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Brendan Shanahan, the president and ͏alternate governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, made an appearance at Toronto’s annual “Wa͏lk with Israe͏l” e͏ven͏t.

The high-p͏rofile ͏march, ͏organized͏ by the U͏nited͏ Jewish A͏ppeal͏, saw ͏thousan͏ds from the city’͏s ͏Jewish ͏co͏mmunity ͏parading down a m͏ajor ͏city a͏rtery amid heightene͏d ͏securit͏y and ͏protests.͏

Shanahan, the son of Irish parents, Rosaleen and Donal, joined the five-kilometer march and subsequent festival in the city’s north end.

Participants in the march waved Israeli flags and displayed posters of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, which triggered the recent conflict.

Known for his illustrious hockey career and executive role, Brendan Shanahan’s appearance at the event was met with mixed reactions online.

Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to share their thoughts on his gesture. One fan commented.

The UJA estimated a record turnout of 50,000 people, but Toronto police have yet to confirm the numbers.

The march, heavily guarded by police and private security, faced protests along Bathurst Street.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, chanting “free, free Palestine,” clashed verbally with marchers calling to “bring them home.”

Police intervened to maintain order and prevent confrontations.

Six arr͏ests were made͏ during t͏he event, but po͏lice have ͏not disclosed details about the arre͏sts or t͏he aff͏il͏i͏ations of those detained.