Long before five different goal scorers prompted the C of Red to rise in celebration as part of the Calgary Flames' seventh-straight win, a brave 11-year-old girl elicited a similar reaction.
Standing on the red carpet alongside George Canyon for his singing of the national anthems before a rare Sunday afternoon game, Olivia Lettich was introduced to the crowd.
The response was as heart-warming as her story.
Diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer at four months of age, Olivia battled through nine rounds of chemotherapy and 50 radiation treatments in an effort to save her eyes.