"A star was born”: Jeff Petry’s wife Julie reacts to son Blake's jumbotron feature

Modified Apr 16, 2025 14:34 GMT

Jeff Petry’s wife Jules reacts to son Blake — Jeff Petry’s wife Julie reacts to son Blake's jumbotron feature [via Instagram /@petryjules[

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry’s family was in attendance during Monday night's game against the Dallas Stars. It was a special night for Petry's son, Blake, who was featured on the huge jumbotron at the arena.

Jeff Petry’s wife Julie shared a series of stories on her Instagram account on Tuesday of their gameday experience. One of the stories showed Blake on the jumbotron at Little Caesars Arena.

“But then a ⭐️ was born,” she captioned the story.

She then posted a close-up of his happy face on the big screen.

“The night Blake became that Jumbotron kid,” she wrote.

She also shared a story showing Blake throwing his hands up in total excitement and teased that they would be discussing the special moment in the next episode of her podcast, Never Offside.

“Will 💯 be talking about this & Jeff's reaction during the game on 🧡 @neveroffsidepod,” Julie wrote.

In another picture, Julie was seen smiling with Blake grabbing her from behind with his little Red Wings jersey on.

The next story showed Blake leaning back on a railing, and the last story was a short clip featuring Blake standing on the steps clapping and beaming.

Jeff Petry pens sweet message on Julie’s 36th birthday

Last month, Julie Petry celebrated her 36th birthday with her family and close friends. Jeff shared a special Instagram post with a carousel of pictures of the special occasion.

One of the pictures showed Julie with their four sons in front of a “36” balloon display. Another showed her in a green dress walking along a city sidewalk. There were also images of her skiing, baking cookies with her children in matching pajamas, and watching a hockey game wearing a Red Wings jacket while holding one of her sons.

“Happy Birthday to my incredible wife @petryjules!You’re the heart of our family and the best mom to our boys,” he wrote.

“We are so lucky to see your hard work and dedication every single day. Here’s to another great and successful year ahead!”

Julie and Jeff met at Michigan State University in 2010. They got married on July 6, 2012, and now have four sons, Boyd, Barrett, Bowen and Blake.

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Anjum is an NHL reporter at Sportskeeda with over five years of professional experience in the industry. Having an educational background in Media Studies, she strives to present information in a clear and unbiased manner, so that all perspectives are considered and represented fairly.

Anjum prioritizes thorough research, fact-checking and verification of sources when reporting, and has worked for the Nation of Blaugrana, Barca International Cules, FromTheBend, Last Word On Sports and NASA.

She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

She is a self-taught musician, loves silversmithing and can be found at her workbench if she’s not watching or writing about sports.

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