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The Blue Jackets fan who got a dog when Cam Atkinson scored brought it to meet him

HOCKEY DOG.

by Patrick Iversen

The dog craze that briefly captured the hockeysphere a few weeks ago is finally paying off.

Back in late January, a Columbus Blue Jackets fan brought a sign to a game saying her dad would get her a puppy if Cam Atkinson scored a goal. He scored THREE!

Atkinson and the Blue Jackets delivered on the promise, and the new puppy (appropriately named “Cam”) met the hockey hero and the family on Monday. And Cam loved Cam.

Good dog.

On Friday, Bobby Ryan and the Ottawa Senators brought a puppy to the Senators fan that started the whole trend. What a world.

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