Breaking: Céline Dion makes a surprise appearance at the NHL Draft to announce the Montreal Canadiens’ draft pick: ‘I’m excited.

Dion attended the ceremony with her eldest son, René-Charles Angélil, whom she shares with her late husband, René Angélil.

Céline Dion will be at the Montreal Canadiens game!

The 56-year-old singer made an unexpected cameo at the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft, which took place on Friday, June 28, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, to announce the Canadiens’ fifth-round pick.

Dion, who was welcomed onstage as the team’s “No. 1 fan,” was seen entering the venue wearing a white V-neck dress and holding hands with her eldest son, René-Charles Angélil.

Several hockey fans cheered as the music legend approached the stage, a bright smile on her face. When she arrived onstage, she exchanged handshakes and cheek kisses with the team leaders before taking her seat at the microphone.

“I am excited. “I’m not even a hockey mom,” the Grammy winner joked to the audience before announcing the team’s choice, Russia’s Ivan Demidov.

After he was announced, Demidov could be seen celebrating with family members and friends before coming up onstage and thanking the hockey team leaders. He also shook hands with Dion and her son before grabbing his new team jersey.

Dion’s surprise appearance comes just a few days after the release of her new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, directed by Irene Taylor, which provides a “raw and honest behind-the-scenes look” at the “superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness” — stiff-person syndrome — which she was diagnosed with in August 2022.

“Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit,” the film’s summary states.

Since the diagnosis, the “My Heart Will Go On” singer has had to cancel tour dates and take on an intense treatment plan which has included medication, immune therapy, vocal therapy and physical rehabilitation.

Dion told PEOPLE that her three sons, whom she had with her late husband, René Angélil, had kept her going despite her health issues. René-Charles has accompanied his mother to various occasions since her diagnosis, including the documentary’s debut on June 17 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.

“At one point, I could barely move and was losing out on a lot of life. My children started to notice. I was like, “OK, they’ve already lost a parent.” “I don’t want them to be scared,” added Dion, who is also the mother of 13-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy.

“I told them, ‘You’ve lost your father, but your mother has a different disease. I am not going to die. “I’m going to learn to live with it,” she said.