Kendall Coyne Schofield’s touching moment with her son was caught on camera as she prepared to take the ice for what would become an epic game for Team USA against Sweden.
Coyne Schofield’s son, wearing a jersey that read “puck kid” after he went viral catching a puck that flew into the stands in an earlier game in the Milan Cortina Olympics, was lifted over the edge of the stands as his mom approached the ice for a game that would send Team USA into gold medal contention.
As the moment unfolded, NBC 5 photographer Mike McGovern happened to be rolling.
Coyne Schofield’s husband, Michael, lifted their son Drew as he fist bumped his mom and blew her a kiss.
“I love you,” Coyne Schofield says to him.
“Love you,” the young boy responds.
“Have fun watching the game,” Coyne Schofield says.
Watch the moment below:
The United States advanced to the gold-medal game by defeating Sweden 5-0 in the moments after that exchange, and Coyne Schofield was among those to score.
“That’s what it’s about, you know?” Michael Schofield said as he carried Drew back into the stands to watch what would become a fierce performance by his mother.
Drew Schofield is no stranger to the cameras at these Olympic Games.
Coyne Schofield and Team USA took on bitter rival Canada last week in Milan, and little Drew Schofield was in the stands watching the game with his dad. A puck flew into the stands, prompting a stoppage in play, and Drew managed to get his hands on the puck:
Kendall Coyne Schofield’s son came up with a rogue puck in the stands as his mother plays against Canada at the Milan Olympics.
Michael told NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos that he knocked the puck down after it flew into the stands, and his son Drew picked it up.
“It landed right at his feet. He sees it right away, grabs it and picks it up. I lift him up over everyone and everyone starts cheering and chanting ‘USA,’” Schofield said.
Team USA now heads to a gold medal game on Thursday, where they’ll look for revenge following a silver medal in 2022. They enter the game on one of the most dominant runs of any team in Olympic history.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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