Multiple Sclerosis Canada

We need your help in making a difference.

Saturday, July 29, 2023, the Brampton Colts will play a rematch vs. an All-Star Pittsburgh team, at City View Park, 2500 Kerns Rd Burlington ON. Kick off will be Noon hour EST.

The Madeline Killian Memorial Cup was created to raise money, and create a positive change in the MS communities across Canada, and the USA.

Any donation you can pledge will help make an impact.

The Madeline Killian Memorial Can Am Cup is an event

that started as a friendly soccer, (football), match between two men's teams from Toronto Ontario and Pittsburgh PA in 1999.

24 years later, the event is now part sports story, part friendship, between 2 nations, and part love story.

In 1999, founder Mike Killian received a phone call to go with the Ross Twp. Chiropractic team to play in Toronto, and have a fun weekend. The teams immediately became friends as they ran for cover from the approaching lightning storm, and torrential downpour at kick off.

The initial match was eventually played in the mud.

One of the next matches was 2 weeks after the events of 911.

The Lads from Canada insisted on heading down to Pittsburgh to cheer their new found friends up after the sadness of the tragedy.

The friendship grew, and that year Killian’s mother, who was in a nursing home suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, joined the teams at the field for the next chapter of laughter and friendship.

In 2004, Killian invited 10 of the Canadian’s to his wedding.

The Canucks travelled with Mrs Killian in her wheelchair van to the reception, singing the entire time, including through the reception.

The Grand Concourse Restaurant will never be the same.

When Mrs Killian passed in 2006, the now annual event was scheduled to take place on the Saturday after she was buried.

At that game, the Canadians named the trophy after her, and together, both teams have raised proceeds in her name for the MS Society. The MS Society was extremely helpful to Mrs Killian,

in supporting her daily needs as well as with research to end this disease.

To date $35,000 has been raised, from what began as a friendly kick about.

In recent times, proceeds have been donated to a Canadian MS Patient that was friends with a Brampton player. The donations helped her fund hand controls for her car, and upgrades to her bathroom. Sadly, she passed away this year.

Thank you for your interest and any support that you may be interested in giving!!!!!

Please donate here and make a difference!