Tom Dundon engraves family members before Hurricanes players on Stanley Cup
Key Points:
- Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon engraved the names of his wife and five children on the Stanley Cup, placing them immediately after his own and ahead of key team members who contributed to the championship win.
- The names of Dundon's family now occupy the first two lines of the Stanley Cup, ahead of front-office staff, coaches, players, and other personnel.
- Due to limited space on the Stanley Cup, several notable individuals, including defenseman Joel Nystrom and minority investors Brett Jefferson, Marc Grandisson, and Bobby Farnham, were omitted from this year's engraving.
- This practice of including family members ahead of team contributors is not unprecedented, with Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola similarly engraving his family’s names on the Stanley Cup after their 2024 and 2025 championships.