In the National Hockey League, Wednesday night is game 7 in the Eastern Conference Final between Washington and Tampa Bay to see who joins the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.

The story of the Las Vegas team is a remarkable one, enjoying so much success in its very first season.

Among the players enjoying that ride is Sault Ste. Marie native and former Greyhounds star Colin Miller.

He has blossomed into one of the Golden Knights’ best blueliners.

The Sault Ste. Marie product says making it to the cup final means he's so close to achieving a lifelong dream.

"Yeah, it's pretty nuts. I think we've all been, all year we didn't know what to expect and now that it's finally here it's a bit overwhelming." said Miller.

The defenceman says he didn't know what to expect off the ice either.

Coming from the Boston Bruins, a traditional hockey market, the 25-year-old says the fans have supported this team well all season long.

After a mass shooting in October claimed the lives of 58 people in Las Vegas, the former Soo Greyhounds captain believes the team has given people something to look forward to.

"With everything that went on here at the beginning of the year with the terrible events, it was tough. I think the city got something to rally behind with the team and I think we've taken a sense of pride in this community. I think what people have seen, whether on TV or if they've come down to a game here, it's absolutely crazy right now. With the fans they've really got behind this team." said Miller.

His road to professional hockey, however, was not conventional.

He played a year of high school hockey as a teen, went undrafted in the Ontario Hockey League, and he's now with his third NHL organization.

One of his former coaches says he still uses the Golden Knights defenceman as an example for players to never give up on their dreams.

Dom DeLuca was Colin Miller's bantam hockey coach.

"It sounds maybe cliché after a while, but it does speak to a lot of kids, that if you really do love the game, and this is something you really want to do, you keep pursuing it. And again, it's a lot of hard work. It's going to be a lot of disappointment at times, a lot of ups and downs. And I’m sure he would tell you the same thing." said DeLuca.

Miller and the Golden Knights will start the Stanley Cup Final on Monday.