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Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad holds up the Stanley Cup as he arrives on the ice for the home opener NHL hockey game of the 2025 Stanley Cup champions, against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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FILE - Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, hoists the cup following the Bruins' 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on June 15, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

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FILE - Philadelphia Flyers goalie Bernie Parent raises his mask to take a break during the Stanley Cup finals in Buffalo, N.Y., May 28, 1975, against the Buffalo Sabres. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE - Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, of Slovenia, carries the Stanley Cup after beating the New York Rangers in double in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final series, June 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)