During Wednesday night's game between Philadelphia and Calgary, Flyers forward
Kevin Hayes scored his first of the season, and in tribute to his brother Jimmy who passed away over the summer, he pointed to the sky after the goal.
After the game, Hayes talked to reporters about what the goal means to him, and shared his plans for what he's going to do with the goal puck.
"I'm happy it happened sooner rather than later, honestly," Hayes said. "It was a big goal. The trainers got the puck for me. I'm going to give it to Jimmy's son, Beau, and it'll be one I remember forever."
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Hayes' teammate
Cam Atkinson said to reporters after the game that he knew how special that moment was for Kevin.
"I think you could see it on my face," Atkinson said. "I think everything happens for a reason. I was the first guy to hug him, (I) got the puck for Kev. It's a big goal, not only for our team, obviously, but for (him). Like he said, I think we'll all remember this for a long, long time, and it was special."
Philadelphia went on to win the game in overtime, 2-1, to improve to 8-4-2 on the season.
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