Hurricanes Owner Tom Dundon Adds 3 Family Names to Stanley Cup, Drawing Backlash Over Player Omission

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9

Tom Dundon is facing criticism after the Hurricanes etched his wife and children onto the Stanley Cup following Carolina's second championship.
Those additions appear to have taken space from hockey personnel, with critics focusing on Joel Nystrom, who played 38 regular-season games and was left off the Cup.
NHL rules automatically qualify players with 41 regular-season games or one Stanley Cup Final appearance, but teams can petition to include others who contributed.
The dispute has revived scrutiny of owners using the Cup for family names: Peter Pocklington's extra 1984 engraving was later marked out, while Panthers owner Vincent Viola also added family names after the 2025 title.

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