It was a big day for a small dog.
The crowd of families waiting for autographs howled as goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off the ice Thursday and removed his pads after the Golden Knights’ practice at City National Arena.
Fleury would get to the children later — his first stop was the 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier whose tail wagged anxiously as he waited to meet the man who inspired his public persona, Bark-Andre Furry.
The Golden Knights messaged Bark’s owner, Rick Williams, Wednesday afternoon and said Fleury wanted to meet the pooch, who has his own Twitter and Instagram accounts.