Steven Lorentz will be able to make his childhood dream a reality after securing a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. When speaking with reporters minutes after the signing was made official,

For the second straight year, a former San Jose Sharks forward has signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs after participating in training camp on a tryout basis.

For most of his career, whether as what he calls an “outsider” as a seventh-round pick of the Carolina Hurricanes in 2015, or largely forgotten about while playing in the ECHL, Lorentz has gotten used to people not knowing his name.