Michel Del Zotto

Flyers defenseman Michael Del Zotto had a special friend visit him on the first day of training camp. (Zack Hill/Flyers)

VOORHEES – New Flyers defenseman Michael Del Zotto says that he's an outgoing guy who has been pretty quiet thus far around his teammates.

He definitely has a big heart, too.

This was illustrated in a Beyond the Offseason trailer released this week that features his friendship with a 12-year-old boy who has cerebral palsy.

While beginning his NHL career with the Rangers, Del Zotto formed a friendship with Liam Traynor, a big Rangers fan from Blauvelt, N.Y. who plays sled hockey.

For the Beyond the Offseason, an Internet series hosted by sports journalist Lisa Varga, Del Zotto made a surprise visit to the boy's home.

While Liam was being interviewed on his sofa, Del Zotto sneaked in from behind and dropped one of his new No. 15 Flyers home jerseys on his chest.

“What’s up buddy,” Del Zotto called out.

“Oh my God,” the boy responded.

Last week, Liam was the one surprising Del Zotto with a trip to Voorhees last Friday for the first day of Flyers training camp.

The boy tweeted two pictures from his visit Skate Zone, one of himself watching from the glass and another of Del Zotto.

It was apparent from the three-minute Beyond the Offseason trailer that Del Zotto has become a friend and role model to Liam, as they were filmed together in a driveway shooting balls into a hockey net. Liam also has signed photos in his home of them together in which he’s wearing Rangers and Nashville Predators jerseys.

Del Zotto was traded to Nashville during the 2013-14 season, became a free agent last summer and signed a one-year contract with the Flyers in August.

During the end of Del Zotto's home visit, he tells Liam, “I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Shoot me a text.”

Cool story. As for the rest of it, it appears that it'll be available soon.

In an email to NJ.com, Varga wrote:

"Right now I'm trying to get the feature to air on the NHL network and the Comcast Sports Network in Philly. ... I want to keep the extended version for the networks for now so they have exclusivity to feature it. The long version has so many more beautiful moments. I hope we air it soon.

"If we don't get air time from the networks by Oct. 1, I will release the long version on a digital platform for everyone to see. World Cerebral Palsy Day is Oct. 1, so that will be the day I reveal the extended version. Can't wait for everyone to see it. This is by far my favorite piece in the Beyond The Offseason series."

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