Them rats. The Stanley Cup was awarded on Tuesday night to the Florida Panthers after delivering a dominant 5-1 win to capture Lord Stanley’s chalice for the second consecutive year.
Patric Hornqvist broke a scoreless tie late in the game to lead the Penguins to its second straight Stanley Cup win. Eight years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup championship with a 2-0 win against the Predators on the road in Nashville.
Patric Hornqvist gained a new perspective of winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Florida Panthers front office. He was part of a Pittsburgh Penguins team that captured glory in back-to-back years in 2016 and 2017 and was a huge piece of those rosters.
On the day the Florida Panthers acquired Patric Hornqvist in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins back in 2020, many figured his chance to get his name back on the Stanley Cup were done.
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There were many superb players who suited up for the Nashville Predators during the 2010s. They had some of the best defensemen play for them during that decade such as Shea Weber, Roman Josi, Ryan Suter, PK Subban, and Mattias Ekholm among others.
It was the second straight shutout for Murray and Hornqvist scored the Cup-winning goal against his former team. Seven years ago today, the Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup and fifth in franchise history with a shutout win on the road in Game 6 against the Nashville Predators.
Eight years ago today, Patric Hornqvist turned things around for the Penguins’ franchise. Eight years ago today, Patric Hornqvist put the Capitals on the brink of elimination in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
PITTSBURGH – Ever since Patric Hornqvist was traded away from the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2020, the organization has sorely missed a particular style of play.
The impact of Patric Hornqvist on the Florida Panthers was apparent from the moment he walked through the door of their Sunrise arena. In his first practice with the Panthers in 2021, Hornqvist paused as everyone was getting off the ice and made it very clear he thought they left something on the ice.
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan couldn’t help himself. He laughed as he shared how Patric Hornqvist attacked water bottles on the bench with his stick.
The Florida Panthers will honor the career of Patric Hornqvist with a pregame ceremony when the Pittsburgh Penguins visit Sunrise on Dec. 8. Hornqvist won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh twice before being traded to the Panthers in 2020.
Patric Hornqvist is officially retiring. The intense net-front presence and heartbeat of the Pittsburgh Penguins back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2016 and 2017, who was traded to the Florida Panthers in 2020 will be honored by both the Penguins and Florida next month.