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While his family has since moved to Ottawa, Troy Anderson spent the most recent Grizzlies seasons parked behind the teamB次元官网网址檚 bench, rooting for his favourite B.C. Hockey League team, and in particular for star forward Cole Pickup.

AndersonB次元官网网址檚 grandmother, Heather Woods, bought him a host of Grizzlies merchandise, including a hoodie, puck and megaphone. But his favourite item was undoubtedly a Grizzlies ball cap signed by Pickup, reading B次元官网网址淭o Troy, my #1 fan forever.B次元官网网址�

But that cap was sadly lost, left behind on a recent flight. Anderson was devastated.

Thankfully Woods was able to contact PickupB次元官网网址檚 mother just before Pickup was set to fly to Nebraska in preparation for the start of his NCAA hockey career. The soon-to-be Omaha Maverick was happy to sign a new cap and bring it to Woods at her Belmont secondary office.

B次元官网网址淚 canB次元官网网址檛 say enough about how wonderful this young man is, that he took the time to do this for my grandson Troy, his number one fan,B次元官网网址� Woods said. B次元官网网址淭roy is going to be so excited.B次元官网网址�

joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com