Ontario boy gives passionate pre-game speech to his favourite hockey team

A six-year-old Ontario boy won the opportunity to address his favourite hockey team and video of the passionate pre-game speech has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.

OHL team Peterborough Petes held their 'Next Gen' game on Sunday, where kids sign single-day contracts to see what it's like to be part of a professional hockey league. 

Six-year-old Callan Perks, who is an avid hockey fan, told CTV News Toronto on Wednesday that when his mom told him about the chance to audition for the event he just "had to win."

After the Peterborough Petes posted Callan's audition video online, it racked up more than 55,000 views in just a few days.

He was then selected as head coach for the Next Gen game.