I’m Not Sure There Are Enough Dundons On The Stanley Cup
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The Carolina Hurricanes are worthy NHL champs, plowing through the playoffs with a 16-3 record.
It's a victory of commitment to an approach, as head coach Rod Brind'Amour's system finally paid ultimate dividends after seven years of postseason exits.
It's a victory for bloggers everywhere, thanks to the employment of GM Eric Tulsky and analyst Tyler Dellow(!).
But most important, it's a victory for family.
The Dundon family, specifically.
No other families.
https://defector.com/tom-dundon-applies-his-chintzy-tactics-to-the-trail-blazers">Notoriously https://defector.com/new-blazers-owner-tom-dundon-not-exactly-inspiring-confidence">cheap https://defector.com/tom-dundon-cares-not-one-bit-about-the-portland-trail-blazers">owner Tom Dundon is listed first on the Stanley Cup engraving every champion gets.
It's his team, he can do what he wants, and at least the NHL is the last holdout in not handing its championship trophy to the owner first.
Executives have had their names on the Cup since the Bruins did it in 1929.
So it's fine that Tom Dundon is on there now.
But whoever's job it was to do the engraving was certainly not done at one Dundon: