Drew Hill, 18, of Warren, Michigan, loved Lindsay for his foundation's fight against autism. Hill did volunteer work in high school for students with autism and received an autism diagnosis himself in March 2016. He reached out to the foundation, told his story and received a signed picture and puck.
At the foundation's annual golf tournament in September, Hill sat with Lindsay and his granddaughter for two hours, just the three of them. Hill opened up to Lindsay, telling him he felt like less of a man since the diagnosis and didn't deserve help because he was high-functioning.
"He said something to me, and coming from him, it meant more than it could ever mean coming from anybody," said Hill, wearing a Lindsay No. 7 Detroit jersey and holding cards for the family. "He looked at me after we talked, and he said, 'After hearing everything you had to say, I just want you to know that you're a stronger man than I've ever been in my entire life.'
"And I tried not to cry throughout the whole conversation, but when he said that, that was the ultimate thing he could have said. And I just broke down. It was the most beautiful experience, and I'm very thankful I got to share that."