Monahan is asked a special question at a press briefing and he nearly bursts into tears

Over the past few hours, many Calgary Flames players and staff have been praising not only the player, but also the extraordinary human being that is Sean Monahan.

In a media scrum in the last few minutes, we had a great example of how down to earth, grateful and extremely humble Monahan is.

Simply asked if he had a message for Flames fans, Monahan tried his best not to burst into tears. You can easily feel his emotion and deep sincerity.

It's almost unheard of for a player to feel so much emotion towards a fan base.


It's frankly beautiful to see how important the fans are to him. A real one:




We imagine that it will be the same for the Montreal Canadiens fans.