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Hockey helped Nareg Dekermenjian bond with his students, earning him a Stanley Cup visit

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NHL ’s Future Goals Most Valuable Teacher Program honors fifth -grade teacher.

Nareg Dekermenjian was honored by the Stanley Cup at Mother's Day brunch in Sherman Oaks , California .

He says hockey helped him adapt to his new country after his father left Lebanon for a better life.

He's using hockey to break down social and cultural barriers at his school.

Dekermenjian met the Stanley Cup with his wife, Lori , and then-infant son Ian , who owes his existence to the Cup .

“I definitely feel like I found where I need to be in life. And I'm 100% certain that I was meant to teach,” he said.

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