“Yah it was great, he was asking me for a little while there to be a starter, to come out for the national anthem. The last game of the season he had the ‘ok’ to come on the ice. I had to take a couple of deep breaths at the blue line because when the audience realized he was my son, the crowd gave him a nice little ovation. Even if he never plays in  the NHL, he’ll have the feeling of the crowd giving him applause.”