Future Fundraising Possible for Hockey Player Injured in Women's Winter Classic

By ADAM SWIFT (Patch Staff)

Marblehead, MA -There will be more information soon on this who wish to donate to help pay for the medical expenses of Denna Laing, a 24-year old hockey player who grew up in Marblehead and was injured playing in the first women’s hockey Winter Classic game at Gillette Stadium on New Year’s Eve.

A GoFundMe page was set up by a friend to help raise money for Laing’s medical expenses, but that fund was temporarily discontinued at the request of the family, according to Yahoo Sports.

The fund had raised over $43,000 of the stated $50,000 goal.

According to the report, there will be other trust funds set up in the future to help support Laing, and more information will be available at that time.

Laing’s family has requested that information about the extent of Laing’s injuries not be shared at this time.

Laing has worked for the Essex County District Attorney’s office as a Victim Witness Advocate since last summer. Essex DA Jonathan Blodgett released a statement about Laing on Wednesday.

“She is a bright, conscientious and hard-working member of my staff and is well-liked and admired by all who work with her,” said Blodgett. “I speak for all of Denna’s co-workers in praising her compassionate approach to serving crime victims and their families as well as her willingness to help her fellow employees.”

“I have every confidence that Denna will face the recovery process with the same upbeat attitude and determination that she brings to her work,” Blodgett said. “I can also assure Denna and her family that they will not face this challenge alone and the members of the Essex District Attorney’s Office family stand with her and are rooting for her.”

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