Michael DiPietro’s mother wipes away tears as Canadian fans chant her son’s name in Vancouver

In case you’re not watching the quarterfinal matchup between Canada and Finland at the World Junior Championships right now, do yourself a favor and fire it up RIGHT NOW.

After two periods the Canadians are up 1-0 on the Finns thanks to a goal from Ian Mitchell. The big thanks though has to go to Vancouver Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro who has been an absolute wall for Canada in this game.

I mean… just look at him stare down Finnish sniper Eeli Tolvanen on this breakaway:

Michael DiPietro stops Eeli Tolvanen's scoring chance, a dangerous one at that but not a great shot. #WJC2019 pic.twitter.com/U2mk3pXGxq
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisNHL) January 3, 2019

Following this save the Vancouver crowd loudly chanted DiPietro’s name for a full minute or longer. A quick thinking camera man managed to get this absolutely priceless reaction from DiPietro’s parents.

Check it out:

Emotional moment for the DiPietro parents as the crowd chants the @Canucks prospect's name for a stellar performance between the pipes for ??. #REPRESENT #CANvsFIN #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/p7L7dno5tq
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 3, 2019

How awesome is that!? An MVP goaltender and an MVP Mom!

Michael DiPietro’s mother wipes away tears as Canadian fans chant her son’s name in Vancouver

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