Dan Cloutier. Carey Price. Roberto Luongo. Marc-Andr茅 Fleury.

In addition to being some of the best goaltenders in the recent history of the NHL, those are also the faces on posters that once graced the bedroom walls of Laurent Brossoit.

Brossoit has now done something that only one of his boyhood heroes has.

On Tuesday night, as the final seconds ticked off on his Vegas Golden Knights 9-3 win over the Florida Panthers, Brossoit added his name to the Stanley Cup.

Coming from a family of big hockey fans and other goalies, Brossoit knew from a young age he was destined to be in the crease.

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Born in Port Alberni, Brossoit and his family lived there until he was seven. Then, they moved to the mainland, to Surrey. A ferry ride didnB次元官网网址檛 keep him from his small town roots however.

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By the age of 10 his begging wore down his parents enough for him to hit the ice, and he never looked back from there.

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As he looks back, the now 30-year-old Brossoit is the most thankful to his parents for getting him where he is today.

B次元官网网址淢y parents, they had to sacrifice a lot of money. Hockey is not a cheap sport, goaltending especially. They sacrificed a lot of their time and money so I could play. My mom had to remortgage the house so I could keep playing.B次元官网网址�

Now 30, with 10 years of professional hockey behind him, Brossoit also had to rely on himself after facing hardships throughout his athletic career. His road to the cup began with a double round of surgery at the end of last season. He then started this one rehabilitating in the minors. When he was well enough to get the opportunity to come back up to the NHL, Brossoit seized it. Enough so that he made an impression leading to starting the playoffs.

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Though he was swapped out of his starting role in the playoffs during his eighth game due to injury, thereB次元官网网址檚 no animosity to be had for the man who took his place, Comox-born Adin Hill. In fact, he finds a sense of pride in representing the small Vancouver Island communities that they come from, and paying it back to those communities they hold dear. Brossoit and Hill have remained close friends and teammates, and as he puts it, just B次元官网网址渁 couple of Vancouver Island guys.B次元官网网址�

Interviewed two days after reaching the top, heB次元官网网址檚 ready to have his big B次元官网网址渃ellyB次元官网网址� off the ice. In terms of his plans for his day with the cup, besides making sure to drink out of it and snap photos, he said he is undecided.

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Though he is reaching an age that is considered the older side of the NHL range, his flame for playing hasnB次元官网网址檛 been extinguished by reaching his dream.

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