From The Delivery Room to Playoff Hockey: Sean Walker's Wild Ride
A frantic sunrise flight and a private jet shuttle saw defenseman Sean Walker rush from his daughter's birth straight into a series-clinching overtime thriller against Philadelphia.
It has been quite the whirlwind as of late for Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker. It was early Friday morning, just a few hours after the Carolina Hurricanes had taken a 3-0 series lead over the Philadelphia Flyers, when the 31-year-old defenseman received a FaceTime from his wife, Taylor. Her water had broke.
Walker knew that his wife was expecting anytime now, but thought that he might have had a bit more time before the inevitable. "She had an appointment on Thursday, and they said things are kind of getting going but weren't too worried about it," Walker said. However, nature was ready to take its course and so the Hurricanes defenseman had only one goal in mind: making it for the birth.
Hurricanes Head of Team Service Mike Brown was able to hook Walker up with a 6 a. m. flight that same morning.
He stayed on the FaceTime with his wife the whole morning as he waited for the hours to count down, something he said was "really tough. " Luckily enough for him though, he made it in time to be with Taylor for the birth of his daughter. "Thankfully we were able to get there in time," Walker said.
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