Wednesday morning, Pittsburgh Penguin Chris Kunitz had a tough decision to make, hang out with his wife and newborn baby boy while they recover from the process of labor. Or, take the ice with the Penguins to kickoff the quarterfinals series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
“Leading up to it, I wasn’t sure [if I would play]. I just waited to
see how my wife felt and to talk it over, make sure the baby was okay
and all that kind of stuff.”
In true hockey player fashion, Chris took the ice to help his team win game one. Hopefully, his son Zachary James Kunitz won't be scarred for life over the deal. The fact that his wife would even let him consider playing in that night's game shows that she's got an extremely high level of understanding.
Assuming that Zachary will no doubt be immersed in the religion that is hockey from birth, I imagine he'll understand. If the Penguins had lost though, it would be a lot harder to live it down.
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