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Brett Howden of Vegas Golden Knights takes Stanley Cup to golf course in Canada

Hockey players seem to love golf. Stanley Cup champions love to show off the hardware.

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Hockey players do love them some golf.

Stanley Cup champions love to show off the hardware.

Brett Howden of the Vegas Golden Knights did ’em both Sunday in his hometown of Oakbank, Manitoba, about 30 minutes east of Winnipeg.

Vegas beat the Florida Panthers on June 13 to win the Cup for the first time. As is tradition, each player on the winning team gets a turn to take the Cup home, and Howden brought the Cup to his local golf course.

He had someone in his group take a picture of him teeing off with the Cup behind him on the tee box.

The best picture he took, though, was with his young son, Charlie, sitting in the bowl of the Cup.

Notre Dame players to have name on Stanley Cup

All but one played the same position…

The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second-straight Stanley Cup after shutting out Montreal 1-0 on Wednesday night.  The Lightning didn’t have any former Notre Dame players on their squad each of the last two seasons but six different former Fighting Irish players have had their names etched on the Stanley Cup over the years.

Who are they and who did they win the greatest trophy in sports with?

Here they are:

The last time every NHL team played in the Stanley Cup Final

It’s a hard road to make it to the Stanley Cup Final.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated.

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final is officially over after a thrilling series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers.

And yet, some NHL teams have yet to grace a Stanley Cup Final in their lifetimes.

Getting to the Stanley Cup Final is a tough road, only getting tougher by the year now that the NHL has expanded to 32 franchises. So you might be wondering, when was the last time each of the NHL’s 32 teams played in the Stanley Cup Final?

Well, you’ve come to the right place! After taking a look at the 11 NHL franchises that have yet to win the Stanley Cup, here’s the last time every team made it to the final round of the playoffs.

Every Stanley Cup winner in the NHL since 2000

The Stanley Cup is a prize coveted by all, but only won by a few.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated.

The Stanley Cup has quite the storied history over 125 years of hockey excellence. Not only that, it’s one of the coolest trophies in all of sports too!

That being said, it is hard to win the Stanley Cup. Even more so now in the modern NHL era with 32 teams competing every year and the salary cap limiting teams’ ability to grow.

Over the years, we’ve seen some true Cinderella runs to the Stanley Cup Final alongside some incredible hockey dynasties unfold before our very eyes. As the 2023 Stanley Cup Final has come to an end, let’s take a look back at all the NHL champions in the modern era of hockey.

The NBA and NHL recreated this iconic When Harry Met Sally scene with their championship trophies

The NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy and the Stanley Cup had an iconic lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen.

The NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy and the NHL’s Stanley Cup recently shared an iconic lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City.

Before the 2023 NBA Finals begin on June 1, the Larry O’Brien Trophy is currently in the midst of an “epic journey” around the world. So far, that has included stops at the PGA Championship, the Westminster Dog Show, the F1 Miami Grand Prix, the Kentucky Derby, and more.

You can follow along with all of the adventures via the trophy’s new social media accounts (@nbafinalstrophy) but the latest stop at the world-famous deli was the most delicious yet:

The MLB Commissioner’s Trophy and the MLS Philip F. Anschutz Trophy also made a cameo in the video.

If this location seems familiar, it’s because the trophies were seated together at the same restaurant Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan sat in during one of the most memorable scenes of the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally.

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Early 2023 NHL playoff betting odds favor Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche

Vegas really likes the Boston Bruins’ odds to win a Stanley Cup.

With the 2023 NHL playoffs right around the corner, Vegas thinks the Boston Bruins have the best odds of any team to hoist the Stanley Cup.

As of Friday, Bet MGM has Boston with +350 odds to win the NHL title this year, with the Colorado Avalanche (+700), Edmonton Oilers (+900) and Toronto Maple Leafs (+900) right behind the Bruins.

Boston sits atop the NHL with 135 points and a 65-12-5 record heading into the playoffs, the team positioned as a buzzsaw on its way to a Stanley Cup.

Vegas likes Boston much more than the team in its backyard, the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Sportsbooks puts the Golden Knights with +1200 odds to win a title.

A Boston/Colorado Stanley Cup series would put a 2022-23 powerhouse against a recent title winner, and Vegas thinks it’d be the Bruins who would take the cake in that heated matchup.

No matter which way you slice it, Boston is veering toward another Stanley Cup. If you’re going to put down odds on an underdog, now’s the time.

The 10 best photos from the Colorado Avalanche’s jubilant Stanley Cup parade

The Avalanche have only just begun partying with the Stanley Cup.

The Colorado Avalanche have only just begun partying after winning the Stanley Cup.

Thursday was the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup parade, where the team took their newly won Stanley Cup and toted it around the streets of Denver to celebrate with their fans. And what a parade it was! Bowen Byram was mistaken for a fan and got stopped by police. Nazem Kadri trolled the hockey world with a brilliant “too many men” shirt.

What more could you ask for from a Stanley Cup parade, honestly?

To honor the Avalanche’s hard-earned Stanley Cup win and subsequent jubilant celebration, here are the best photos from Colorado’s championship parade.