Six years ago, Mike Brodeur was all smiles, on top of the world, during his ever so brief experience as an Ottawa Senators goaltending hero.
Today, he chokes up while talking about the fundraising campaign in his honour, after his losing his house to the fires in Fort McMurray.
“It’s unbelievable,” says Brodeur, temporarily living with his family at his parents’ home in Calgary after joining the “scary” mass evacuation out of town last week. “It restores your faith in humanity … and it brings a tear to our eyes. People are offering donations, places to stay.