Returning soldier surprises family at ceremonial puck drop

Here’s your daily dose of sweetness:

At Saturday night’s game between the Penguins and Maple Leafs, Cpl. Jeremy Hillson delivered a video message on Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night, then surprised his family for the ceremonial puck
drop.

Stick tap.

Welcome home Jeremy. pic.twitter.com/k03rbf0dxd

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 3, 2019

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Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.