Jason Dickinson was 11 or 12 years old when his parents finished working on their basement in Georgetown, Ontario.



As part of the renovation Dickinson’s uncle, who is an artist, was going to paint a mural on one of the walls. It was going to be hockey-centric and Dickinson was asked what he wanted included.



While he was from the Toronto area, Dickinson was actually more of an Ottawa Senators fan. It’s something he didn’t brag about, but when had his choice of which team to watch, he wanted to see more of the star player on Ottawa’s roster.



“I wanted the mural on my wall and I wanted it to have a Senators logo. And the one name I requested was Jason Spezza,” Dickinson said earlier this month. “That’s kind of funny. I haven’t told him yet. I have a picture of it somewhere. I’ve got to show it to him eventually.”



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