Section 120, row R, seats 8 and 9.

That's where 28-year-old Sue Lane and her 7-year-old daughter Jazzmin sat on Nov.23 at Jobing.com Arena when the Coyotes hosted the Anaheim Ducks.

They ate double cheeseburgers and sipped on Dr. Pepper. They shimmied in their seats when Maroon 5's recent hit played between whistles, and they hoisted a hand-made sign over their heads when the Coyotes scored.

"Are you happy? You excited?" Sue asked Jazzmin.

"Mmmhmm," Jazzmin replied.

But Jazzmin kept scanning the ice and peering over to the bench to search for a Coyotes jersey with the No.12.

"Where's Paul?" she kept asking.

"Hey Cody, over here," she called to a friend, standing up on the tip of her toes and waving her hands. "Go for Paul when you see him."

Jazzmin was anxious to see Coyotes enforcer Paul Bissonnette because he was the one responsible for bringing her and her mother to the game.

For the second straight season, Bissonnette brought 100 homeless individuals from the Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) Vista Colina Emergency Family Shelter to a hockey game. The Coyotes donated the tickets, but Bissonnette paid for the transportation from the shelter in Phoenix and for food vouchers with the money he's raised from selling shirts by Sauce Hockey.

"It's just something different, and I thought it'd be cool for them to experience, especially the kids," Bissonnette said.

The 26-year-old's involvement with the homeless is well-known in the NHL. In the past, he's tweeted pictures of the homeless he's met to his 182,000-plus followers. He's bought them food or handed them a few bucks, and some have even gained notoriety -- like Spoons from Vancouver.

"I usually give Spoons more than anyone else," Bissonnette said. "I give him a 20."

When he partnered with Sauce Hockey to create a line of t-shirts -- including ones that say "Biznasty Feeds the Homeless" -- the company suggested Bissonnette get more involved with the cause.

"I'm not doing it for a selfish reason, but I do get joy out of seeing people get joy," he said. "It's not like I don't get anything out of it either."

Without question, the people from CASS benefit the most. During their 90-day stay at the shelter, the organization provides food and clothing and helps find housing, jobs, health care and other basic needs. Events such as a hockey game help facilitate a return to the community.

"With the stress of being homeless and being in crisis, to have a break from that, especially right before the holidays, it means a lot to them," said Irene Agustin, CASS's director of fund development. "And to have a player support this, to know and understand what they're going through and can provide a little bit of fun and enjoyment, it's a cool thing for the families to do and it's a memory as well."

The evening was a memory Jazzmin won't forget anytime soon, especially since she and the others met Bissonnette, who was a healthy scratch, after the game. He posed for pictures and signed Jazzmin's poster, and Sue felt thankful for the detour from reality.

"Sometimes I feel like a bad mom," she said, "because I can't take her and go and do, and I feel bad when she comes home and all the other kids are talking about their fun weekend and she gets to tell them, 'Oh, I stayed home.'"

But now Jazzmine has a memory to share. Her favorite part of the night was the 4-2 win by the Coyotes, but the memorable moment for her mom was a little more meaningful.

"It was just seeing the smile on her face," Sue said.

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