Growing up in the Montreal area, Devon Levi met Roberto Luongo at a goalie camp. I remember seeing him in the rink and I went up to him and I wanted to introduce myself, Levi said. He shook my hand with two fingers, because my hand was only as big as his two fingers. It was an unbelievable experience. He was one of my idols.
So, when the Panthers selected Levi in the seventh round, 212th overall, during October s National Hockey League draft, it was a thrill not only to hear his name called, but to know he would get a chance to work with Luongo, who oversees Florida s goaltending excellence department. And during Canada s World Junior selection camp the pair spoke multiple times.