Luc Robitaille proved he is a son who will do what his mom says.
The Los Angeles Kings executive brought the Stanley Cup to his parents' home in Quebec to honor a request made by his mother Madeleine, who is suffering from liver cancer.
"She's never asked me for anything, my mom," Robitaille told the Los Angeles Times. "She said, 'Hey, if you win the Cup, can you take it home this time?' It was very matter of fact. I was like, 'Yeah, sure.' I hung up the phone thinking, 'We're going to win the Stanley Cup.'"
The exchange took place during the Kings' second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the St. Louis Blues.
"When someone who has never asked you to do something asks you, it means something," Robitaille said.
The newspaper provided details of the visit to Norbertville, which occurred this week before the Cup went to be engraved.
The village of 1,261 was treated to a short parade that was followed by a proclamation from the mayor. More than 400 people had their picture taken with the trophy.
Robitaille won the Cup while a player with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002; that offseason the Montreal native brought his parents to Los Angeles to celebrate.
This time, the Kings president of business operations took the Cup to his parents, as his mom asked.
"She figures it's the last time she'll see it," Luc's father Claude said.
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