Florida Panthers assistant coach has now won hockey's holy grail three times, with three different teams, and brought the Cup home for the first time.
Nipigon-born Jamie Kompon, who won Stanley Cup championships as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, got ring No. 3 earlier this year with the Florida Panthers, and on Wednesday, for the first time, celebrated with the trophy in Thunder Bay, the city where he grew up.
“It’s never about me. I’ve been fortunate to be surrounded by great people and great players. This is the culmination of great people and great players, you get an opportunity to be a part of it,” Kompon said, hours before sharing the Stanley Cup with the public at an event at Marina Park. Bowman led Montreal to six championships, Pittsburgh to one and rounded out his coaching career with three trophy celebrations in Detroit.
“I have a bond with all three of those teams and those teammates and all of those people and that’s so important.”
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