by Jet Walls

St. John Bosco High School junior and Frontier Selects LA/Bosco ice hockey goaltender, Logan Owens-Scott, got his Detroit Red Wings jersey signed by San Jose Sharks and former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jake Walman at an Anaheim Ducks game, a moment he shared with his Bosco brothers that circulated on social media.

Jake Walman is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Sharks in the National Hockey League. Walman spent the last three seasons in Detroit with the Red Wings. This season the Red Wings front office made the decision to let Walman go and traded him to San Jose.

This left Detroit fans stunned and angry to be losing a fan favorite. At the time, Walman described the trade as “heartbreaking” as he had no plan to leave Detroit, affectionately referred to as “Hockey Town” by NHL fans. 

“My heart was there, you know? I wanted to bring that success and passion to Detroit. It was my first time, like I’ve said to you before, that I felt like I was in a place that loved me, and I loved that place,” said Walman, according to The Hockey News.

In a matchup between the Ducks and the Sharks on October 22nd, Logan made sure to take his Jake Walman jersey and go right up to the glass during warmups to put himself right in the eyeline of Walman.

Walman skated a few times shooting some smiles at Logan. Eventually tapping on the glass and waving him over towards the bench. Logan and his Frontier Selects/Bosco teammates walked their way over to the bench, and the training staff took his jersey and laid it out on a table for Walman to sign.

After warmups, Walman walked off the ice and personally signed the jersey with a written “Atta boy” on the top of the jersey number. The NHL media team wasted no time in catching this moment of a lifetime, and the Sharks posted it on their social media. The post’s video currently has almost 300,000 views.

That's a @walman_9 fan for life. 💙 pic.twitter.com/H1CUYMVEzb

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) October 23, 2024

“It was so cool to have my favorite hockey player, who was traded away from my home state and favorite team, recognize me and treat me the way he did – who had just released a statement about how much he missed the [Red Wings], then still showed support to his fans. [He is a] class act and [I] hope he will come back to Detroit,” said Logan.

Logan and his teammates want all Bosco and St. Joseph’s students to come out and support Frontier Selects/Bosco hockey. On Thursday, Frontier Selects/Bosco takes on Santa Margarita at the Honda Center, the home of the Anaheim Ducks, at 7:00pm.

They will take on Santa Margarita again on Saturday at 4:00pm at Great Park Ice in Irvine. Frontier Selects/Bosco is currently 11-5-0 in their inaugural season. Admission to all game is free.