

Nathan MacKinnon has transformed into an absolute beast over the past few seasons and he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

The 24-year-old is coming off a career-best season where he tallied 41 goals and 58 assists for 99 points in 82 games and he’s already got nine goals and 22 points through the first 17 games of the 2019-20 campaign.

At the Avalanche’s practice in Winnipeg on Tuesday morning, MacKinnon ran into one of the thousands of young fans he’s inspired and, even though the youngster wasn’t wearing an Avs jersey, it made for the purest interaction between the two.



When you’re putting up points at that rate you become a fan favourite throughout the league and have aspiring young hockey players everywhere rocking your jersey, even if you don’t play for their favourite team.

We have a little TimBit friend at morning skate today 👊#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/30HD9V8N6k — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) November 12, 2019

You don’t need to be an Avalanche fan or a Nathan MacKinnon fan in order for that precious moment to put a smile on your face and make your heart feel good.



Thank you for making Rydens day, a really big Fan pic.twitter.com/FclVU90OqU — Greg (@biggregger) November 12, 2019 Thank you for making Rydens day, a really big Fan pic.twitter.com/FclVU90OqU — Greg (@biggregger) November 12, 2019

Be right back, just watching that moment on repeat.

(H/T Twitter/Avalanche)​