Penguin For A Day
Logan Ferriss of Windsor had a dream fulfilled recently.
He has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia for 12 of his 13 years. Thanks to the
Make A Wish Foundation he signed a one-day contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and skated around with his idols.
“When we came I was really nervous,” Ferriss said in a video the Penguins posted. “And when we sat down and talk to them I noticed that they were just normal guys. It was a lot of fun.”
Ferriss, along with Luke Coughlan, 17, Chayce Taylor, 14, and Dominic Lettrich, 6, were signed to special one-day contracts by Penguins general manager Ron Hextall.
The agenda for the day included a limo ride to the practice facility, touring the locker room, breakfast, a press conference, and then practice with the players.
“It was really surreal until it happened,” Logan’s mother, Jackie Ferriss, said. “He was really nervous coming up to today. We’ve been talking about it for about two weeks now. I think he finally found his zone on the ice.”
“We are overwhelmed and just overjoyed that he could have his wish come true. To come meet Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. It has been just fantastic.”
