Minnesota Duluth blueliner Francis announces cancer relapse, will miss first half of ’23-24 college hockey season

Will Francis has skated in 33 games the past two seasons for UMD (photo: Terry Cartie Norton).

Minnesota Duluth junior defenseman Will Francis announced today that his cancer has returned and he’ll miss the first half of the upcoming 2023-24 season.

He plans on returning to the team in January.

In two years at UMD, Francis has played 33 games, recording one assist.