The players were in attendance as guests of the Minnesota Wild before their game against the Boston Bruins on Sunday.
The Parkland, Florida, team was participating in the 2018 USA Hockey high school national championships less than six weeks after 17 students were killed during a shooting at the school on Feb. 14.
Since then, the team has gained support from the Florida Panthers, who set up a practice and
visit from the Stanley Cup
for them at BB&T Center in nearby Sunrise, Florida, and arranged for the team to take the
team's jet to nationals
.
The players were greeted with a loud ovation from fans in attendance and stick taps from players on the ice.
