'Love you Hymo': Leon Draisaitl's emotional call with Zach Hyman after Game 5 win leaves fans touched by the Oilers' bond
Zach Hyman is recovering from an injury.(Image via Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)
The Edmonton Oilers have finally advanced to the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals after defeating the Dallas Stars last night. While the Oilers' fans and players looked ecstatic after the win, Oilers' star player Zach Hyman's absence was felt by all.
Now, a heartfelt video related to Zach Hyman and the Oilers' players has gone viral and fans are in awe of the team.
Leon Draisaitl
's heartfelt call with Zach Hyman post Game 4 has left fans in awe of the team
Recently, the Edmonton Oilers shared a heartwarming video on their official social media accounts. Apparently, after the Edmonton Oilers won Game 5 last night, Leon Draisaitl video called Zach Hyman in the locker room.
The video shows Leon Draisaitl saying, "Love you Hymo. Can't wait to see ya pal' to Zach Hyman on the call while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said, "Love ya"
The Oilers' Corey Perry could also be seen joining Leon Draisaitl as he said, 'Love ya Hyms, love you buddy' and fans are here for it.
A fan commented, 'hockey players bromance just hits differently 😭', while another fan wrote, 'i f**king love this team.'
A third fan posted, 'I love how the team loves each other. Get better Hynman!', while another fan wrote, 'They FaceTimed Zach after the game? I'm gonna cry 😭 this team man.'
Post Game 3 win against the Dallas Stars, Connor McDavid had highly praised Zach Hyman in public.
While speaking to the media, Connor McDavid said, 'So, he's a wrecking ball out there right now.
Everybody's buying in though and doing things that maybe not, you know, the most comfortable things, or the things that maybe they're not the most used to doing.'
However, unfortunately, Zach Hyman sustained an injury at Game 4 and now has been ruled out of further games. The Edmonton Oilers' head coach, Kris Knoblauch, has announced that Zach Hyman has undergone surgery but the team has remained silent about the nature and the extent of his injury.
At the moment, the Edmonton Oilers are gearing up to face the Florida Panthers in a rematch since the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals where the Oilers ended up losing the game.
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