Breast cancer survivor named 21st Duck, gets news from Getzlaf

Angelique Fong showed the courage, determination and perseverance necessary to make an NHL roster. That's why she is the 21st Duck.

On Monday the Anaheim Ducks kept with the tradition of naming a fan who embodies those characteristics to the team's opening night roster.
Fong, a two-time breast cancer survivor used her latest round of radiation treatments as motivation to help others. She served as a counselor to first-time breast cancer patients and spear-headed what she called "Radiate Kindness," where she would carry out a random act of kindness for all 33 of her radiation treatments.
She got the news about being the 21st Duck from team captain Ryan Getzlaf via video call.
Fong thought she was going to be speaking with Ducks TV host Aly Lozoff and Susannah Torok of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. And she was. Until Getzlaf crashed the party. To say the least, she didn't mind.

"I heard all about your story and all the battles you've been through," Getzlaf said on the call. "We'd like to invite you to be the 21st Duck."
Fong was visibly shocked in the clip.
"I've just been wandering around with this big grin on my face for days. I'm just overwhelmed," Fong told Lozoff on the Ducks pregame show on Monday. "I remember hearing the stories of the other 21st Ducks and I am just shocked and humbled to be the next in line."
A Ducks fan since 1999, Fong said that the only person more shocked was her mother.
"Oh my goodness. I said 'Mom you won't believe who just Zoomed me... I said 'think of a favorite of ours from the sports world and then right away she came up with [Getzlaf]," Fong said in the interview. "Then she was like 'what did you do? Why did he call you?' And I'm like 'Wait til you hear!' And she was so excited she got all teared up and then the first thing she asked me is if I get to go into their locker room and I said 'No mom, no!"
Ducks legend Teemu Selanne shared his approval of the selection on Twitter.