In 2019, Toronto Maple Leafs right winger and alternate captain Mitch Marner donated a bite suit to Durham, Ont.’s police K9 unit. The suit, bearing an original autograph from Marner, was destroyed in a fire in summer 2022.

After the loss, the Marner Assist Foundation offered to replace the suit. As a show of thanks, the new suit was redesigned to loosely replicate Marner’s jersey, complete with custom numbers and name patches.

The new and improved training suit was signed by Marner during a meeting between the athlete, two unit members, and police service dogs Klutch and Rogue. In turn, the K9 handlers gifted Marner a Durham Regional Police K9 Unit patch and an official unit dog leash for Marner’s dog, Zeus.