Jaden Schwartz lost his sister to cancer. He now wears her hockey number on his jersey and encourages others to get screened in her honor.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken are teaming up with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health to help fight cancer. 

At the game at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, men 40 and older will be able to take a free blood test to screen for prostate cancer. The results will be mailed to participants’ homes. Walk-ups are welcome. 

The blood test detects elevated levels of PSA, which is a potential marker for prostate cancer. 

The Kraken said turnout was great at the same event last year. 

The screenings are part of the NHL’s Fight Cancer Night, a cause that’s particularly important to Kraken player Jaden Schwartz. 

He lost his sister, Mandi, to cancer. He said she was an excellent hockey player in her own right, playing for Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, then Yale.  She passed away in 2011 after a battle with leukemia. 

He now wears the #17 jersey in her honor – the number Mandi wore in high school and college. 

“It was an honor to me and means a lot to my family and friends,” Schwartz said. “We miss her every day. I try to rep her best I can. She’s the best sister I could have asked for.” 

The Kraken go head-to-head with the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

The Kraken will be auctioning off special lavender-colored jerseys during the game. That money will go toward the Hockey Fights Cancer fund.Â