Gotta See It: Pens fans name newborn son after playoff hero

Here’s something you don’t see everyday: a Pittsburgh area couple have named their first born son after Penguins sniper Phil Kessel.

How cool is that? Kessel Ryan Hillman was born on Sunday, Mother’s Day, to parents Nicole and Adam who are both clearly HUGE Penguins fans. WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh reported on the story and even interviewed the proud new parents:

“The perfect name for our son,” Adam Hillman said.

Little Kessel was born while his father played “Let’s Go Pens” in the delivery room, mother Nicole said. Nicole said after baby Kessel was born, they realized, it was meant to be.

“Sure enough, they put me in bed No. 81,” Nicole said, referring to Phil Kessel’s jersey number.

Phil Kessel, unaware of the story, led the Penguins to victory in game 2 on Monday night, before his little namesake was even 24 hours old.