Cancer couldn't keep Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek from lending a helping hand to the Ottawa Senators for the National Hockey League (NHL) draft.
The iconic 80-year-old host announced Tuesday's draft pick, providing a clue to help identify Ottawa's Tim Stützle.
'With the 3rd pick in the 2020 NHL Draft the Ottawa Senators choose this player,' the clue read.
The iconic 80-year-old host lent a hand for Tuesday's draft pick, providing a clue to help identify Ottawa's Tim Stützle
Trebek would eventually name Stützle as the answer to the clue, with the clip coming to a close soon after that moment.
Stützle, a center from Germany, was the third-overall pick in the draft. The 18-year-old forward most recently played with Adler Mannheim.
'With the 3rd pick in the 2020 NHL Draft the Ottawa Senators choose this player,' the clue read
Stützle, a center from Germany, was the third-overall pick in the draft
'We are thrilled to welcome Tim to the Senators, to Ottawa and to the National Hockey League,' Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, said in a release.
'Tim's acquisition represents yet another core piece in our quest to build momentum towards icing a consistent, elite-level team.'
Trebek, an alum of the University of Ottawa, has been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer since last March.