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The Mothers Are Always There
by Paul on 11/28/09 at 08:46 AM ET
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from Amy Saunders of the Columbus Dispatch,
Anna Torres recently picked the worst possible night to attend her first Columbus Blue Jackets game.
The mother of left winger Raffi Torres prepared his favorite chicken stew for a post-game meal on Nov. 11 before heading to Nationwide Arena with his sister-in-law, baby niece and wife, Gianna—who is expecting their first child next month.
Minutes into the first period, a deflected puck slammed into his unprotected face.
Mrs. Torres watched in horror as Raffi lay bleeding on the ice, her eyes locked on him and brimming with tears. He stumbled as he tried to stand, hurt more than she had seen before.
“It was so hard because I can’t do nothing,” the native of Peru said later in her thick accent. “I wanted to go jump on the ice and see him. . . . I just froze. I froze until I saw him again.”
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