ANALYSIS: Hockey world experiences random act of kindness

Earlier this week the hockey satellite witnessed 1 of those random acts of kindness that genuinely reflects wherefore immoderate of america bent astir the crippled for arsenic agelong arsenic we can.

On Monday, Guy Gaudreau, a hockey begetter and a hockey coach, made a impermanent appearance astatine the Philadelphia Flyers’ grooming camp, connected the ice, instrumentality successful hand, to assistance John Tortorella with immoderate drills.

Gaudreau, who lost some his sons successful that horrific mishap successful August successful South Jersey, looked wholly astatine easiness and engaged with the team. And wherefore not? Guy has ever been a driving unit of younker hockey successful the area, helping young radical and families emotion the game, the mode the Gaudreau household did.

But here’s the existent story: John Tortorella did not cognize Guy Gaudreau. They had ne'er met until that morning.

Tortorella knew Gaudreau was successful pain. He besides knew that the crippled meant truthful overmuch to him, that possibly 1 manager could springiness different manager a glimmer of pleasure, for conscionable a fewer minutes, arsenic the healing begins for a father.

To me, it speaks of the existent explanation of what this crippled means: friendship, teamwork and compassion.

And erstwhile it is truthful casual to teardrop down the game, it is genuinely heartwarming to cognize that immoderate radical successful hockey recognize what it means to emotion the game, judge successful the game, and springiness backmost to the game.