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From his very first NHL game, Florian Xhekaj showed he wasn’t there to watch quietly and stay out of the way.
From his first shift, Florian looked ready, and the Bell Centre felt it. The Canadiens were already dominating the game against the Maple Leafs, and the energy rose with every shift from young Xhekaj.
The youngest of the brothers didn’t take long to get noticed. He recorded his first NHL point on Josh Anderson‘s goal, which made it 4-0 Montreal.
The cameras immediately turned to the parents in the stands, and you could see pure emotion.
An evening they’ll remember for life, I’m sure of it. Then something even bigger happened.
A fight… and a real one.
Florian dropped the gloves with Dakota Mermis in the third period, and everyone held their breath. But Florian showed everything he could do.
The reaction from the Xhekaj family becomes the highlight of the evening
After the fight, the cameras caught his mother, Simona.
Calm. Focused. You could sense her pride. But also her stress. I’m sure no mother wants to see her child fighting. Yes, it’s hockey, but it’s still her baby.
In my opinion, this scene touched many fans, because behind every player, there is a family that feels everything even more intensely.
Florian Xhekaj helped his team win 5-2 against Toronto. He proved he belongs.
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