Your School's Alums in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

[joecct]

Colin Paterson (Clarkson/Calgary)

[MavHockey14]

What a difference from 20 or 30 years ago, when a college player in the NHL was so rare. Who was the first alum from your school to win a Stanley cup?

Ryan Carter (Anaheim)

[Shirtless Guy]

Tony Esposito (Montreal 1969)

[Suze]

Interesting, since the Washington Capitals have never won the Stanley Cup. Furthermore, College Hockey, Inc. lists Mike Peluso being the first and only UAA player to have his name etched on the Stanley Cup.

Sean

Yep. And Peluso is a basket case these days. So many concussions from the fighting back then.

[Wisko McBadgerton]

15 Badger alums on the Cup, plus, of course, Badger Bob Johnson.

The first was (now retired Sharks VP) goalie Wayne Thomas in '73 with the Habs.
First multi-Cup winner was Brian Engblom ('77-'79) also with the Habs.
Last was Justin Schultz with the Penguins.

[Sean Pickett]

MIKE KARAKAS went to Eveleth Junior College, although I don't know if he played for them. He did win the Stanley cup as the goalie in 1938.

Vintage Minnesota Hockey states he signed with the Tulsa Oilers on their Eveleth Hockey First 50 Years 1903 - 1952 page, while Wikipedia has him playing 8 games for the AHA Chicago Shamrocks in 1930-31 on their page on him and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, on their Bio page for him, states he played for the Rangers, an amateur club, while attending Eveleth Junior College after playing three years for Eveleth High School. The early NCAA Ice Hockey Rules and Official Ice Hockey Guides from the period have many photos of both college and high school teams, which I as far as I can determine are from the previous season. The 1929-30 guide has the Eveleth High School team photo with Mike Karakas front and center (and team captain according to the caption) and the 1930-31 guide has photos of both the Eveleth Junior College and High School teams, but he is not in either photo. Based on the photos and other information I have found it appears highly unlikely he played for the Eveleth Junior College team, but instead played for the Rangers and then the Chicago Shamrocks.

Sean

[Sean Pickett]

Yep. And Peluso is a basket case these days. So many concussions from the fighting back then.

Sorry to hear that.

Sean

[Fighting Sioux 23]

14 North Dakota products on the Cup.

1st: Gord Sherven ('84 Oilers)
Most recent: Carter Rowney ('17 Penguins)
Most frequent: Jonathan Toews (3 times, '10, '13' and '15 Blackhawks)

[Happy]

15 Badger alums on the Cup, plus, of course, Badger Bob Johnson.

The first was (now retired Sharks VP) goalie Wayne Thomas in '73 with the Habs.
First multi-Cup winner was Brian Engblom ('77-'79) also with the Habs.
Last was Justin Schultz with the Penguins.

I always thought Bob Johnson was a UM alum.

[Happy]

Vintage Minnesota Hockey states he signed with the Tulsa Oilers on their Eveleth Hockey First 50 Years 1903 - 1952 page, while Wikipedia has him playing 8 games for the AHA Chicago Shamrocks in 1930-31 on their page on him and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, on their Bio page for him, states he played for the Rangers, an amateur club, while attending Eveleth Junior College after playing three years for Eveleth High School. The early NCAA Ice Hockey Rules and Official Ice Hockey Guides from the period have many photos of both college and high school teams, which I as far as I can determine are from the previous season. The 1929-30 guide has the Eveleth High School team photo with Mike Karakas front and center (and team captain according to the caption) and the 1930-31 guide has photos of both the Eveleth Junior College and High School teams, but he is not in either photo. Based on the photos and other information I have found it appears highly unlikely he played for the Eveleth Junior College team, but instead played for the Rangers and then the Chicago Shamrocks.

Sean

thanks.

[Sean Pickett]

The first was (now retired Sharks VP) goalie Wayne Thomas in '73 with the Habs.
First multi-Cup winner was Brian Engblom ('77-'79) also with the Habs.

It appears that Thomas's name was not engraved on the Cup nor was Engblom's in 1977.

Sean

[Wisko McBadgerton]

I always thought Bob Johnson was a UM alum.

Huh? Oh, wait... I understand -->It's the old MN reading comprehension problem again.

See, it says alums plus Badger Bob. That "plus" indicates to normal people that the second thing isn't included in the first.

[Wisko McBadgerton]

It appears that Thomas's name was not engraved on the Cup nor was Engblom's in 1977.

Sean

Good catch. It's from a list that upon further review is "members of Stanley Cup winning teams" which as it turns out isn't the same as having your name on the Cup. Looking in to it further it seems around the fringes, getting your name on the Cup could be a little arbitrary. Thomas didn't play in the playoffs, (unsurprisingly, Ken Dryden started every game) and was left off. Oddly, Engblom DID play in the playoffs in '77, but was also left off.

Current rules (clubs submit a list) would no doubt have had both of them on. Davis Drewiske was with the Kings all year but only appeared in 9 games. He's on the Cup.

So--> 14 Badgers, PLUS Badger Bob. Brian Engblom is the first in '78.

[Jimjamesak]

What a difference from 20 or 30 years ago, when a college player in the NHL was so rare. Who was the first alum from your school to win a Stanley cup?

Mike Peluso UAA.

[Stratus]

To the original question, unless I goofed, Miami alums in the playoffs include these 8:
Kuraly, Wingels - Boston
Martinez - LA
Belpedio - Minnesota
Coleman, Greene, NJ,
R Smith - Las Vegas
Roslovic - Winnepeg

[TovarishchLisa]

What a difference from 20 or 30 years ago, when a college player in the NHL was so rare. Who was the first alum from your school to win a Stanley cup?

LeClair

[BlackI]

What a difference from 20 or 30 years ago, when a college player in the NHL was so rare. Who was the first alum from your school to win a Stanley cup?

John Tortorella. He was a coach though.

For players it is Dustin Penner, I believe. He is on there twice, with two different teams(Ducks and Kings).

[ServinisScores]

that'd be Mike McPhee. Pretty sure he's the only one too.

[beaverhockeyfan]

What a difference from 20 or 30 years ago, when a college player in the NHL was so rare. Who was the first alum from your school to win a Stanley cup?

Joel Otto, Bemidji State 1980-84, Calgary Flames, 1989

[FiveHole12]

Boston College - 12

Brian Boyle, NJ
Brian Gibbons, NJ
Jimmy Hayes, NJ
Miles Wood, NJ
Ben Lovejoy, NJ * transferred from BC to another school after frosh season
Cory Schneider, NJ
Brian Gionta, Boston
Brooks Orpik, Washington
Cam Atkinson, Columbus
Brian Dumoulin, Pitt
Alex Tuch, Las Vegas
Patrick Eaves, Anaheim