\u201cBreaking news: We have word that someone has gone into labor here tonight,\u201d play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels said<\/a> during the second period on the Sportsnet broadcast. \u201cThere\u2019s a baby being born on the seventh floor at Rogers Place as we speak.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo someone\u2019s going to have a great story to tell,\u201d Michaels added, before joking, \u201cIt would be nice to have the mother join us on After Hours to describe what\u2019s happened, but that could be asking a bit much.\u201d<\/p>\n The mother, who has yet to be publicly identified, did not appear on the sports network\u2019s post-game show. <\/p>\n Details about the mother and newborn have not been released, and it remains unclear whether medical personnel assisted with the delivery.<\/p>\n The Independent has contacted Rogers Place for comment. <\/p>\n While details on the birth itself are slim, fans on social media had big reactions to the once-in-a-lifetime event. <\/p>\n \u201cAt least someone is delivering, [Connor] McDavid sure ain’t,\u201d one X user wrote<\/a>, referring to the Oilers\u2019 center and captain. <\/p>\n \u201cThey better get season tickets for life,\u201d another person suggested<\/a>. <\/p>\n Others offered up their baby name ideas. <\/p>\n \u201cDid she make it back for the 3rd period? And what’s the kid’s name? Rogers, Connor, or Seven (any Seinfeld fans?)?\u201d one person asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they name the baby Roger. Roger\u2019s Place,\u201d another said<\/a>. <\/p>\n![\"\u201cSomeone\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1346583179-jpg.png\")
\u201cSomeone\u2019s going to have a great story to tell,\u201d a play-by-play announcer said (Getty Images)<\/p>\n