Watch: Pavelski grants wish by having young fan face off with Crosby
It was a night to remember for 15-year-old San Jose Sharks fan Hayden Bradley.
The team signed Bradley to an honorary three-day contract as part of the Make-A-Wish program, and had planned to have him drop the puck to Joe Pavelski and Sidney Crosby in a ceremonial faceoff.
Instead, the Sharks' captain had Bradley stand in the dot with the Pittsburgh Penguins' superstar center.
When you think you'll be dropping the puck, but end up facing off against Sidney Crosby.
— NHL (@NHL) January 21, 2018
👏 to @jpav8 and the @SanJoseSharks. pic.twitter.com/rmumPvNCUp
Bradley was born with a heart defect that required major surgery last April, and his family recently lost their home in a fire that befell his neighborhood in nearby Santa Rose.
Bradley and his family will travel with the Sharks to Anaheim for Sunday's game against the Ducks.
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