Former Michigan hockey player Steve Kampfer plans to bring Stanley Cup to Ann Arbor
Former Michigan hockey defenseman Steve Kampfer, who won an NHL championship in his rookie season with the Boston Bruins, plans to bring the Stanley Cup to town when it's his turn to host the famous trophy.
“I definitely would like to take it to Yost and take it around Ann Arbor because (I) spent four years there,” Kampfer told the Michigan Daily. “It’s home.”
From the Michigan Daily story, published Tuesday:
He wants to show the Cup to Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson and to the rest of the coaching staff as a sign of appreciation. He may not be at Michigan anymore, but Kampfer understands, now more than ever, the impact that Michigan has had on him as a person and as a player.
In one of the best traditions in sports, every member of the NHL championship team is allowed to spend one day with the Stanley Cup at a location of his choice.
Kampfer will get that day (a date hasn't been determined), but he still doesn't know if his name will appear on the trophy.
There is an NHL requirement that a player must appear in 41 games or play in a Stanley Cup final game to have his name engraved. Kampfer played in 38 games, but did not appear in the finals.
CSN New England reported that Bruins general Peter Chiarelli is attempting to have both Kampfer and Marc Savard included. Savard played in 29 games before a season-ending injury.
Comments
Dragonflayer
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 : 6:37 p.m.
I was really looking forward to this opportunity, having barely missed the Cup twice before. Unfortunately, there was one very important piece of information which was either not supplied for the story or not printed. That info was that there was no photographer on site and you had to supply your own camera. I drove from Milan and got to the doors right at 11:00 only to find out I needed a camera. Though discouraged, I thought I should have enough time to drive back to Milan, get my camera, and make it back. I arrived back at 12:10 and was told at the door there was now no guarantee I wouldn't be turned away. Sure enough, I waited all the way through a long line and was 10 feet away from the end of the hall when we were ushered to the side at 2:00 for the cup to pass. No photo, no autograph, not even an opportunity to donate while I was there. I hope in the future that this is thought out a little more thoroughly! Very disappointing and an extreme waste of my time and gas! I will certainly have second thoughts about attending any such future event!
GoBlueGoWing
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 : 10:22 p.m.
I hope he gets his name on the best trophy in sports.