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Blues fan Laila Anderson gets moment with Stanley Cup

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Colton Parayko celebrates the Blues' Stanley Cup win with Laila Anderson and talks with Jeremy Roenick about the journey to the championship.

St. Louis Blues superfan Laila Anderson has enjoyed quite a ride while inspiring her team to its first-ever Stanley Cup victory.

Despite Game 7 being in Boston, Anderson was there, and she didn’t just get to see the Blues win it all. She even got a moment with the Stanley Cup, and fittingly, her buddy Colton Parayko helped her give the Stanley Cup a kiss.

This completes quite the ride for the 11-year-old, who’s battling a rare disease called HLH. Anderson’s had a bobblehead made in her image, and even had the chance to pump the team and the crowd before Game 3 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final in St. Louis.

The NHL posted wonderful footage of the moment on Twitter:

While PHT’s own Sean Leahy was on the ice to capture the moment:

Even if your team didn’t win it all this season - even if you root for the Bruins - it’s hard not to feel happy for Laila Anderson. Really, moments like these are what it’s all about.

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James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.