the third Wild player to win the award after Jason Zucker (2019) and Matt Dumba (2020).

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Foligno Unites Cancer

The Minnesota Wild have six players with voted-on NHL awards, joining Kaprizov, Dumba, Zucker, Dubnyk and Harding.
Janis Foligno directs his foundation, using interviews, media and NHL partnerships to promote cancer awareness.
Foligno Faceoff united NHL, NHLPA, Wild, Blackhawks and V Foundation for Cancer Research through Hockey Fights Cancer.
Foligno and his wife Natascia hosted the Wild Whiskey and Wine fundraiser and partnered with Children’s Hospital Minnesota, American Cancer Society.

History

Historical Context

The King Clancy Memorial Trophy, created for the 1987-88 season, honored Lanny McDonald as its first recipient for leadership and Special Olympics work. Decades later, Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno captured the 2025-26 award, partnering with the V Foundation and Children’s Hospital Minnesota to advance public-health causes. His honor echoes McDonald’s 66-goal 1982-83 season that set a Flames record.

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Foligno Wins Clancy

Marcus Foligno (34) of the Minnesota Wild won the 2025-26 King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
The NHL will donate $25,000 to the Janis Foligno Foundation while Foligno and Nick raised over $200,000 for breast cancer research, with fans giving $17 or $71 during Wild-Blackhawks games.
A committee that included NHL commissioner Gary Bettman selected Foligno, making him the third Wild player to win the award after Jason Zucker (2019) and Matt Dumba (2020).

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