CHICAGO – For brothers Nick Foligno and Marcus Foligno , memories of their mother, Janis, are never far away.

Nick, the captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, and Marcus, a forward for the Minnesota Wild, lost their mom to breast cancer in 2009. In her honor, they are squaring off to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Last week they announced the Foligno Face-Off, teaming up with the Blackhawks, Wild, NHL, NHL Players Association, and V Foundation for Cancer Research through Hockey Fights Cancer for a season-long platform to raise funds for a very personal cause and celebrate the competitiveness between Marcus and Nick.

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“It’s really special,” Nick said. “Obviously, it’s something that’s near and dear to us with our mother and losing her to breast cance

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