'I'm so excited': Special needs man from Woodstock, Ont. invited to NHL game in Philadelphia
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A Woodstock, Ont. man is about to get the trip of a lifetime.
A Woodstock, Ont. man is about to get the trip of a lifetime.
Brandon Killam, 20, is a die-hard Philadelphia Flyers fan, and the young man with special needs is about to see his favourite hockey team in person.
Killam, who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, TMJ dysfunction, and amniotic band syndrome was invited by the NHL team to watch a game.
It all began when his father Jeff reached out to the marketing department of his family’s favourite team.
“My father has always said there's no harm in asking, you know what have you got to lose?” says Jeff Killam, Brandon’s father.
“We were hoping that maybe it was going to be simple video or something, but we got invited to the Philadelphia Flyers game. So we're going down April 2.”
It wasn’t just any invite. It came from Gritty, the Flyers mascot who sent a personal video to Brandon.
