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The Stanley Cup's Visit To This Neonatal ICU Will Melt Your Heart

Every winning player gets one day with the Cup, and Andrew Desjardins spent it with the families of the tiniest patients.

The Stanley Cup made one of its more heartwarming stops in a neonatal care unit on Tuesday.

Chicago Blackhawks player Andrew Desjardins brought the cup to Health Sciences North in Sudbury, where families had a chance to pose with the trophy.

At one point, the Cup was literally overflowing with adorable newborns.

Our tiniest patients had a visit with the #StanleyCup

Posted by Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord on Tuesday, 7 July 2015

A once-in-a-lifetime chance for these little babies and their mom to share with the #StanleyCup and Andrew Desjardins

Posted by Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord on Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Andrew Desjardins of the Chicago Blackhawks visits with patients at HSN's pediatrics centre

Posted by Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord on Tuesday, 7 July 2015

The mom in the photo below wrote on Facebook: "Daddy waited 30 years to touch the cup and Ben waited 30 hours!"

Families at our Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit had the chance to spend time with Andrew Desjardins of the Chicago Blackhawks, his wife Mandy and of course the #StanleyCup

Posted by Health Sciences North / Horizon Santé-Nord on Tuesday, July 7, 2015

It is tradition for members of cup-winning teams to spend one day with the trophy. Hats off to Desjardins for creating some memorable moments for the families of the littlest patients.

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