Ice hockey fans pay tribute to six-year-old boy who died days before Christmas

Daniel Harris (left) and the crowd at the Motorpoint arena Credit: BPM Media

Ice hockey fans performed a 'dab' in memory of a six-year-old boy who died days before Christmas.

Daniel Harris, of Fernwood village in Newark, Nottinghamshire, suddenly died at home on 23rd December.

The crowd at the Motorpoint Arena were there to watch the Nottingham Panthers take on Coventry Blaze during the evening of 30th December.

A family friend set up a Facebook page where people could perform the 'dab' - a dance move where an individual drops their head into the crook of their arm, while raising their opposite arm - as well as the hashtag #dab4Daniel was created to show Daniel's family how much the community cared.

A number of well-known faces in Nottinghamshire such as Notts County owner Alan Hardy, have also posted pictures of themselves dabbing to the Facebook page.

A close family friend Iain Moulds, 40, previously told the Post: