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Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Vancouver Canucks Goaltender Roberto Luongo Discusses Florida Panthers' 2025 Stanley Cup Win
With the Florida Panthers' 5–1 win in Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals, former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is officially a two-time Stanley Cup champion. He, along with former Canucks Jonah Gadjovich and Nate Schmidt, won the championship after four grueling playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, and Edmonton Oilers. This is Luongo's second Stanley Cup in as many years, as he and the Panthers also won against the Oilers in the 2023–24 season. Prior to that, he and the Canucks came only a hair away from their first in franchise history with a seven-game Stanley Cup Finals series in 2011. Cory Schneider was his goaltending partner at the time and, ironically enough, interviewed Luongo on the ice after his second Stanley Cup win. Advertisement 'It's surreal, does not feel real. Last year was crazy, this year even crazier, to do it again,' Luongo told NHL Network analysts and former players Schneider and Brian Boyle. 'When the time came they stepped up and they played the way we know how to play, an unbelievable performance.' Energy from the home crowd can be a big part of a team's playoff wins, as seen from the Abbotsford Canucks' home-ice success. Luongo, who banged the drum for the Panthers ahead of Game 6, jokingly noted how he was 'more nervous for the drum than the game.' Latest From THN's Vancouver Canucks Site: How Home Ice Has Provided A Big Playoff Advantage For The Abbotsford Canucks Advertisement Abbotsford Canucks Standouts From Game 3 Of The 2025 Calder Cup Finals Third-Period Offence Powers Abbotsford Canucks To A 6–1 Game 3 Win Against The Charlotte Checkers Now that the dust has settled around Game 6, one of the most polarizing images to come from the Panthers' celebrations the night before was a photo of Luongo and Brad Marchand posted from the former's X account. Marchand, a member of the 2011 Boston Bruins team that took Vancouver to seven games, was acquired by the Panthers at the 2025 Trade Deadline for a conditional second-round draft pick that has now become a first. 'Bill [Zito] and the team, we get together and work together as a team, we identify guys, we talk it over, we have disagreements, but at the end of the day we always find some guys that we think fit the way we play — we call them Panthers,' Luongo told Schneider and Boyle of Florida's trade deadline acquisitions and how they have been able to fit seamlessly with the team. Jun 17, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Roberto Luongo, former player, bangs the drum before the start of game six of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Now that the Stanley Cup has finally been awarded for the 2025 season, all teams will shift their focus onto the oncoming NHL Entry Draft and Free Agent Frenzy on July 1. Advertisement Make sure you bookmark THN's Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Also, be sure to leave a comment at the bottom of the page and engage with other passionate fans through our forum.
Washington Post
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
For the Panthers, the Brad Marchand story seems to keep getting better and better
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Florida Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration. Well, it happened. They have history and lots of it, including Marchand scoring four goals against Luongo in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Those goals came in Games 3, 4, 6 and 7 of that series — which just happened to be the ones that Boston won in that matchup, denying Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks that season's title.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
For the Panthers, the Brad Marchand story seems to keep getting better and better
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) looks the other way as a shot by Florida Panthers center Brad Marchand enters the goal to win the game in overtime in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) looks the other way as a shot by Florida Panthers center Brad Marchand enters the goal to win the game in overtime in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Florida Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration. Well, it happened. Advertisement They have history and lots of it, including Marchand scoring four goals against Luongo in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Those goals came in Games 3, 4, 6 and 7 of that series — which just happened to be the ones that Boston won in that matchup, denying Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks that season's title. But now, Luongo loves him. So, too, does everyone else in Florida, from the fan base to the players and everyone in between, with good reason. Nobody on the Florida roster has more points in these playoffs or a better plus-minus than Marchand, who will celebrate his 37th birthday on Sunday when he and the Panthers play Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 'He brings so much life to our team," Florida forward Carter Verhaeghe said. 'He's so energetic and obviously you see what he does on the ice. He's such a great player and has been around for so long. I mean, yeah, not that long, but he's a player-performer and he scores big goals at big moments and he's done it all.' Verhaeghe said all that while Marchand was seated to his left. When he got done with that answer, Marchand leaned in and whispered one other thing that he wanted Verhaeghe to add. Verhaeghe graciously agreed. Advertisement 'Good looking, too,' Verhaeghe said. Marchand — once a Panthers playoff rival — has gone from reviled to revered in Florida in just a few weeks. The shocking trade-deadline move that brought Marchand to the Panthers from the Bruins was a huge story at the time and keeps getting better now. And the OT goal on Friday added to his long history with Toronto, a team that he's faced in the playoffs on four other occasions and skated away as a series winner every time. 'Coming in, everybody embraced me and welcomed me," Marchand said. "And I feel like I've built some really, really good friendships already in a very short period of time. But also, when you see what the team is doing and what we're trying to do and what we want to do and the way that we do it, you want to completely buy in and be part of it. And we have fun.' Among players still in these playoffs, nobody has more postseason points in their careers entering Saturday than Marchand. The OT game winner on Friday was his 146th, tying Alex Ovechkin's career playoff total. (There are three active players — Sidney Crosby with 201, Evgeni Malkin with 180 and Nikita Kucherov with 171 — all with more playoff points, but their teams aren't still in this year's playoffs.) Advertisement His experience has been invaluable, even for a team that has plenty of players who were there for Florida's run to the Stanley Cup a year ago. Panthers forward A.J. Greer — who had been teammates with Marchand in Boston as well — said the former Bruins captain is 'an exceptional person, an amazing player, and everyone respects him.' 'He does check a lot of boxes and he brings a lot to this team and we're so happy to have him," Greer said. "And I think the Panthers fans are also happy to him. I don't think anyone predicted that he's going to score a game winner for us a couple months ago, but it's been an amazing ride and I'm really happy to have him.' ___ AP NHL:
Associated Press
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
For the Panthers, the Brad Marchand story seems to keep getting better and better
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Such a scene would have been simply unimaginable just a few months ago. Brad Marchand scores an overtime goal to win a playoff game, and Florida Panthers great-turned-executive Roberto Luongo pumps his fists and gives some hugs in celebration. Well, it happened. They have history and lots of it, including Marchand scoring four goals against Luongo in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Those goals came in Games 3, 4, 6 and 7 of that series — which just happened to be the ones that Boston won in that matchup, denying Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks that season's title. But now, Luongo loves him. So, too, does everyone else in Florida, from the fan base to the players and everyone in between, with good reason. Nobody on the Florida roster has more points in these playoffs or a better plus-minus than Marchand, who will celebrate his 37th birthday on Sunday when he and the Panthers play Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 'He brings so much life to our team,' Florida forward Carter Verhaeghe said. 'He's so energetic and obviously you see what he does on the ice. He's such a great player and has been around for so long. I mean, yeah, not that long, but he's a player-performer and he scores big goals at big moments and he's done it all.' Verhaeghe said all that while Marchand was seated to his left. When he got done with that answer, Marchand leaned in and whispered one other thing that he wanted Verhaeghe to add. Verhaeghe graciously agreed. 'Good looking, too,' Verhaeghe said. Marchand — once a Panthers playoff rival — has gone from reviled to revered in Florida in just a few weeks. The shocking trade-deadline move that brought Marchand to the Panthers from the Bruins was a huge story at the time and keeps getting better now. And the OT goal on Friday added to his long history with Toronto, a team that he's faced in the playoffs on four other occasions and skated away as a series winner every time. 'Coming in, everybody embraced me and welcomed me,' Marchand said. 'And I feel like I've built some really, really good friendships already in a very short period of time. But also, when you see what the team is doing and what we're trying to do and what we want to do and the way that we do it, you want to completely buy in and be part of it. And we have fun.' Among players still in these playoffs, nobody has more postseason points in their careers entering Saturday than Marchand. The OT game winner on Friday was his 146th, tying Alex Ovechkin's career playoff total. (There are three active players — Sidney Crosby with 201, Evgeni Malkin with 180 and Nikita Kucherov with 171 — all with more playoff points, but their teams aren't still in this year's playoffs.) His experience has been invaluable, even for a team that has plenty of players who were there for Florida's run to the Stanley Cup a year ago. Panthers forward A.J. Greer — who had been teammates with Marchand in Boston as well — said the former Bruins captain is 'an exceptional person, an amazing player, and everyone respects him.' 'He does check a lot of boxes and he brings a lot to this team and we're so happy to have him,' Greer said. 'And I think the Panthers fans are also happy to him. I don't think anyone predicted that he's going to score a game winner for us a couple months ago, but it's been an amazing ride and I'm really happy to have him.' ___ AP NHL:
Vancouver Sun
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Warriors version of Roberto Luongo trade helps bring playoffs to Rogers Arena
The Vancouver Warriors' Roberto Luongo trade worked out. The club made a blockbuster deal to land star netminder Christian Del Bianco from the Calgary Roughnecks at the National Lacrosse League trade deadline. The former league most valuable player from Coquitlam backstopped the Warriors to six straight wins to end the regular season, and that run propelled Vancouver to an 11-7 finish and fourth spot in the 14-team league. The Warriors' 15-10 triumph over the Rochester Knighthawks at Rogers Arena in the single-elimination quarterfinals marked their first playoff appearance since the Vancouver Canucks bought the team in 2018 and just the second post-season game in the past 11 years for the franchise. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Vancouver's season came to an end Sunday, with an 11-9 loss at Rogers Arena securing the two-time reigning league champion Buffalo Bandits a sweep of the best-of-three semifinals. The Canucks' season was dour. There's much work to be done to get them back on track. The Warriors were 4-14 in 2023 and 8-10 last year, and there's reason to believe that they'll keep trending in that direction. The Canucks recruited Coquitlam native Malawsky, 55, away from the Roughnecks to be the Warriors' general manager and head coach two summers ago when his contract with Calgary had run out. Malawsky had won NLL coach of the year with the Roughnecks that season, and had guided Calgary to the league title in 2019. Bringing in Malawsky — who was named one of the three finalists for both coach of the year and GM of the year for this season on Wednesday — has helped bring a stability to the Warriors and there had always been a thought that if the Warriors could show that stability they'd attract homegrown talent who didn't want to travel every weekend for games. An estimated 20 per cent of the league's players live in the Lower Mainland and Victoria. Consider Del Bianco a proof of concept. He had played eight seasons in Calgary and told them last summer that he was tired of spending so much time in airports and wanted to play closer to home. He was holding out from the Roughnecks prior to the trade. The pending free agent class is loaded with high-end scorers originally from these parts. That includes left-hander Mitch Jones, a 33-year-old from Delta who had 31 goals and 110 points for the Philadelphia Wings; righty Curtis Dickson, a 36-year-old from Port Coquitlam who put up 48 goals and 108 points for Calgary; and lefty Jesse King, a 32-year-old from Victoria who amassed 30 goals and 105 points for Calgary. Teams can assign a franchise player tag to one of their free agents every summer, keeping the player from moving to another squad. Jones, Dickson and King are all old enough to turn down the tag, though. 'There are some big free agents. I'm not going to say who they are, because I learned my lesson from hockey,' Malawsky explained, obviously leery of jumping the gun and getting in trouble with the league office. 'I'm going to wait and see what happens. But, yeah, I think we're in a good spot. I hope guys want to come. 'I was in Calgary for so many years. It's a great organization. I was used to getting on a plane every week. I'd fly to Calgary. I didn't know any different. I always thought 'It's only an hour flight.' But then I came to Vancouver and began realizing that if you don't have to get on a plane every week it changes your life with things like your family and your friends. To have your kids in the stands … I don't know if there's anything better.' The National Lacrosse League announced today that five members of the Vancouver Warriors organization have been nominated for league awards. The winners will be announced later this month. 🗞️ PRESS RELEASE | The Canucks traded for a 27-year-old Luongo ahead of the 2006-07 campaign and that was part of the team becoming a perennial contender, highlighted, of course, by their run to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. The Warriors landed the 27-year-old Del Bianco from Calgary in exchange for 21-year-old defender Brayden Laity, first-round picks in 2025 and 2026, and a 2025 second rounder. There's also future considerations tied to the deal. Malawsky regained draft pick capital in a parallel deadline deal, getting the Ottawa Black Bears' 2026 first rounder in a three-way swap that also included the Bandits. Vancouver gave up right-hander Johnathan Peshko, 23, to Ottawa in the swap. The Canucks signed Malawsky to a five-year contract to run the Warriors. The Roughnecks were said to have made a counter offer to get him to stay. He admitted after Sunday's loss that he thought the Warriors were a 'little bit ahead of schedule,' to where he had originally figured they'd be. 'But it still hurts tonight,' he continued. 'It still hurts, but the next step is free agents. I think guys are going to want to come. They're going to see what we've built and they're going to want to be a part of it.' Other Warriors named as award finalists on Wednesday were Ryan Dilks (top defensive player), Owen Grant (top transition player) and Keegan Bal (most sportsmanlike), as well as vice-president of business operations Jason Thorne (top executive). The Tom Borrelli media person of the year finalists include both Teddy Jenner and Maki Jenner, an uncle and niece from Victoria. The Warriors' announced attendance average for the regular season was 9,677, which was fifth in the league. The Bandits (18,471) and Roughnecks (12,086) were tops and the league average was 7,834. The league's salary cap this season was $584,325. The players, with few exceptions, have day jobs. Del Bianco, for instance, heads-up Del Bianco Contracting, which does home improvement and renovations. SEwen@ @SteveEwen
