I am not a fan of the Sharks, but I applaud this.

[Smite 399]

http://youtu.be/5OSJHQFHbGA

this gave me goosebumps.

[robb himself 143]

Nothing but class. Outstanding!

[kipwinger 8,756]

Classy. Nuff said.

[AtlantaHotWings 1,126]

Major class

[rrasco 1,312]

Signed him to a one-day contract? Did he get league minimum?

[kipwinger 8,756]

Signed him to a one-day contract? Did he get league minimum?

League minimum pro-rated down to a single day would be about 2,000 bucks. Which should just about cover the increases to his insurance premium when you consider he's adding a career in professional hockey to a pre-existing heart condition.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Unbelievable gesture all the best to the kid what a great moment this must have been for him.

Classy Sharks just classy wow

[wingfan1991 221]

Every single team should do this!

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Very cool move by the Sharks organization.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

I'm a big fan of tears of joy.

[Ashtastic 11]

That was just wonderful

[Firefighter4WingedWheel 12]

For those of us that can't see videos at work could I get a quick description of it? I'm gathering some of the details by reading the comments you posted.

[rrasco 1,312]

For those of us that can't see videos at work could I get a quick description of it? I'm gathering some of the details by reading the comments you posted.

Seems like a make-a-wish type thing. Kid has life-long heart condition, gets signed to a one-day contract with Sharks, and skated out with them through their shark head thingy. They said it's the first time anyone that was a non-real-player was allowed through there. They didn't say, but it almost looks like he got to stay on the bench for the game. Not sure though.

[Firefighter4WingedWheel 12]

Thanks rrasco for the description. Sounds like a good thing to me.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

For those of us that can't see videos at work could I get a quick description of it? I'm gathering some of the details by reading the comments you posted.

These still have the videos but the articles provide a little more background.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/sharks-make-sam-tageson-s-hockey-wish-come-true-and-it-s-a-tearjerker--video-070219363.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_25367992/sharks-welcome-youth-heart-condition-practice

[HolyMackerel 40]

Good thing they didn't play us; he would have come on and scored..

Joking aside, that's a lovely thing they did.

[wings87 1,290]

Very classy.

Lots of sports franchises make an effort in their communities, but still every time you see something like this it warms your heart and breaks it at the same time.

[brett 1,029]

incredible

[spongebob is a wings fan 18]

very cool thing to do brought tears to the eyes

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

Seems like a make-a-wish type thing. Kid has life-long heart condition, gets signed to a one-day contract with Sharks, and skated out with them through their shark head thingy. They said it's the first time anyone that was a non-real-player was allowed through there. They didn't say, but it almost looks like he got to stay on the bench for the game. Not sure though.

Well, actually he was a signed player that skated through the Shark head.

[FireCaptain 563]

So is BottleofSmoke.

I'm a big fan of tears of joy.

[Holmstrom96 347]

This is awesome.

[puckloo39 5,686]

I saw this on facebook, and yes, I cried. So wonderful, what a thrill for this kiddo.

[Smite 399]

here is the view from the go pro

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24493033/video-watch-first-person-view-of-sharks-fans-wish-coming-true

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=581145&catid=2

Edited March 20, 2014 by Smite

[Z Winged Dangler 2,082]

Amazing job by the Sharks. One of the coolest feelgood stories II've ever read.