'They have done so much for me that they don't know, and to know that I can repay them, that means so much to me,' 11-year-old Laila Anderson said during a postgame interview. 'I couldn't thank them enough for helping me get through my fight.'
The St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup on Wednesday night, but one of the best parts of their championship run didn't unfold on the ice. It's the story of Laila Anderson, an 11-year-old superfan who has become an inspiration for the team -- and even got to celebrate with the players in their moment of glory.
Laila is fighting hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH, a rare and life-threatening immune disease, but she's been faithfully cheering on the Blues throughout the playoffs. She interviewed player Alexander Steen after the Blues punched their ticket to the finals, and revved up the crowd before Game 3 in St. Louis.Laila shares in the glory with her favorite player, Parayko, on Wednesday night in Boston.
Watch how much it means to this 11-year-old girl, Laila Anderson, when mom tells her the @StLouisBlues invited her to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup, and her doctors said she can go.— Coy Wire June 12, 2019 As the St. Louis Blues celebrated their championship, they invited Laila down the ice, and she and her favorite player, defenseman Colton Parayko, shared a beautiful Stanley Cup moment. The 11-year-old and Parayko bask in a beautiful Stanley Cup moment.
— NHL June 13, 2019 Laila first became famous in the Blues universe when her family started looking for a bone marrow donor for her in 2018. Her status as a superfan caught the attention of the team, and the Blues hosted a"Be the Match" event at a home game in November, where fans could sign up for a bone marrow donor registry. Blues players have adopted Laila as an unofficial member of the team, and Steen has told the 11-year-old she was their"lucky charm" for the playoffs.
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