12-year-old goalie battling cancer gets special gift from opponents

Probably the sweetest thing you’ll see all day.

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12-year-old goalie battling cancer gets special gift from opponents
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Three weeks ago when the Capital District Cyclones travelled up west to play against the Tignish Aces in Prince Edward Island. The Cyclones had to play the game that night without their goalie, 12-year-old Kara MacRae, because she was at an appointment at the IWK Hospital in Halifax. Kara has been battling cancer for the last year and travels Halifax every few months for checkups.

Three weeks later the teams did battle again, but this time the Aces made sure to let MacRae know that she’s in their hearts.

When the Tignish hockey team heard MacRae’s story, they decided to do something. Parents, players and coaches put together a special gift box, dubbed a Sunshine Box, filled with personal gifts and well wishes. MacRae was presented the box after the teams’ game and… well it’s a moment that’s so special it has to be seen:

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"We just wanted Kara and her mom Violet to know that we were thinking of them and I guess in return for us, we were teaching and showing our own girls how to be kind," Aces team manager Sonya Bernard said.

The Aces spent three weeks collecting gifts for Kara. The Sunshine Box soon began to fill up with a mermaid blanket, a flag from Kara's favourite team the Toronto Maple Leafs, nail polish, a journal, candy and some gift cards for movies, food and gas. The team even included two personalized handmade Christmas ornaments for mother and daughter.

"Everybody started putting some things in and we tried to make it a little personalized for her, as well," Bernard said. "We all did a card and all the girls signed it for her." 

"I don't think there was a dry eye in the rink," Cyclones coach Greg Rivard said. "It was just one of those moments that really you couldn't even put into words. It was sportsmanship, it was love, it was friendship. Two teams battling on the ice, ended up being one team at the end of the game, which was so nice."

Quotes in this article taken from CBC.

Source: CBC