Michael Rumsby is an average Canadian teenager who loves hockey.

Two years ago, when he was diagnosed with brain cancer, he was devastated to learn he would have to put his passion on hold while he fought for his life.

However, that all changed last night as Rumsby scored his first goal of the season.

“It was just nice to get the first one out of the way,” says the 15-year-old Cole Harbour native. “It was so amazing getting a score again.”

“We just jumped up and were like ‘Oh my God! He got a goal! He got a goal!” says Rumsby’s mom, Michelle Forrest.

Engaged in a rough battle with cancer for the past two years, Rumsby hadn’t played hockey since his diagnosis.

Now that Rumsby’s health has improved, he is finally able to get back on the ice. Forrest says it feels as if their world is finally coming back together.

“It (hockey) was a big part of our life and not having it for the last couple years, it was a piece missing,” she says. “Now we’re getting back to our old life.”

“I was so excited to be playing, I don’t even know how to put it into words,” says Rumsby.

The excitement of Rumsby’s goal wasn’t just felt between family and friends in the arena Monday night.

The good news quickly spread to social media. There were many retweets and congratulatory messages on Twitter - some even coming from sportscasters at TSN that Rumsby looks up to.

“I would have never imagined that he would come this far, this fast, in his recovery,” says TSN anchor Jay Onrait. “Just to hear that he scored a goal and he’s doing so well and that his health is getting better and better everyday is very, very rewarding for Dan (O’Toole) and I.”

Rumsby met Onrait and O’Toole, from TSN’s SportsCentre, through the Children’s Wish Foundation.

Cheryl Matthews was on the team that made it happen.

“Michael’s had a hard past couple of years and it’s just fantastic that he’s back out on the ice,” says Matthews. “That’s just so exciting for Michael.”

Now that Michael is back on the ice, he is looking forward to a healthy future.

“I feel really good,” says Michael “I don’t even know how I feel compared to before everything because it was so long ago.”

With files from CTV Atlantic's Suzette Belliveau