Three years ago, Brandon Halverson had all but given up on his hockey dream.
He was delivering UberEats and groceries and working on a farm. He sold his truck. He borrowed money from his parents. Whatever it took to scrape out enough money for rent.
Two weeks ago, he stepped into the net with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time as an NHL starter — nearly 11 years after being drafted as a highly touted prospect, and more than seven years after his only other appearance in the league.
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From toiling away with a last-place team in Germany’s second division, a tiny club on the verge of relegation that played
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