By: Shannon Geldart

Christopher, a long time Toronto Maple Leaf’s fan attended the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Legends Classic which saw Team Lindros and his fellow NHL hockey legends take on Borje Salming and his fellow Maple Leaf legends.

It was a fun, light hearted game consisting of 2 regular periods and a shoot out to end the game. Team Lindros in the end won, but that did not spoil the fun for Christopher.

Long after the crowd had cleared from the Air Canada Centre, while waiting for his Wheel Trans pick up, Christopher was approached by Mr. Wendel Clark! (A former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.) Mr. Clark presented Chris with his very own signed jersey. Chris was delighted to receive this wonderful gift as he had hoped to purchase a jersey at the game, but was not able to. Chris was fortunate enough to have Mr. Clark pose for pictures and spend a few minutes chatting with him.

Christopher with Wendel Clark

While still waiting for his ride, Christopher’s staff heard a tap on the door of gate 6 where they were waiting. Staff opened the door for a nicely dressed gentleman who introduced himself as “Tiger”. Christopher recognized him immediately as being the one and only Tiger Williams, former player of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 Christopher with Tiger Williams

Christopher was in awe when Mr. Williams signed his new jersey as well as his shirt, posed for pictures and shook his hand. Christopher was in disbelief that he had met two legends in one evening. As Tiger walked away, Christopher exclaimed “Tiger Williams shook my hand!”

The evening truly turned legendary for Christopher who will never forget meeting two of his hockey heroes in one night!

A very heartfelt thank you goes out to Mr. Clark and Mr. Williams from Christopher and his staff, for their kindness and for making Christopher’s evening one that will forever stand out in his life highlight reel!

Read the full edition of the Connections Newsletter March 2017