"Chemo by day, Jets by night."

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Published on Thursday, February 26, 2015

By Eoin Devereux

The Neepawa Banner

A Neepawa family who attended the Winnipeg Jets/Dallas Stars game on Tuesday, Feb. 25 likely expected the night to be filled with entertaining hockey action; but what they likely didn’t expect that night was to receive an ovation from the crowd and to become internet sensations.

That’s exactly what happened though, as during one of the game breaks, seven year old Alyx Delaloye and her mother Jody were shown on the Jumbotron. Alyx, who was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2014 and has been undergoing treatment at CancerCare Manitoba, waved at the camera and then held up a sign that read, "Chemo by day, Jets by night."

The reaction from the crowd was immediately something special, as the family received applause from the capacity crowd. Even the players on the ice from both the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars took a moment away from the game to show their support by tapping their sticks on the ice and boards.

Once the game was over, pictures and videos of Alyx and her sign went viral on social media, with thousands of people showing support online. As well, Jets forward Jim Slater tweeted about trying to track Delaloye down, hoping to arrange for the family to attend another game at the MTS Centre in the near future and meet the players.