14-year-old William Cody takes the ice as a member of the Caps starting lineup

January 21, 2018 2:20 pm

The Capitals had maybe the coolest addition to their lineup on Sunday afternoon. (No, Nate Schmidt isn’t back.) A special young man named William Cody joined the team as a forward, donning number 37.

Cody is a 14-year-old cancer patient who signed a three-day contract with the Capitals through the Make-a-Wish foundation. After a whirlwind weekend with the contract signing and practicing with the team, Sunday was finally the day Cody took the ice as a member of the team.

First up, Cody talked shop with Wes Johnson, the booming voice of Capital One Arena.

Photos: @DianesTalking

Next up, Cody walked into the locker room with Alex Ovechkin. Both lookin’ super sharp for game time in their suits!

William Cody, @WishMidAtlantic recipient meets @Capitals star, @ovi8 at @CapitalOneArena #ALLCAPS #weightlossjourney @WUSA9sports @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/cwUbqJpnLi

— Diane Roberts (@DianesTalking) January 21, 2018

Photos: @CapitalsPR

Thanks to RMNB crasher @kscarfone, it looks like Cody also got to toss some pucks out during warmups.

After gearing up, Cody waited patiently to be officially announced as a part of the Capitals lineup.

Photo: @CapitalsPR

As a member of the lineup, he even got a starting lineup card on the @Capitals account.

And then the moment we all waited for, Cody got out to the ice and was announced with the team at the Capital One Arena.

What a weekend for William Cody from @WishMidAtlantic! Signed a contract with the @Capitals on Friday. Practiced with the team on Saturday. And he was introduced right after @ovi8 before #CapsFlyers today. pic.twitter.com/UPxzM1OXvB

— Tarik El-Bashir⌨️🎙🏒 (@TarikNBCS) January 21, 2018

Cody even got a special shout from someone that might recognize the number…