Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele played in Saturday's Game 6, a season-ending loss to the Dallas Stars, with the heaviest of hearts after the unexpected death of his father Brad. Scheifele, whose Game 6 status was understandably questionable in the lead up to the second round contest, opted to play in honor of his father. And even though Scheifele left his mark on the game with a second period goal, the Jets fell in overtime.
But both before and after the game, the hockey community rallied around Scheifele in a truly beautiful turn of events. Immediately after the game, both Jets and Stars players consoled an emotional Scheifele during the traditional handshake line following the end of a Stanley Cup playoff series in a touching moment.
