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Davis Drewiske lends a helping hand

By Jon Rosen, L.A. Kings Insider, 01/19/19, 6:00AM CST

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Former Hudson star connects with Tate Dillingham

Davis Drewiske is among the 31 players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup as an LA King. As part of a journey that began in his hometown of Hudson, Wisconsin, continued at the University of Wisconsin, and then later in Manchester, N.H., Los Angeles, Montreal, Hamilton, Ont. and Philadelphia, Drewiske won championships as both a Badger and a King and now splits his time with his young family, as a financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management in nearby Stillwater, Minn., and, since retiring from his playing days, as a volunteer assistant coach with the Hudson High School boy’s hockey team, which will be vying for its third straight Wisconsin state title – a championship Drewiske won as a player in 2001.

In his work with Hudson High, Drewiske was connected with the Dillingham family, which has faced incomprehensible hardship over the past year. Tate Dillingham, 10, hit his head while playing and when symptoms wouldn’t go away, went in for an MRI and learned that he had an inoperable brain tumor.

“Tate has been helping as an assistant manager for the team for home games,” Drewiske said. “He can’t play right now, but he’s a big hockey fan, and we’re trying to keep him around the game a little bit. I hope it’s been good for him. I think it has. It’s heart-wrenching no matter who you are, but I think it really hits home more as you have kids and you just really feel for them and you want to try to brighten their a day a little bit if you can.”

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