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Donna Thomson has met her hockey “hunk.”

The 71-year-old, who is battling Stage 4 lung cancer, had meeting Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews on her bucket list — and on Monday night her dream came true.

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The Toronto Sun had written about her dying wish to meet the Leaf star, and when Matthews saw the story, he stepped up to make it happen by arranging a suite at Scotiabank Arena for Thomson and three friends to watch the game, followed by a face-to-face.

“I got to meet my hunk and give him a kiss. I’m just glad he wasn’t wearing his skates because I’m so short,” Thomson said Tuesday morning before heading home to the Trenton area.

“I don’t remember what I said. It was just so nice to meet him and I won’t forget it. It was fabulous, the best night.”

Her night at the rink for the game between the Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers started with Thomson fist-pumping the Toronto players as they headed to the ice.