“I’ve got no words to explain it,” Keeper said of making his big-league debut against the Ottawa Senators. “It’s just really exciting for me and my family.”Pressed on how he got all the way from there to here — including countless second, third and fourth thoughts along the way — Keeper allowed that he has done something special. “The journey, I guess, has been a tough one, coming right from Cross Lake,” he said. Tonight’s ceremonial face-off featured Algonquin and Indigenous peoples and Florida Panthers rookie Brady Keeper, of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation. pic.twitter.com/C9xGFkHnBe — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) March 29, 2019Adding to Keeper’s big night — with a dozen friends and family members in attendance — was the fact the Senators dedicated the game to Truth and Reconciliation, celebrating First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities.

Source: National Post March 29, 2019 02:31 UTC