“Gabe has been telling me for the last few years, ‘When we win it, you get it first,'” the Avalanche defender said. “If that doesn’t motivate you to do it, I don’t know what it does. Just a great, humbly satisfying feeling. I mean, it’s amazing.
Johnson was the first Avalanche player to win the Stanley Cup from Landeskog after beating Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final at Amalie Arena on Sunday.
This is the first time Avalanche has won the Cup since 2001.
Because NHL Commissioner Gary Batman was not present due to a positive COVID-19 test, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the trophy to Landeskog, who presented it to Johnson, a defender who has played for Avalanche for more than a decade.
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A No. 1 pick for the St. Louis Blues in the 2006 NHL Draft, the 34-year-old was acquired by Colorado with striker Jay McClement and a first-round pick in the exchange of quarterback Kevin Shattenkerk, striker Chris Stewart and a second-round pick at 19 He has 329 points (88 goals, 241 assists) in 857 NHL games, including 238 points (68 goals, 170 assists) in 654 games with Colorado.
Johnson scored five points (one goal, four assists) in 20 playoff games for the Stanley Cup. He was intercepted by Avalanche center Nathan McKinnon after a time.
“I thought I punched my head in the ice. “We did it! It was just a thrill,” Johnson said. “It was the best feeling. We’re so proud of all our boys, our support staff. They all see us on the ice, but there are really so many people behind the scenes who they do it for us, which allows us to go out there and do Oh, just amazing. I’m so grateful. “
Johnson then presented the Cup to striker Andrew Collano, who was acquired by the San Jose Sharks on March 21. This is the first time Knee has won the Cup; he played 1,140 games in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, the Anaheim Ducks, the Dallas Stars, the Sharks and Avalanche.
Cogliano presented the McKinnon Cup, Avalanche’s No. 1 pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, which has since played 638 games with them.
“EJ has been here a long time, then they decided I was next,” Coliano said. “Obviously, that was kind of them. I’ve been in the League for a long time. I have the feeling that the championship title will really resonate with me for a long time for this team as well.
“I was happy to give it to Nate. We are good friends. He’s a great reason to be here in the first place and I’m really happy to give it to him.”
McKinnon was followed by Jack Johnson, Nazem Kadri, Andre Burakowski, Darcy Kumper, Miko Rantanen, Darren Helm, Devon Toys, Valery Nichushkin and Pavel Frankuz.
Defender Jack Johnson signed as an unlimited free agent with Colorado on October 10, 2021. The 35-year-old has played 1,024 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and A.
“The last two minutes took an eternity, and then suddenly we looked up and there were 10 seconds left and you knew the puck was at their end and we were going to kill her,” he said. “It’s a dream come true. You always try to imagine what that feeling would be like, but you never know until it actually happens. It’s amazing.”
Kadri said he wasn’t sure where he would spend his day for the Cup, but said it would be a great party. The 31-year-old striker has played 739 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Avalanche and scored a goal for Colorado in overtime in his 3-2 victory in Game 4 of the Cup final on Wednesday.
“This third period seemed like two hours,” Kadri said. “To play with the lead, to be in the locker room, to understand that you are 20 minutes from your dream, it would be easy for us to strain, to be shy and timid in the third period, but we came out, we were aggressive, we won period and we won the match. “
Next was defender Cale McCarthy, who won the Conn Smythe trophy as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs, then JT Compher, Josh Manson, Artturi Lehkonen, Nico Sturm, Samuel Girard (who was injured in the second round of the Western Conference). against St. Louis Blues), Logan O’Connor, Nicholas Obe-Kubel, Ryan Murray, Curtis McDermid, Bowen Bayram, Alex Newhook, Jason Megna, Justus Anunnen, coach Jared Bednar and general manager Joe Sakic.
Bednar became the first coach to win the Kelly Cup (with South Carolina in the ECHL in 2008-09), the Calder Cup (with Lake Erie of the American Hockey League in 2015-16) and the Stanley Cup.
“I was in the league for 15 years, I had many ups and downs, but I just stuck to it, I believed in myself, I surrounded myself with people who believed in me and most importantly, my teammates. I’m so proud of my teammates, “said Eric Johnson.” Everyone worked [tails] off, the support staff who prepare us for the game, it’s amazing. “
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