Editor’s Note: This week’s theme at SB Nation is sports moments that made you cry, so here at Canes Country we’ll be looking back at some of those Hurricanes moments that brought tears to our eyes. Today we take a look at the story of Jorge Alves, a 37-year-old equipment manager that fulfilled a lifelong dream of playing in the NHL.
At some point in their life, every young hockey player holds the same dream. They dream of putting on an NHL jersey, taking the ice alongside the best players in the world and playing the game they love in front of the bright lights and roaring crowds of an NHL stadium.