Tim Thomas and Rich Peverley are the latest former college hockey players to reach the sport's ultimate goal, winning the Stanley Cup Wednesday night with Boston's Game 7 victory at Vancouver.
They join a distinctive list, compiled below, of 180 former college hockey players whose names are on the Cup. This marks the 36th consecutive season that at least two college players have their name on the Cup.
Thomas became the second former college player in as many years to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff most valuable player, following Jonathan Toews. Thomas is the fifth former college player to win the trophy (Toews, Brian Leetch, Joe Nieuwendyk, Ken Dryden).
Thomas is also the fifth Vermont alumnus to win the Cup, following Martin St. Louis, John LeClair, Eric Perrin and Patrick Sharp. Peverley becomes the first former St. Lawrence player to put his name on the Cup as a player.
Three former Harvard players will have their names added to the Cup as Bruins executives: general manager Peter Chiarelli and two of his top aides, Don Sweeney and John Weisbrod.
Other former college players may not have their names added to the Cup due to NHL criteria but were part of the Bruins' postgame celebration. Michigan's Steve Kampfer, Ohio State's Matt Bartkowski and Boston University's Colby Cohen all hoisted the Cup on ice after the game in Vancouver.
FORMER COLLEGIANS WHO HAVE WON THE CUP AS PLAYERS | |||
2011 | Boston | Tim Thomas | Vermont |
2011 | Boston | Rich Peverley | St. Lawrence |
2010 | Chicago | Jonathan Toews | North Dakota |
2010 | Chicago | Adam Burish | Wisconsin |
2010 | Chicago | Jordan Hendry | Alaska-Fairbanks |
2010 | Chicago | Duncan Keith | Michigan State |
2010 | Chicago | John Madden | Michigan |
2010 | Chicago | Patrick Sharp | Vermont |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams | Harvard |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Mark Eaton | Notre Dame |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Hal Gill | Providence |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Alex Goligoski | Minnesota |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Bill Guerin | Boston College |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz | Ferris State |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik | Boston College |
2009 | Pittsburgh | Rob Scuderi | Boston College |
2008 | Detroit | Chris Chelios | Wiconsin |
2008 | Detroit | Dallas Drake | Northern Michigan |
2008 | Detroit | Brett Lebda | Notre Dame |
2008 | Detroit | Brian Rafalski | Wisconsin |
2007 | Anaheim | Todd Marchant | Clarkson |
2007 | Anaheim | Andy McDonald | Colgate |
2007 | Anaheim | Joe DiPenta | Boston University |
2007 | Anaheim | Kent Huskins | Clarkson |
2007 | Anaheim | Chris Kunitz | Ferris State |
2007 | Anaheim | George Parros | Princeton |
2007 | Anaheim | Joe Motzko | St. Cloud State |
2007 | Anaheim | Ryan Carter | Minnesota State |
2007 | Anaheim | Drew Miller | Michigan State |
2007 | Anaheim | Ryan Shannon | Boston College |
2007 | Anaheim | Dustin Penner | Maine |
2006 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour | Michigan State |
2006 | Carolina | Kevyn Adams | Miami |
2006 | Carolina | Craig Adams | Harvard |
2006 | Carolina | Erik Cole | Clarkson |
2006 | Carolina | Mike Commodore | North Dakota |
2006 | Carolina | Matt Cullen | St. Cloud State |
2006 | Carolina | Bret Hedican | St. Cloud State |
2006 | Carolina | Andrew Hutchinson | Michigan State |
2006 | Carolina | Aaron Ward | Michigan |
2006 | Carolina | Doug Weight | Lake Superior State |
2004 | Tampa Bay | Martin St. Louis | Vermont |
2004 | Tampa Bay | Dan Boyle | Miami |
2004 | Tampa Bay | John Grahame | Lake Superior State |
2004 | Tampa Bay | Eric Perrin | Vermont |
2004 | Tampa Bay | Ben Clymer | Minnesota |
2003 | New Jersey | Brian Gionta | Boston College |
2003 | New Jersey | John Madden | Michigan |
2003 | New Jersey | Joe Niewendyk | Cornell |
2003 | New Jersey | Jay Pandolfo | Boston University |
2003 | New Jersey | Brian Rafalski | Wisconsin |
2002 | Detroit | Chris Chelios | Wisconsin |
2002 | Detroit | Brett Hull | Minnesota Duluth |
2001 | Colorado | Rob Blake | Bowling Green |
2001 | Colorado | Greg de Vries | Bowling Green |
2001 | Colorado | Chris Drury | Boston University |
2001 | Colorado | Dan Hinote | Army |
2001 | Colorado | Bryan Muir | New Hampshire |
2001 | Colorado | Shjon Podein | Minnesota Duluth |
2001 | Colorado | Steve Reinprecht | Wisconsin |
2000 | New Jersey | Brad Bombardir | North Dakota |
2000 | New Jersey | John Madden | Michigan |
2000 | New Jersey | Randy McKay | Michigan Tech |
2000 | New Jersey | Jay Pandolfo | Boston University |
2000 | New Jersey | Brian Rafalski | Wisconsin |
2000 | New Jersey | Chris Terreri | Providence |
1999 | Dallas | Joe Niewendyk | Cornell |
1999 | Dallas | Craig Ludwig | North Dakota |
1999 | Dallas | Ed Belfour | North Dakota |
1999 | Dallas | Shawn Chambers | Alaska-Fairbanks |
1999 | Dallas | Tony Hrkac | North Dakota |
1999 | Dallas | Brett Hull | Minnesota Duluth |
1999 | Dallas | Derek Plante | Minnesota Duluth |
1999 | Dallas | Blake Sloan | Michigan |
1998 | Detroit | Doug Brown | Boston College |
1998 | Detroit | Mike Knuble | Michigan |
1998 | Detroit | Jamie Macoun | Ohio State |
1998 | Detroit | Aaron Ward | Michigan |
1997 | Detroit | Doug Brown | Boston College |
1997 | Detroit | Aaron Ward | Michigan |
1996 | Colorado | Troy Murray | North Dakota |
1996 | Colorado | Scott Young | Boston University |
1995 | New Jersey | Shawn Chambers | Alaska-Fairbanks |
1995 | New Jersey | Tom Chorske | Minnesota |
1995 | New Jersey | Danton Cole | Michigan State |
1995 | New Jersey | Kevin Dean | New Hampshire |
1995 | New Jersey | Jim Dowd | Lake Superior State |
1995 | New Jersey | Bruce Driver | Wisconsin |
1995 | New Jersey | Bill Guerin | Boston College |
1995 | New Jersey | Chris McAlpine | Minnesota |
1995 | New Jersey | Randy McKay | Michigan Tech |
1995 | New Jersey | Mike Peluso | Alaska-Anchorage |
1995 | New Jersey | Brian Rolston | Lake Superior State |
1995 | New Jersey | Chris Terreri | Providence |
1994 | NY Rangers | Brian Leetch | Boston College |
1994 | NY Rangers | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1994 | NY Rangers | Glenn Healy | Western Michigan |
1994 | NY Rangers | Doug Lidster | Colorado College |
1994 | NY Rangers | Craig MacTavish | UMass Lowell |
1994 | NY Rangers | Mike Richter | Wisconsin |
1993 | Montreal | John LeClair | Vermont |
1993 | Montreal | Ed Ronan | Boston University |
1993 | Montreal | Sean Hill | Wisconsin |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Stevens | Boston College |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Joe Mullen | Boston College |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Shawn McEachern | Boston University |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Paul Stanton | Wisconsin |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Jay Caufield | North Dakota |
1992 | Pittsburgh | Peter Taglianetti | Providence |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Jay Caufield | North Dakota |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Frank Pietrangelo | Minnesota |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Paul Stanton | Wisconsin |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Stevens | Boston College |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Peter Taglianetti | Providence |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Scott Young | Boston University |
1991 | Pittsburgh | Joe Mullen | Boston College |
1990 | Edmonton | Joe Murphy | Michigan State |
1990 | Edmonton | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1990 | Edmonton | Craig MacTavish | UMass Lowell |
1990 | Edmonton | Craig Simpson | Michigan State |
1990 | Edmonton | Geoff Smith | North Dakota |
1989 | Calgary | Joe Mullen | Boston College |
1989 | Calgary | Colin Patterson | Clarkson |
1989 | Calgary | Gary Suter | Wisconsin |
1989 | Calgary | Joe Niewendyk | Cornell |
1989 | Calgary | Brian MacLellan | Bowling Green |
1989 | Calgary | Joel Otto | Bemidji State |
1989 | Calgary | Jamie Macoun | Ohio State |
1988 | Edmonton | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1988 | Edmonton | Normand Lacombe | New Hampshire |
1988 | Edmonton | Craig MacTavish | UMass Lowell |
1988 | Edmonton | Craig Simpson | Michigan State |
1987 | Edmonton | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1987 | Edmonton | Craig MacTavish | UMass Lowell |
1986 | Montreal | David Maley | Wisconsin |
1986 | Montreal | Craig Ludwig | North Dakota |
1986 | Montreal | Tom Kurvers | Minnesota Duluth |
1986 | Montreal | Chris Chelios | Wisconsin |
1986 | Montreal | Steve Rooney | Providence |
1986 | Montreal | Chris Nilan | Northeastern |
1986 | Montreal | Mike McPhee | Rensselaer |
1985 | Edmonton | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1985 | Edmonton | Pat Hughes | Michigan |
1985 | Edmonton | Don Jackson | Notre Dame |
1985 | Edmonton | Dave Lumley | New Hampshire |
1984 | Edmonton | Glenn Anderson | Denver |
1984 | Edmonton | Pat Hughes | Michigan |
1984 | Edmonton | Don Jackson | Notre Dame |
1984 | Edmonton | Dave Lumley | New Hampshire |
1983 | NY Islanders | Dave Langevin | Minnesota Duluth |
1983 | NY Islanders | Ken Morrow | Bowling Green |
1982 | NY Islanders | Dave Langevin | Minnesota Duluth |
1982 | NY Islanders | Ken Morrow | Bowling Green |
1981 | NY Islanders | Dave Langevin | Minnesota Duluth |
1981 | NY Islanders | Ken Morrow | Bowling Green |
1981 | NY Islanders | Bob Lorimer | Michigan Tech |
1980 | NY Islanders | Dave Langevin | Minnesota Duluth |
1980 | NY Islanders | Ken Morrow | Bowling Green |
1980 | NY Islanders | Bob Lorimer | Michigan Tech |
1980 | NY Islanders | Glenn Resch | Minnesota Duluth |
1979 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1979 | Montreal | Brian Engblom | Wisconsin |
1979 | Montreal | Pat Hughes | Michigan |
1979 | Montreal | Rod Langway | New Hampshire |
1978 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1978 | Montreal | Bill Nyrop | Notre Dame |
1977 | Montreal | Mike Polich | Minnesota |
1977 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1977 | Montreal | Bill Nyrop | Notre Dame |
1976 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1976 | Montreal | Bill Nyrop | Notre Dame |
1973 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1971 | Montreal | Ken Dryden | Cornell |
1969 | Montreal | Tony Esposito | Michigan Tech |
1965 | Montreal | Red Berenson | Michigan |
1963 | Toronto | John MacMillan | Denver |
1962 | Toronto | John MacMillan | Denver |
1945 | Toronto | Frank McCool | Gonzaga |
1939 | Boston | Frank Brimsek | St. Cloud State |
1937 | Detroit | John Sherf | Michigan |