Young Predators fan gets opportunity to read team's lineup

17-year-old met McDonagh on his way to Boston to celebrate birthday, came away with extra surprise

Preds fans reads lineup
By Christopher Detwiler
@Chris_Detwiler NHL.com Staff Writer

You never know who you might run into at the airport.

For a 17-year-old Nashville Predators fan, Caleb, it was defenseman Ryan McDonagh.
Caleb - who is from the Nashville suburb of Brentwood - met McDonagh at the Nashville airport on his way to Boston to watch the Predators take on the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. The trip was to celebrate Caleb's 17th birthday.
But just meeting McDonagh wasn't all.
McDonagh and Predators coach John Hynes invited Caleb to read the starting lineup in the team's locker room before the game.

He then got to watch his favorite team win, 2-1.
How about that for a birthday celebration?

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