Carter Verhaeghe Will Return to Edmonton, Where He Won The Cup

FORT LAUDERDALE — The Florida Panthers only have two players on their roster who knows what it feels like to hoist the Stanley Cup. One of them is Carter Verhaeghe.

As a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Verhaeghe was part of the 2019-20 Stanley Cup champions.

Due to the pandemic, Verhaeghe and the Lightning hoisted the Cup after beating the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place in Edmonton — the home arena of the Oilers.

Verhaeghe will try and win the Cup again, this time with the Panthers, against the Oilers.

It could just happen in that same arena.

“Obviously it was really special,’’ said Verhaeghe, who along with Vladimir Tarasenko are the only Florida players who have won the Stanley Cup.

“I actually had my dad there, too, which was awesome. It was a Covid year, but it was definitely a special memory there. We were in the bubble there for about a month, so I know the surrounding area pretty well. It was a lot of fun, definitely nothing but good memories of being there.’’