Teddy Blueger Says His Mom Won the 50/50 Draw During Tuesday's Game
The Vancouver Canucks hosted the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night as they continued their road trip and they had a special guest in attendance at Rogers Arena.
Jana Blueger, the mother of Vancouver Canucks forward Teddy Bluger, made the trip from Latvia to visit her son and watch him play during his second season with the British Columbia club.
During Tuesday's game, Blueger's mother Jana was left with 100,000 reasons to smile after buying a ticket to play the Canucks' 50/50.
Teddy Blueger says his mother won Tuesday night's 50/50 after never playing before
When meeting with the media on Thursday ahead of tonight's game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, Teddy Blueger confirmed that his mother was the winner of Tuesday's 50/50 draw.
Blueger's mother walks away with $105,853 CAD as the prize, with the Vancouver Canucks forward telling reporters that this was the first time ever that she had bought a 50/50 ticket.
On the ice, it's been a pretty good season for Teddy Blueger, when considering he's playing a bottom-six role and is on pace to set a new career-high in goals.
In 27 games this season for the Canucks, the Riga, Latvia native has put up 11 points (four goals, seven assists), 13 penalty minutes and is a plus-one.
With J.T. Miller now back with the Vancouver Canucks after a leave of absence, Teddy Blueger may see his ice time reduce slightly and will be back on the team's fourth line, while Pius Suter will occupy the 3C role.
With his mom in attendance, Teddy Blueger will look for his first goal since November 23rd as the Vancouver Canucks take on the Florida Panthers tonight, with puck drop set for just after 7 pm PT on Sportsnet Pacific.
