Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce-Grey plays an important role in the lives of the Phillips Family, whose 6-year-old son, Griffin, has epilepsy. The Phillips' family has struck up a friendship with Boyd and his family because of his support for the local epilepsy chapter. They saw three live shows of Battle of the Blades. For more on this, read the story on the Avon Maitland District School Board's blog, http://blog.amdsb.ca/2011/11/09/amdsb-is-behind-boyd-tanith-and-epilepsy-h-p-b/
Bullet News – When all the votes were tallied, Seaforth’s Boyd Devereaux placed third in CBC’s Battle of the Blades last night.
Devereaux, who played with the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup in 2002, and his partner, figure skater Tanith Belbin, made it to the top three pairs in the elimination series. However, they were beat out in voting by Canadian viewers after Monday night’s skate. They received $30,000 for the Montreal Neurological Institute and Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce.
Hockey player Tessa Bonhomme and figure skater David Pelletier took top spot, winning $100,000. Bryan Berard and Marie-France Dubreuil came in second.
To read the full story from CBC, visit online.
Devereaux’ career highlights also include winning the 1997 World Junior Championships where he scored the game-winning goal against the U.S., according to the biography listed on the website.
Boyd played for four NHL teams including the Edmonton Oilers (1997-2000), Detroit Red Wings (2000-2004), Phoenix Coyotes (2005-2006) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (2006-2009). He retired in 2009 having played 604 career NHL games with 61 goals scored and 107 assists for a total of 168 points.
