FLASHBACK: Henrik Zetterberg knocks over fans beer, pays him back in big way

*Originally published on 4/5/17

If you follow professional athletics to any extent, you have heard most likely heard countless stories about fans having cool interactions with famous athletes. Heck, maybe you have a pretty awesome story yourself about that one player who did something special to make your day.

That’s exactly what happened to a couple of fans on Tuesday night before the Detroit Red Wings took the ice against the Ottawa Senators. While fans Mike and Ryan were sitting in the front row during warmups, Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg managed to hit the glass, knocking Mike’s beer over. What happened next was unforgettable for these fans.

From The Ottawa Citizen:

“My buddy Mike and I were down against the glass for the warms ups last night in the Red Wings end… he had his beer sitting on the up against the glass as we were taking pics. When Hank was done stretching, he got up and banged into the boards a couple times.”

“In doing so, Mike’s pint went smashing to the floor. We knocked on the glass to show him what happened as I got a kick out of it. Zetterberg started laughing! A few minutes later, he went over to the bench, grabbed one of his brand new game sticks and autographed it saying: “Sorry! I owe u one! (with his signature.) He skated over and tossed it over the glass to us! How classy is that guy!!! Amazing!”

Henrik Zetterberg spills fan's beer in Ottawa, pays him back in most awesome way https://t.co/YX0NWocupb pic.twitter.com/rmTj173zfQ

— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) April 5, 2017

Zetterberg still has it

Zetterberg, who is 36-years-old, has been a bright spot for the Red Wings in an otherwise disappointing season. He has played in all 80 games for the Wings, scoring 16 goals and picking up 50 assists for a team-high 66 points.