In all that is good with the world, a Chilliwack Bruins fan sent the Americans office an e-mail, praising the sportsmanship of the Tri-City players, including Adam Hughesman. TC GM Bob Tory forwarded me a copy of the message:

I just wanted to take the time to send a quick message to the American’s organization about one of your players, Adam Hughesman. First, I want to let you know that I’m a Chilliwack Bruins season ticket holder and my son and I had the opportunity to watch the Bruins/Americans game on Sunday Feb. 13th in Chilliwack. My son Nolan is only 3 years old but is quite the hockey fan. During the 2nd period of this game, Nolan decided to go and sit behind your team bench as this would give him the opportunity to high five the players as they leave the ice after the period. On their return for the 3rd period, the players all touched his hand. To top it off, the Asst. Coach, came over and gave him a piece of his gum. A small gesture on his part but if you could only have seen the smile on his face. After the game, all players made sure they gave him high five’s again. As luck would have it, Adam Hughesman was selected as one of the three stars and actually took the time to come over and talk to my son. Nolan was in complete awe of Adam. There was no reason for Adam to do this as Nolan was wearing his Bruins jersey and hat but it just shows the character of this young man to do this. He probably has no idea the affect he has had on my son. So now, even though his favourite team continues to be the Bruins, the Americans are a very close second. And, I’m sure it goes without saying, but Adam Hughesman is far and away his favourite player. I’m hoping that you can help me out with a special request. Do you sell photos of your players? Or even better, do you sell autographed photos? I would love to purchase one of Adam for my son. Please let me know when you get a chance. Good luck to the Americans going into the playoffs. You can now count on a couple more fans up here in the Fraser Valley. Brent Janzen

This my friends, the good character of the players we have here in Tri-City.