{allcanada} Senators: Good response by liver donors for owner Melnyk

 

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- The Ottawa Senators say the public response has been ''very good'' to help find a liver donor for team owner Eugene Melnyk.

The 55-year-old Melnyk is in urgent need of a liver transplant. Senators President Cyril Leeder says his condition is now critical.

In a statement Friday, the team says more than 1,000 calls have been received and many applications were sent to the donor transplant team in Toronto.

Melnyk was admitted to a hospital three weeks ago due to ''liver-related complications.''

His family has reached out to close friends and relatives with the hope of finding a suitable donor candidate, but with no success.

The team says Melnyk has been sick since mid-January. He's been absent from the Senators' surprising playoff run.

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