Hockey Fights Cancer month is special for the Olczyk family.

Eddie Olczyk surprised his son, Nick, during the Utah Mammoth broadcast on the team’s Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Delta Center on Saturday.

Nick, who is a TV analyst for the Mammoth, was speaking about his dad’s battle with colon cancer when the former NHL forward walked onto the broadcast.

The Mammoth analyst teared up as he hugged his dad.

Eddie, who also works as an analyst for TNT, then showed the cameras his “I Fight For” card which featured 26 names.

“I have my card here too for Hockey Fights Cancer and, sadly, I have 26 names on here. And when it becomes hockey beats cancer, we can celebrate,” the retired forward said. “We want to continue to fight for the people that are not here and for people that are in the bat

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