One year ago today, defenseman Will Francis received a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother Luke, who was a 100 percent sibling match as a donor, in attempts to combat his third round of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a scenario with only a 25 percent chance of happening.
Tonight, Luke, who was accompanied by Will's parents Jeff and Heather and younger sister Summer, read the starting lineup before taking in the Gulls season finale vs. the Firebirds.