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Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush says he knew “absolutely nothing” about Montreal as a kid growing up in Cleveland.

“Everybody that I grew up with thought like me, looked like me, acted the same way,” Bush said. “When I came to Montreal, it really opened my eyes to what the world was like. So I think for my kids to be raised here, it’s been a great opportunity.”

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Bush, 33, is in his ninth season with the Impact, the longest tenure of any player on the team. He was named Major League Soccer’s Player of the Week on Monday after posting his second straight shutout in a 1-0 home win over the Chicago Fire last Sunday and will be back in goal Saturday when New York City FC visits Saputo Stadium (5 p.m., TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio).

Bush lives year-round in Montreal with his wife, Colleen, their three children — Isabella, 5, Canaan, 3, and 4-month-old Brooklyn — and their 10-year-old Siberian Husky named Zoey. On Thursday afternoon, Bush sat down over a latté at his favourite coffee shop — the Victor Rose Espresso Bar in the West Island’s Pointe-Claire Village — to talk about what he loves about Montreal before crossing Cartier St. to Crèmerie Wild Willy’s and treating his kids to some ice cream.