However, one of the team's moves since then is raising some serious eyebrows, and it has to do with the names they had etched on the Stanley Cup itself.While it's not unusual to see a team's owner on the Cup, Canes owner Tom Dundon took things a step further and put the names of his wife and kids on the most famous trophy in sports.Now, other owners have put names of family members on the Stanley Cup before.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEAccording to TSN, back in 1984, Oilers owner Peter Pocklington put his father Basil's name on the Cup, and it was eventually covered with X's because he had nothing to do with the championship.Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon hoists the Stanley Cup after his team won Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final over the Vegas Golden Knights.((Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images))However, Panthers owner Vincent Viola did this as well after his team's 2025 Cup win, and those names are still on it.But it's fair to say that if this is the new trend in the NHL, it's not going over real well.Oof.I get the impulse of wanting to share something like this with your wife and kids...
but, on the other hand, they really had nothing to do with it, and there's only so much real estate on the Stanley Cup.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!As you probably saw in one of those tweets, some players didn't get their name on the Cup because the Dundon youngins took priority.
However, the one everyone is pointing to is Joel Nystrom, who played 38 regular-season games.The NHL requires 41-regular season games or one game in the Stanley Cup final, but teams can petition to add players.Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is facing criticism for putting his family members' names on the Stanley Cup.
(James Guillory-Imagn Images)On one hand, if you own the team, you get to call the shots, but this is the sort of thing that isn't going to go over too well within the organization.The Hurricanes' success didn't come overnigh...