It was a very special night Wednesday, February 15th, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto for the Hellenic Winter Sports Federation (EOXA) and World Hockey Jerseys Canada. Nicholas Viris, Merchandise Coordinator of EOXA and CEO of World Hockey Jerseys Canada attended the game between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Nicholas was at the game with media credentials to watch the game from the Foster Hewitt Media Center high above Scotiabank Arena and for a special meeting with one of the Black Hawks players and Greece's own Andreas Athanasiou.
After the game, Nicholas made his way down to the Black Hawks dressing room and patiently waited for Andreas to come out. Nicholas went on to present Andreas with an official Greece National Team, Team Issued jersey in honor of Andreas Greek Heritage.
Andreas mentioned that his family is from the Athens area and he was aware of Greece Ice Hockey and the only rink still open, which is half the size of an Olympic regulation size rink. Andreas was very thrilled to receive the jersey and hopefully he will have an opportunity to suit up with Greece's National Men's Hockey Team. An all around gentleman and professional and Greek at heart. Ευχαριστώ Πολύ Αντρέα, thank you very much Andreas. Here are exclusive photos and video of the meeting.
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