A viral video of two hockey players suddenly getting into a fight is circulating online, and the reaction of one of the players' family is making people laugh.
The player wearing the jersey with the surname "Xhekaj" is of course understood to be of Albanian origin and this, completely ignoring the violent scene, has made Albanians very proud in the comments.
Florian Xhekaj, 21, is a professional ice hockey player who plays as a forward for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, the largest and most popular ice hockey league in the world. He is the younger brother of Arbër Xhekaj, who is also a professional ice hockey player and plays for the Montreal Canadiens.
The boys are of partial Albanian origin, their father is from Drenica, Kosovo, and their mother is of Czech origin. The camera pans to their portraits after the son has bloodied his opponent, the mother looks very serious, almost angry, while the father hides his emotion and big smile when he sees that the camera is focusing on him. This did not escape the commentators either:
"Typical reaction from mom and dad," someone said. "Dad Xhekaj looks happy, mom not so much," someone else added, laughing.
Another commentator described the entire scene with passion:
"The camera pans to the Xhekaj family in the stands as Florian starts to fight. The mother has a serious face, the father can't control himself, he gets up excited... but quickly recovers after a quick look from the mother... the little sister tries to hide the smile behind her hand... and the big brother smiles from ear to ear, leans on the bench, hits the stick on the board and goes crazy. Good God, I love this family, with honest values ??and constant support! Great game, the courage and determination of the Xhekaj family was a HUGE factor in the team's success last night. 100% involvement brings motivation to the whole team! Thank you! This is hockey, honey!"
Watch the moment in the video below:
