Hurricanes goalie and LI native Brandon Bussi brings Stanley Cup home to much fanfare

He’s a real icebreaker. Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi united Islanders and Rangers fans — with the bitter rivals coming together on Long Island Wednesday to celebrate the first Suffolk County native to win the Stanley Cup.The 28-year-old brought Lord Stanley’s hardware to the packed Rinx in Hauppauge, which the champ noted was “the first place I ever put my goalie gear on” for a hockey clinic.County Executive Ed Romaine also declared it Brandon Bussi Day and Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame president Chris Vaccaro named him its inaugural person of the year.“Going to bed as a kid, you definitely dream about that moment – and you never know if it’s going to happen,” Bussi told The Post before his big day that brought out easily over a thousand fans.“Fortunately, we’re here.”Huntington’s Greg Packer showed up first on line at 5:30 a.m.for the 10:15 a.m.

event.“Because the Rangers, Islanders, Flyers, Devils — they’re not going to see a Stanley Cup for quite some time,” he quipped.The crowd was so large that hundreds couldn’t even get into the ice complex before the hometown hero had to leave.But the gracious goalie walked the cup outside down an entire block so every fan in line had a chance to see him with it.Bussi said the overwhelming show of support was humbling, but he is focused on how “it’ll be cool for me to see the next generation of hockey players.”Flames draft pick and Roslyn native Ethan Wyttenbach – one of the best college players in the nation – is now doubly excited at the idea of bringing the cup home.“It hasn’t been on the island that much, so it definitely would be cool to get my hands on it,” Quinnipiac’s star, who was also the NCAA’s rookie of the year, told The Post.“It’d be really cool to bring it back and continue to spark the island with some hockey.”Bussi has had a meteoric rise in the sport, having only reached the NHL this past season at age 27.“I think once Carolina claimed me and...