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Schwartz: Islanders’ Anders Lee Fighting Kids Cancer With Frisbees

Every holiday season, Islanders left wing Anders Lee and his teammates visit hospitals and see first-hand what pediatric cancer patients go through.

They are days the players look forward to so that they can spend time with the kids and see the bravery and courage they have.

“Going through such tough circumstances at such a young age … the kids are absolutely inspiring,” Lee told WFAN.com. “After being able to do that for a couple of years and see them, it was definitely something I had in my head that I wanted to help with.