Jeff Petry celebrated his journey to 1,000 NHL games with a little bit of help from his sons.

The Florida Panthers honored the veteran defenseman's career milestone with a special ceremony before their game against the New Jersey Devils at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.

Petry’s wife, Julie, and their four sons, Boyd, Barrett, Bowen and Blake joined him on the ice for the ceremony. His sons each wore jerseys from the four other teams the defenseman has played for —Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings – in age order.

Panthers general manager Bill Zito presented Petry with the commemorative silver stick. The team gifted all four Petry boys their own miniature versions of the sticks.

Video messages from Petry’s current and former teammates congra

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