At 97 years of age, diehard Vancouver Canucks fan Evelyn Edwards of Abbotsford was thrilled at the chance to attend her first Canucks game last week.
Edwards is a resident of a seniors home in Abbotsford, where an employee named Brittany Krause took note of her passion for the local NHL team. Krause approached George Gray, a Canucks season ticket holder, who donated tickets for the Jan. 4 home game vs. the Minnesota Wild.
Edwards, holding a sign that read “97 and still waiting for the Cup,” was featured on the big screen as the fan of the game. She was presented with a game-worn jersey signed by Canucks forward Andrew Ebbett, and had a chance to meet famed spinal cord-injury activist Rick Hansen, who was honoured earlier at the game.
