Marc-Andre Fleury's Parents And His Journey To The NHL | Hometown Hockey

As a 15-year-old who spoke very little English, Marc-André Fleury left the comforts of home to chase his NHL dream with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. His billets, Bob & Angela Hawkins, made him feel at home and forged a bond that continues today.

[@jackbelden3851]

as a capitals fan, Fleury is the creator of most of my hockey sadness from 2009-2017 but it was so fun seeing him play. respect

[@shawnschaitel838]

just imagine how irritating it would if the caps lost egas and him the cup final that year

[@eliasdallatorre3333]

same 🤝

[@1bls]

We have had some great battles with your Caps.

[@charliechafe5008]

My dad has been the Dentist for the Eagles for about 30 years now and to this day he still says that Fleury is the nicest player he’s ever interacted with

[@SammieScotia]

MAF is the greatest goalie and human being God ever created(other than my mom of course) He has the heart of an angel and shares it daily. I have been a fan since the CBSE days. Nova Scotia loves you, Flower. #FleuryForever

[@richernest3359]

Tuukka time!Love the passion.

[@shanebernardfaulkner3574]

great guy, but Patrick Roy is the greatest

[@mpuchar5003]

@@shanebernardfaulkner3574 Dominik Hasek is the greatest

[@shanebernardfaulkner3574]

@@mpuchar5003 after Marty

[@mpuchar5003]

@@shanebernardfaulkner3574 nah... Brodeur flourished because of that trap defense. He was facing less than 20 shots per game in that system and he had Stevens/ Niedermayer in front of him. Brodeur was a great goalie but IMO Roy was better and Hasek was slightly better than both of them.

[@thejkyle]

We love Flower here in Cape Breton. Great memories.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Do You still follow Him ? He is in LAS VEGAS NOW - Where They have No Snow !

[@Dr_Do-Little]

As a Montrealer it's always strange to see people calling him "Flower". But I'm sure our Flower doesn't mind. Great man.

[@rangerstown9437]

what are u trying to say

[@popinstock]

He his saying that the original "Flower" in Montréal is Guy Lafleur. So when he hears that word, M-A Fleury is not the one popping into his mind.

[@Dr_Do-Little]

@@popinstock Yup! What Dom said. I'm fine with it though.

[@krisppynugget]

Fleury doesn't even mean flower (more like 'flowery' but even then it's not written with a y. Like if a player's name was Floweri instead of Flowery in english). Lafleur literally translates to "the flower."

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@krisppynugget It seems that He has several " hockey homes " ?

[@sacredalien8011]

Fleury has always been one of my favourite goalies. He was the heart of Pittsburgh

[@koskey06]

I want to thank him for everything he did for Pittsburgh and the Penguins!!

[@2kidsnosleep]

This is awesome. Great job Hawkins family, this is what makes hockey in Canada. MAF is our favourite goalie

[@evanwiltse6127]

When you love your billet more than your own kids

[@danielmurphy3058]

Mark is a great humble guy. Nicest guy ever. Keep being who you are. Yourself.

[@LC-ht7sg]

He's the nicest guy ever. Humble and funny and grateful. And what a career.

[@9313James]

This is so sweet. Flower is the reason I want Vegas to do well but I really hope he comes back and retires as a Pen. I miss him in Pittsburgh Black and Gold

[@joeheid2776]

I imagine he will enter the HOF as a Penguin. Pens are a classy org. They'll probably do one of those one day contract things so he retires a Penguin.

[@Driberif1]

Obviously he was in Pitt for a long time but he has been making a home in Vegas and embracing all of the appreciation to have the honor of him being here.

[@joeheid2776]

@@Driberif1 All Pens fans are elated he's succeeding in Las Vegas. We were rooting hard for you guys 2 years ago. It's easy to like Fleury. As classy as they come. I'd love to see him win 1 more Cup. Retire as a Pen, then wait for the call.

[@maryjane8735]

@@joeheid2776 WOW YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!!

[@robertwhelan9132]

Merci Marc de tout ce que tu as fait pour l'hockey sur glace. On t'aime

[@LoveABun]

I love this man so much. He’s the reason why I watch hockey. I’ll be completely crushed when he retires and probably never watch hockey again. The lights will have gone out. 😪

[@differenttigers]

Love him and I love Cape Breton. Unreal place. The Q is a fantastic league for young players

[@andrewkoenigsberger3517]

Beautiful

[@honesttruth986]

Was so confused and scrolling back in the video numerous times to try to find a title under the mom and now I finally realized these were his *BILLET* parents lol

[@propeller___]

lol i was 3-4 years old when he was on our team and some of my earliest memories is my bigger sister being obsessed with Fleury and every house he stayed at. we thought he stayed at a house like a 2 min drive away but it turned out he literally stayed at a house a street over from us. small world.

[@TheEmpressMouse]

He met his future wife when he lived with his billet family. She lived down the street and he liked her but was too shy to talk to her so somebody else had to talk to her for him. So cute. Can you see him as a shy teen trying to talk to a girl?

[@Starribruins]

He looked so shy as a kid, and apparently after going down a division once as a kid he started vomiting on the bench out of anxiety 🥺 poor guy didn’t want to make a fuss

[@1bls]

We miss you in Pittsburgh, come back to us.

[@kevinreadel8868]

Yepppppppppppp

[@vulgarlanguage79]

fleury continue being great 🙌🏼

[@j.s.1016]

4:05 they actually bought their tickets themselves!!! After travelling thousands of miles. So, they really wanted to surprise him. Classy people… Great example for supporting young professionals. Inspiring me…

[@rangersrock100]

He was picking them up… he said “ 2 ticketed for Robert” meaning that Marc-andre left them for them

[@Gmaneeeee]

that shows u dont know people in the league lol. When they set tickets aside for you its sent to that booth and you give your name to pick the tickets up.

[@neilbissett1240]

The greatest netminder ever .......

[@ryana3679]

MAF seems like a great person. Good job.

[@andrewelliott1592]

My favorite goalie and the one who made me want to play a little of it back when the local Salvation Army here in NC had a street hockey league. It'll be a sad day for me when he retires

[@rogerred3855]

Fluery def would never forget his roots, from 15 to becomin a G, bein a goalie is tough, i don't know how he survived so many games, he is crazy!!

[@geraldw4867]

Luv this guy. 🇨🇦🐧🏒🥅

[@markdemell8056]

What a likeable guy!

[@ronbonora7872]

Great goalie and person!

[@stevepouliot6906]

An absolute class act

[@bjorncarlgren710]

Hats off to his parents!!!! MAF is great goalie and a much better Human being! Building playground in Pittsburgh on his way outta town. The way he handled himself after getting injured and losing his job not many people on this planet could've done that!

[@corycoulter5140]

Pittsburgh should of kept him over Murray

[@YAOmighty]

Pittsburgh has DeSmith, so they'll be fine for at least a month.

[@corycoulter5140]

@@YAOmighty Rutherford is losing his patience with this team.Payroll is high and getting very little results

[@catv3330]

YAOmighty DeSmith was short lived lol

[@mpuchar5003]

No they shouldn't have... not if they want to keep their top 3. Murray makes less than half of what flower makes

[@joeheid2776]

@@mpuchar5003 That's why you didn't hear that much resistance when they had to expose him to the expansion draft. Smart fans knew they couldn't financially keep him on board. Isn't it ironic that the salary cap, that is supposed to help teams like Pittsburgh, is what may deter this team from competing for another Cup.

[@GUTOMOFFICIAL]

Ok, what about the real parents?

[@martyboulanger2257]

hahah no doubt

[@Chamchamcham10]

@@martyboulanger2257 no diggity?

[@martyboulanger2257]

@@Chamchamcham10 ahhh , my dude

[@bvivian]

Probably can't speak English lol

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@bvivian Canada is a Bilingual Country ! ALL Should speak - both languages !

[@JILL0704USA]

What a tremendous story ☺️!! ❤️

[@paulyarek]

My wife and I were at a Vegas game in November 2018 talk about noisy, I was more than surprised at the amount of locals at the game Fleury is their fantasy mayor.

[@alexleclerc5733]

Beautiful people

[@soticsbackup1027]

Fav goalie growing up. And still

[@andrewbrimner8823]

Curtis Joseph and Marc Andre Fleury my fave

[@donmooney21]

Met and talked to Fleury multiple times. For many hours, with the "fancy people" lol. Behind the rope of a local Pittsburgh nightclub. I can agree. Marc Andre Fleury in no way. Comes off as a famous, wealthy, young athlete. He was by far the nicest of the guys that were ever there. Nice to the point that he was shy or embarrassed that people knew who he was. If you need a point of reference. Or think I'm just a fan and would say that about anyone. Sidney Crosby told me to shut up one night. Lol. But I was being rude... So I probably deserved it.. Lol But now looking back. That's a nice memory too. How often does someone get told that. By a generations Wayne Gretzky? So in different ways. They are both good memories. Haha. But yes. Marc Andre was absolutely as nice or nicer. On multiple occasions as everyone ever says. His parents should be very proud.

[@BloominFleury29]

What about letang? Did you ever see him

[@riderkatz4311]

Rest in peace Papa Fleury

[@silversteinman200]

When I was in grade 2 he and a few other teammates visited our school and I scored on him!

[@gc6888]

Classy guy - classy family

[@sousalarson6858]

Fleury talking about being mad while smiling so big xD

[@cohenfoster3115]

he seems like such a happy guy lol

[@justingt3rs]

best part of this video is all the koho equipment lol

[@wickedantionette]

justingt3rs good old Koho, Jofa, Sherwood, CCM

[@holoholopainen1627]

What Happened to KOHO !

[@Izzrr]

welcome to chicago 🌸 if u play for us or not ive always been a HUGE fan of yours

[@ryeann3]

R.I.P ❤️

[@timmclean4925]

No one died?

[@DexVfx]

@@timmclean4925 fleurys glove hand did :(

[@YeYe-db6ur]

Funny now

[@nickdailey9889]

Yeah. Only 17 more wins til he’s 3rd winningest goalie. Don’t think he died bro

[@RicciChoi1109]

It must be very hard for a Quebecois to leave his family and pursue his dreams in a place outside the French-speaking part of Canada...Appreciate that!

[@LamontBoucherville]

Does he have a connection to his real family

[@LamontBoucherville]

@CaptJericho well that should be included in the video. It's like there trying to paint his parents as deadbeats

[@LamontBoucherville]

@CaptJericho,👌✌️

[@jordanharperr]

rip💔

[@audetpro3149]

Love

[@LoveMartica]

Everybody likes and respects M A-F....no matter what team he plays for...

[@chaseonn]

ha. i met that guy, still mad i didn't get a photo with my nintendo dsi.

[@ADGarvey1]

MAF we miss you.

[@macymoo6588]

I would cry if I met fleury omg it would be so fun fleury I’m your #1 fan I’m crying right now 😭

[@wadecooler7496]

He's gonna go down as one of the best goalies of all time, if not the absolute best.

[@thegreatari]

Great video!!!!!!!

[@ChallengerH1]

When I live in cape Breton I went to game in cape Breton but he was already draft years before

[@bennyaw2141]

Bruh, Fleury was pranking since he was a kid 💀

[@canadiantraveller281]

Amazing goalie and human

[@Cole-oj2vs]

I live in Cape Breton and live like two minutes from the eagles arena

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Such a great career. Shame how he was treated by Vegas. I doubt he wins a cup next year in Chicago but I do hope he goes out with a bang.

[@floxy20]

Isn't it great how the education system of Quebec prepares its young people for life in the real world.

[@mathieuferlandkozicz1335]

Tu veut dire quoi par ça?

[@Will-im2np]

K lol

[@ChimairaGod]

Who else thought the guy in the thumbnail was Dr. Oetker?

[@foze_caillou1809]

Cptkangaroo Holy crap I thought I was the only one

[@martyboulanger2257]

the best part was that I got a Dr. Oetker guiseppe pizza ad right after the video

[@veetee355]

Pizza rustica, Dr. Oetker

[@leoberget750]

i'd settle the last slize with fleury

[@liamward2814]

I am from pei and I liked the islanders and screaming eagles

[@sniffelsmackinnon6094]

Liam Plays SAME BUT NO SCREAMING EAGLES

[@LamontBoucherville]

You guys should separate. Pirate island

[@HanCholo112]

@@LamontBoucherville Pirate Edward Island*

[@LamontBoucherville]

@@HanCholo112 arrr ahoy matey

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@HanCholo112 Nice ! How is The Hockey There ? Who Do You play ? Do You feel isolated ?

[@evanisokay9523]

i’m from cape breton!

[@Nort167]

This season he will have a Vezina Trophy!

[@SavitTheGoalie]

Wish I could meet fleury

[@TylerDurden-ij1np]

Nice

[@brownsupahero]

Someone in sports net didn’t watch the piece before naming the episode.

[@blingkid6]

That ad is a reeeeeeeeach

[@pamelabonaparte9383]

❤️

[@servicesaccount4836]

These aren't his parents. It's the family he lived with in jr. hockey. How don't you correct this in 3 years?

[@blewyd]

What a sponsor

[@automatedimagination]

David Desharnais at 2:47

[@Mrmapleleaffan13]

He was adopted to a more English couple wow didn’t know

?

[@mreddyfeelgood]

Are you dumb or something?

[@slix96]

Did you not watch any of the video?

[@holoholopainen1627]

He spoke - almost NO ENGLISH at the Time !

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@mreddyfeelgood He just wanted to play more organized hockey ? Do You know how much You learn to live with an Non Speaking Family ! Mario Lemieux & Jaromir Jagr & Jari Kurri / Never Did & Look where They are Now !

[@ПравославныйАтеист-р1э]

Приятный человек. :-D

[@cnd-snipez2718]

Flower

[@mikeFolco]

Son looks 20 years older than MAF

[@nickburton7897]

they completely skipped the part of him playing for the penguins like wtf

[@justingt3rs]

those days are over buddy lol

[@nickburton7897]

@@justingt3rs ik butnit they are talking about his career and they forgot his time with the pens

[@justingt3rs]

@@nickburton7897 the title is ''journey to the nhl''. why would his life in pittsburgh be included

[@nickburton7897]

@@justingt3rs why is him being on the knights in it then

[@justingt3rs]

@@nickburton7897umm gee i dunno, maybe bcuz thts where he plays now and his hockey parents went to see him play in las vegas, where theres also lots of other things to do...

[@Lukeypookie8]

So we’re is fleurys real parents

[@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv]

Looks like his dad

[@FishingwithGod365]

I understand keeping Murray was better for the pens financially, but look at them now might not be able to keep Murray now. My opinion would of been keep fluery let Murray walk and restructure his contract. Cause I'm sure like Crosby and Malkin did I'm sure fluery would of done the same thing. Especially now the fluery isnt in Pittsburgh Murray looks average, while fluery is still dominating.

[@GutPusher]

Boss Nass!?

[@papapudding]

Why did they have to buy tickets to the Vegas game? He couldn't get them free tickets?

[@tj9930]

What are billet parents? Im stupid btw

[@matthewschwartz2225]

They are host families for athletes coming from a different region to play hockey. Say his family it's from Vancouver, but he was drafted to play in Toronto. He'd be set up with a host family to contractually provide a home, food, support, and bring him to the games in a safe environment. It's a very common thing in junior hockey.

[@22in22]

I live 5 min away Centre 200

[@timmyboersma9922]

Fleurys voice is so similar to Sebastian Vettels

[@holoholopainen1627]

Is He The Formula One Driver ?

[@lindahlgeorge6143]

glass Act

[@RIUUI007]

I'm confused.

[@petel6945]

It takes a village

[@kennamortson7728]

Even

[@harmagician1]

I don't think I could let me son get drafted after bantams and see him move away and be raised by someone else.

[@Subieboy58]

Please go back Pittsburgh you need to come back home

[@SavouryLobster]

Title needs to be edited. These are his billet parents, not his actual parents. Pretty dumb.

[@flynnie2423]

200 th comment yay

[@defeatignorance8681]

"Parents." I don't think so.

[@impulse4079]

Bro his teeth are so white...

[@BloominFleury29]

Brighter than my future

[@aaronmaxim]

Their actual son seems like a went from 10 to 45 real fast ......yikes

[@josephcudini88]

You guys think you know hockey but you don't!