I was born in Montreal, Canada on September 30, 2009 with a heart defect called Truncas Arteriosis which required surgery 30 days later. Since then I have had multiple procedures including 3 open heart surgeries. Today I am stable and play multiple sports including Hockey (Goalie), Baseball (Catcher) and Football (WR) thanks to my doctors and nurses at CHEO hospital in Ottawa and CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal.
I try to give back to organizations as often as I can because me and my family have been helped out so much by so many people. The Children's Wish granted me a trip to Hollywood where I got to visit the set of the Goldberg's. Check out my photos on this site! Since I was granted a Wish I speak at a number of events talking about how important it is to give to the Wish Foundation because it really makes a difference. The CHEO Foundation and the hospital have done so much for and my family so I try to give my time as often as I can.
I enjoy talking so much that I decided to start a podcast where I can interview special people and talk about cool things.
Zander meets with former Stanley Cup winner and Montreal Canadiens right wing all-star Chris Nilan. You can check out the episode on Zander's YouTube channel! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As part of Zander's NHL cross-country tour to bring awareness to children's health, he had the chance to chat with the voice of Les Canadiens de Montreal to talk hockey, golf and the Olympic games. You can check out the …
During Zander's second stop on his Cross-Country NHL tour to promote children's health, he speaks with his CHEO cardiologist, Dr. Letizia Gardin, Kevin Keohane from the CHEO Foundation and hosts a fun conversation with Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle of …