'In all the years I’ve been going to hockey with my dad we’ve never won'
The stars were aligned for an ice hockey fan when he won a huge prize on the same night he and other fans honoured his late dad's memory.games every week since the club was formed in 2010 until his death last week at the age of 64.
"Winning the 50/50 prize draw on the same night as the fans applauded my dad was an unbelievable coincidence – it was surreal.Al's wife Gill, who he met on a blind date before a Clan game eight years ago, was moved by the club and fans' gesture for her late husband. She said: “Last Saturday was was a very emotional night for all the family and the minute’s applause was a wonderful gesture from the fans who organised it and the club who announced it was happening beforehand.“With everything that happened with Al’s favourite sports teams winning and Richard winning the 50/50 draw, the stars were certainly aligned for Al and he would have been well chuffed.”Emma Anderson posted on Facebook: “No such thing as a coincidence.
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