The Dallas Stars made this young hockey fan's ultimate wish come true

Athletes and teams have an incredible platform to help make the craziest wishes and dreams of others come true. On Wednesday, the Dallas Stars were involved in making the ultimate wish of Anderson McDuffie come true.

Anderson is as tough as they come. He must be a hockey player.@DallasStars | #GoStars | #NHL pic.twitter.com/wmKL1zZDIU — FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) December 8, 2018

For those unfamiliar with Anderson's story, the Stars fan was born with a heart condition and back in May, he had is second major surgery.

Hockey helped him get through the recovery and the Stars partnered with North Texas' Make-A-Wish Foundation to make his wish come true, playing against his favourite team.

IT'S GAME DAY! The Stars will take on Anderson McDuffie and the EKG's today at 12:45 at @StarCenters in Frisco! All are welcome to attend! #GoStars pic.twitter.com/pghWkZXtUT — Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 16, 2019

McDuffie and the EKG's squared off against the Stars in front of a packed house and the team did everything they could to make the game feel larger than life, which it was.What an incredible day for Anderson and his teammates. It's one he'll never forget and things like this always warm our heart because of how much it means to kids like Anderson.(H/T: Dallas Stars