I've told this story a few times on here, but I will again.
When the Flames drafted Gaudreau I was super intrigued. How could this 14 year old be an NHL player? I started watching him during his first year at BC and was blown away. He was doing things I've never seen hockey players do before. I was very excited for him to join the team, especially since a lot of fans didn't know much about him.
At Gaudreau's first real Flames camp, a kid standing beside me with his dad had won an autographed puck by #53 Johnny Gaudreau. The kid was excited, but didn't know who he was and asked his dad. His dad just sort of shrugged so I chimed in, "You're gonna want to hold onto that puck kid." Almost immediately, Gaudreau burnt a dman and ripped it top crossbar. I turned and nodded a wink at the kid.
I like to think that kid is a big Gaudreau fan today.
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