Jordyn Leopold, the daughter of NHL defenseman Jordan Leopold, got her wish today when the Columbus Blue Jackets traded her dad and a draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Justin Falk.
The eleven-year-old’s wish came in the form of a letter to the coaching staff of the Wild, asking them to trade for her dad because the Wild, “have not been winning games,” and because he is lonely in Columbus away from his family, who has been living in Minnesota.
Jordyn’s mom said the letter wasn’t actually sent to the team, but that doesn’t mean the players involved in dealing Leopold to the Wild didn’t see it.
“The deal was done already when we saw it, almost simultaneously I guess, but that’s a touching letter,” Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen said, according to the team’s website. “He’s a great pro. We wanted to do the right thing with Jordan Leopold. That’s what we had talked about the whole time, we knew that his family was in Minnesota. There is a human side, believe it or not, to our business. I think that it’s great that he can go home, join his family. I see that letter and it’s really touching.”
Check out a photo of the letter written by Jordyn below.
