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Jack Jablonski Charity Event Turns Out To Be A Huge Success (Video)

By Catherine Silverman

Jack Jablonski and the Bel13ve in Miracles Foundation hosted the 'Night to Believe' event at the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars game last Sunday.
Jack Jablonski and the Bel13ve in Miracles Foundation hosted the 'Night to Believe' event at the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars game last Sunday. /
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Jack Jablonski and the Bel13ve in Miracles Foundation hosted the world’s largest stick tap

On Saturday night, the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild played for more than just two points in the NHL standings- they played to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries.

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During the game’s intermission, Jeremy Roenick took the ice- along with Neal Broten and Rob McClanahan from the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympic hockey team…. and between them was Jack Jablonski, the 18-year-old former skater with dreams of taking the ice once again.

Jack was injured in a hockey game in December of 2011, left paralyzed from a chance hit. Since then, though, he’s done more than just try to rehab himself- he’s dedicated hundreds of hours to his Bel13ve in Miracles Foundation, which raises money for spinal research.

Over the past two years, Jack has sponsored golf tournaments and other charity events in order to raise money for his foundation. He even raised over $6,000 for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation last year.

This year, Jack said he wanted to do something different — something bigger.

"“When someone is injured on the ice, both teams will tap their sticks on the ice in hopes of a good recovery and that everything’s okay”, said Jack, in reference to his use of a globally trending stick tap during the Minnesota-Dallas game on Sunday."

The #StickTap2Hope, which was a global stick tap hosted during the game’s intermission, was to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries.

Jablonski uses the proceeds of his charity to work towards building North America’s largest neuro recovery network in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also gives money to the University of Louisville, to help fund their neuro center as well.

In the video below, you can see Jablonski taking the ice with Roenick and the Miracle on Ice team, then starting the stick tap- with a little help with Roenick, who wore Jablonski’s old hockey jersey with the number 13.

Jack is already performing miracles every day. Next semester, he will head to the University of Southern California, hoping to major in journalism (and get a nice break from the endless snow in Minnesota). He hosts a radio show on The Ticket in Minnesota once a week, and even got a chance to take ESPN analyst Michelle Beadle to prom. If anyone should be looked up to, it’s Jack- and he hopes that fans will take his story and start to get involved in finding more effective treatments for spinal cord injuries.

Jack hopes to do more than walk again someday- he wants to skate, and play hockey. In a recent interview, he was all positive vibes and laughter- I think I’ve found myself a new hero.

If you missed the stick tap, you can still get involved by heading over to the Bel13ve in Miracles website. Jack hopes to sponsor a golf tournament soon- of course, once the weather permits it again- and even raises money through a 5k in Minneapolis. It’s never too late to start raising awareness and making a difference.

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