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Northland hockey standout Jake Lamberty is fighting Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jake Lamberty brings passion and energy to the ice. He plays with all-out effort. His positive attitude is infectious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Northland head hockey coach Seamus Gregory has no doubt is standout player will maintain that positive attitude and give everything he has as he battles through the fight of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lamberty has cancer. He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma a few weeks ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me he\u2019s going to beat it. He\u2019s taking it head on,\u201d Lamberty said. \u201cKnowing he has that attitude has made a little easier for all of us,\u201d Gregory said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lamberty came into this year ready for his second season of hockey with the Lumberjacks, but\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

in training camp Gregory noticed something was off with Lamberty, that he didn\u2019t \u2018have a lot of pop.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Lamberty scored a goal in the season opener, helping Northland earn a 4-2 win over St. Olaf. Gregory thought maybe Lamberty was back to his old self.<\/span><\/p>\n

A couple of weeks later, however, Lamberty started having pain in his chest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought maybe it was a muscle strain. He\u2019s an aggressive player. We just thought maybe he hurt something.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Turns out, it was more. A cyst was found. He was eventually diagnosed with cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory has become all too familiar with tough moments at Northland, including his own daughter\u2019s battle with leukemia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen (Jake) told me, I was kind of numb,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cI\u2019m cried out with everything personally. It hits close to home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory hates that Lamberty has been dealt such a tough hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking about one of the nicest kids and he comes from one of the nicest families,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the best teammates you could ask for. He works hard. He\u2019s a great student. It has hit the team hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory said the great thing about the hockey world is that it\u2019s small and tight-knit.\u00a0 The Northland community is the same way. To say the least, there is no shortage of support for Lamberty, a charismatic, high-energy player who will skate through a wall to get the job done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory said he and his players have done their best to to deal with the tough news.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost surreal,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cWe all have different ways of dealing with things. I stay in contact with him and his teammates stay in touch. We take his jersey on the road and hang it behind the bench. Jake is with us every step of the way and we are with him every step of the way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory is confident Lamberty will win his fight with cancer. For now, the team will stay as positive as it can as it moves forward through its season without Lamberty on the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe season is dedicated to him, and we\u2019ll move forward as best as we can,\u201d Gregory said. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to put forward the positive energy that Jake always has. It\u2019s not easy when you are 2-8-2, but at the end of the day, we will keep the motivation and morale up as much as we can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake Lamberty brings passion and energy to the ice. He plays with all-out effort. His positive attitude is infectious. Northland head hockey coach Seamus Gregory has no doubt is standout player will maintain that positive attitude and give everything he has as he battles through the fight of his life. Lamberty has cancer. He was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":131051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[820],"coauthors":[821],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNorthland stays positive as one of its own battles cancer - College Hockey | USCHO.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jake Lamberty brings passion and energy to the ice. He plays with all-out effort. His positive attitude is infectious. 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