Cool Story

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I thought it was a nice thing to do..




So there was Boston Bruins legend Ray Bourque walking to his car after the season-ending Game 7 at the Garden on Thursday when he came upon Billy Fairweather, 10, who had just left the game in tears.

Billy, a Bruins fan who plays hockey for the Valley Jr. Warriors in Wakefield, was “devastated, to say the least,” said his mom, Julie.

“Ray Bourque saw Billy sobbing and came over and talked to him for five minutes,” Mom said. “Ray told Billy that it’s OK to cry, because that means you really cared and really wanted it. He said that in the Stanley Cup races that he lost while with the Bruins, he was always the one crying in the locker room . . . because he really wanted it, too. Then Ray gave Billy a hug.

“It’s like the most devastating sports moment in Billy’s recent memory was surpassed in that one quick moment, by what will likely be one of the most magical sports moments of his life.”

It wasn’t the Stanley Cup, but it was close!

[body88]

I thought it was a nice thing to do..




So there was Boston Bruins legend Ray Bourque walking to his car after the season-ending Game 7 at the Garden on Thursday when he came upon Billy Fairweather, 10, who had just left the game in tears.

Billy, a Bruins fan who plays hockey for the Valley Jr. Warriors in Wakefield, was “devastated, to say the least,” said his mom, Julie.

“Ray Bourque saw Billy sobbing and came over and talked to him for five minutes,” Mom said. “Ray told Billy that it’s OK to cry, because that means you really cared and really wanted it. He said that in the Stanley Cup races that he lost while with the Bruins, he was always the one crying in the locker room . . . because he really wanted it, too. Then Ray gave Billy a hug.

“It’s like the most devastating sports moment in Billy’s recent memory was surpassed in that one quick moment, by what will likely be one of the most magical sports moments of his life.”

It wasn't the Stanley Cup, but it was close!

Bourque is a cool guy.  He owns Tresca in the northend.  His daughter runs the joint.

[mass 04]

Bourque is a cool guy.  He owns Tresca in the northend.  His daughter runs the joint.

yes, he's very classy. I was at the same restaraunt as him  once and at the end of the meal the waitress asked if he was Ray Bourque, he said yes and thanked her for not making a big deal of it and left a $200 tip.

[The Showstoppa]

Great story.