Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Brent Burns is a character. The Chewbacca-looking hockey player is a dedicated dad to his two daughters, Peyton and Olivia, and son Jagger. He also is a noted animal-enthusiast, who has turned his suburban Saint Paul home into a zoo. Sure, he might play a violent sport, but as a person, he also has a lot of empathy.
That’s why when he noticed a young girl struggling to get a warmup puck stuck in the netting, Burns sprung into action to save the day.
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As the video begins, a young girl, wearing a Capitals’ Ovechkin jersey and sporting a red bow in her hair, being lifted up by what appears to be her father. The girl is just high enough to pull on the netting but cannot fidget the puck loose.
Burns, seeing what is going on, arrives on the scene with a big smile on his face and begins tapping the glass with the blade of his stick to try and get the puck to bounce loose.
It takes Burns over 30 tries, but the end result was worth it. Fans in the lower bowl cheered as the puck fell to into the seats below.
The young girl would take home a souvenir that she’d never forget.
This was my friends daughter! We were there with our kids. Class act @Burnzie88 pic.twitter.com/bUR5X1MEAz
— KR (@KCR1976) January 6, 2020
Update: We’ve received more photos and videos from Hockey Twitter. The girl who caught the puck is named Amelia. “I was holding her up on the boards,” Amelia’s dad Graig said. “It was her first game so she was very excited.
“It really was a comical process,” Graig continued. “I am only like 5’7″ so I had to hold her arms fully stretched just to reach the netting. Then she wasn’t stable enough to actually pull the puck out. We tried for a couple of minutes before Burns came over. We were there with our two-year-old son and her friend.”
Brent Burns to save the day! pic.twitter.com/AGxK4B71am
— New Yearstina ✨ (@sharkstina) January 5, 2020
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