FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) – – The Fort Wayne hockey community gathered at the PSM Icehouse Saturday to honor the legacy of Braydin Lewis, son of Fort Wayne Komets Hall-of-Famer Adam Lewis. Family, friends, and teammates of the Lewis family celebrated the 2nd annual Braydin Lewis Memorial Fund charity hockey match.

Braydin passed away in April of 2023 from complications of a glioblastoma.

“I call him my lightswitch… you put him on the ice, turn the lightswitch on, and he was a pretty aggressive individual and loved the old school game of hockey,” Adam Lewis says. “Take him off the ice, turn the lightswitch off, and he probably had the biggest heart of an individual that I know.”

Braydin Lewis took after his father and developed a passion for hockey. He played for the Metro Jets Hockey Club, a junior team from Mount Clemens, Mich. Following Braydin’s death, the Braydin Lewis Memorial Fund – also known as “Play Like Bray, Inc.” – to support junior and youth hockey players in Mount Clemens and in Fort Wayne.

“It’s just the way interacted with people and how much he cared for the people he was around. That’s all we’re trying to do now, just share that same spirit with the people we have around us and the hockey community today,” Fort Wayne Komets Hall-of-Famer Caleigh Schrock explains. Schrock also coached against Braydin as head coach of the Fort Wayne Spacemen.

The memorial game featured Fort Wayne Komets alumni matching up against the Braydin Lewis Warriors, a team comprised of Lewis family friends and some of Braydin’s former Metro Jets teammates. Many of the Komets alumni were also teammates with Adam, and former Komets player Ian Boyce served as the alumni team’s head coach.

“He was a hard worker, he was a free spirit, he loved to have fun, but he loved to play hockey. We’re here to honor him the best we can, and continue to bring his legacy forward.”

Adam wore the number 47 – the same number he wore for the Komets, and the same number that Braydin wore for the Metro Jets.

“He honored me in taking that number as his hockey number, and I think that he wore it better than I did,” Adam says. “Everything he had was 47 and he lived and died by it.”

The game was played at the PSM Icehouse on the rink that was named in Braydin’s honor.

“We named the Rink 47 after Braydin as that constant reminder, not only for our Spacemen players but for all people who step foot in this building,” Schrock says.

You can find more information about the Braydin Lewis Memorial Fund here.

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