Craig Laughlin ‘never faltered’ during a difficult year: his wife was diagnosed with a rare cancer and his mother died
Craig Laughlin was in a broadcast booth in Los Angeles, some 2,300 miles and three time zones from his family on Feb. 18.
When he’d left town on the Capitals’ charter plane for a six-game road trip a week earlier, everything seemed to be OK.
Laughlin Family Foundation auctioning Caps-Flyers game-day experience including Alex Ovechkin meet and greet
The Laughlin Family foundation is auctioning off an incredible game-day experience for March 24’s matchup at Capital One Arena between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers.
Craig Laughlin and Family Announce Founding of The Laughlin Family Foundation
Shortly before the Capitals won the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup, Capitals Television color analyst and former player Craig Laughlin and his family were hit with the news that Craig’s wife of 37 years, Linda, had been diagnosed with cancer. While the family’s minds were busy handling the doctors visits and cheering on the Caps’ run to the championship, both Craig and Linda knew they wanted to do something more to aid in the research and care of cancer, specifically rare forms with their own foundation.