Steve Gross, 65, has always been a protector on the ice. A lifelong Long Island hockey player, die-hard Rangers fan and now a referee, Gross lives and breathes hockey. As a player, he would always stick up for his teammates, often getting into fights with the opposing team. When Gross, from Syosset, developed a hernia in August 2024 from lifting his wife’s suitcase at a wedding, he didn’t think much of it besides the annoyance of having surgery. During the pre-surgical testing in September 2024, Gross’ blood came back with problems. After visiting his primary care physician, then a hematology oncologist, then the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center, Northwell Health’s flagship ambulatory cancer facility, Gross got his diagnosis: acute myelogenous leukemia. Gross was in search of a donor to give him the healthy bone marrow he needed to live. Who better to do it than his son Jake? #newyork #hoceky #cancersurvivor Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3jLQjUN Subscribe to News...