Maple Leafs wish fan Happy Birthday!

This past Saturday evening, a boy from Newfoundland named Kade had his 11th birthday party. The decorations were hung and a cake decorated with his heroes, Toronto Maple Leafs' stars John Tavares and Mitch Marner, was made for the occasion. It should've been awesome, except... none of his invited guests showed up.

His father, Jason, decided to try to make the best of the situation by tweeting to his son's favourite Leafs to see if they could help cheer him up.

My son Kade had his 11th birthday party last night. None of his invited friends came. That hurt. I’m asking my Twitter friends to show him some love today. If you have a minute, please send him a birthday wish. @Marner93 @91Tavares @MapleLeafs #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/kn0vP1l6z8

— Jason Foster (@NLWildlife) November 3, 2019

Did they respond? Yes! But that was only the beginning...

Rapid response

First came tweets from Marner...

Wanted to wish my friend Kade a Happy 11th Birthday! Your friends from the Maple Leafs have a surprise gift coming your way! @91Tavares @MapleLeafs https://t.co/tmM8rBx1aY

— Mitchell Marner (@Marner93) November 3, 2019

...and Tavares.

Happy 11th Birthday Kade! All your friends on the team look forward to celebrating with you. I’m hearing it’s going to be quite the surprise. @Marner93 @MapleLeafs https://t.co/knidhCar7G

— John Tavares (@91Tavares) November 3, 2019

And between those two — not to mention the promise of a surprise coming his way(!) — you get the impression that that would've been more than enough to turn Kade's birthday right around. But it didn't stop there...

He also got tweets from Leafs Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly, as well as the team itself. And other hockey players, like former All-Star Game MVP John Scott.

Happy birthday ya beast!! ??

— morgan rielly (@mriles4) November 3, 2019

Wow! And then it got really intense!

Come together

He got tweets from LEGO Batman himself (and huge Leafs' fan) Will Arnett. Avengers director Joss Whedon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

And... Mr. Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill?!

Wishing Kade the happiest of birthdays!
Your pal, Mar? pic.twitter.com/86tZwfP0qB

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 3, 2019

Whoa! And maybe the best of all? He got tweets from hockey fans and everyday folks from Calgary to Halifax, California to Virginia, young and old.

Happy birthday Kade, from my daughter, Abby. She's almost 11, and a fellow Leafs fan! ? pic.twitter.com/8b37kv5jZm

— Christine Connolly ?? (@Christine_V_C) November 3, 2019

In the end, hundreds of people wished him Happy Birthday.

How cool is that? Even without knowing what the Maple Leafs have in store for him as a surprise gift, that is an 11th birthday to remember! We think that his dad summed it up best.

We can’t comprehend what has happened today. Kade and the rest of us are just amazed. To EVERYONE who sent Kade a message - thank you from the bottom of our hearts. He is an amazing son and he will never forget this day. @MapleLeafs @Marner93 @91Tavares @NLGrowlers

— Jason Foster (@NLWildlife) November 3, 2019

Happy Birthday, Kade!