{"id":754474,"date":"2026-07-10T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/754474\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:44:08","slug":"carolina-hurricanes-owner-tom-dundon-ripped-for-engraving-entire-familys-names-on-stanley-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/754474\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon ripped for engraving entire family’s names on Stanley Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is facing backlash for engraving the names of his wife and children on the Stanley Cup as hockey fans blasted the decision as \u201cdisrespectful and shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dundon\u2019s name, along with his wife, Verushka, and their five children \u2013 Caden, Dax, Drew, Blake and Tagan \u2013 take up the first two lines of the newly engraved section of the famed Cup underneath the banner \u201cCarolina Hurricanes 2025-2026.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cForever etched in history,\u201d the Hurricanes posted on X, alongside a photo of the trophy. <\/p>\n

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon holds up the Stanley Cup during the team\u2019s championship celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 20, 2026. AP Photo\/Karl B DeBlaker<\/p>\n

Stanley Cup champions are allocated space for a maximum of 55 names to be engraved on the coveted trophy \u2014 with Dundon\u2019s family taking the first seven spots, totalling 90 characters.<\/p>\n

CEO Brian Fork and General Manager Eric Tulsky followed the Dundons before head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour and his staff completed the next six rows.<\/p>\n

The players,<\/a> led by Conn Smythe winner and team captain Jordan Staal, completed the final 24 names.<\/p>\n

Players who appeared in 41 regular-season games, or half the campaign, or dressed in uniform for a finals game are guaranteed a spot on The Cup with the team.<\/p>\n

Joel Nystrom, who made 38 regular-season appearances with Carolina while spending the remainder of the season with the AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves, did not have his name engraved along with several off-ice staff members.<\/p>\n

Equipment Manager Bobby Gorman, who has been with the franchise since they were the Hartford Whalers and was included on The Cup in 2006, was not listed among the names this year. <\/p>\n

Tom Dundon and his family were among the 53 names engraved on the Stanley Cup after the Carolina Hurricanes had 53 names engraved won the NHL Finals in June 2026. @Canes\/X<\/p>\n

Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov poses with team owner Tom Dundon and his wife and kids after being selected by the team during the 2018 NHL Draft. @TDCanes\/X<\/p>\n

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal celebrates with the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 14, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Brind\u2019Amour, Staal and forward William Carrier are the only ones whose names were etched onto The Cup in previous years.<\/p>\n

While a majority of fans and players celebrated the historic etchings, some took issue with Dundon\u2019s familiar positioning.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom Dundon putting his whole family on the Cup instead of players & staff who actually did things to win the Stanley Cup is one the most selfish & gross things I\u2019ve ever seen. It\u2019s so disrespectful and shameful,\u201d one critic wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cDumb Tom Dundon wasted so much space on the Stanley Cup by adding his useless children to it. Children who contributed nothing to the success of that team. What a self serving prick. Shameful,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolute trashy behavior,\u201d a third wrote.<\/p>\n

Hurricanes\u2019 Seth Jarvis poses for photos on top of a pile of confetti after winning the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas on June 14, 2026. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour is handed the Stanley Cup after the team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights. AP Photo\/Candice Ward<\/p>\n

Andrei Svechnikov hoists the Stanley Cup in the air during post-game celebrations on June 14, 2026. NHLI via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Dundon, whose net worth is $2.3 billion, according to Forbes, purchased a majority stake of the team for $420 million before buying out the rest of the minority shareholders for full ownership of the organization in 2021.<\/p>\n

In March, Dundon sold 12.5% of the Hurricanes stake to a group of investors at a $2.66 billion valuation.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dundon appeared to replicate Vincent Viola,\u00a0owner of the Florida Panthers, who had his relatives\u2019 names \u2014 Teresa, John, Michael and Travis \u2014 etched into The Cup after the team won it back-to-back in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

The four relatives all serve as alternate governors on the Panthers\u2019 executive board. <\/p>\n

In 1984, then-Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington had the name of his father, Basil Pocklington, added to The Cup when the team won in 1984, later claiming it was a clerical error.<\/p>\n

Hockey Hall of Fame officials, the owners of The Cup, found the secret placement and had the elder Pocklington\u2019s name crossed out. <\/p>\n

Former Chicago Blackhawks video coordinator Brad Aldrich, whose name was added after the team won the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010, had his name covered by Xs after being accused of sexually assaulting former player Kyle Beach during the playoff run.<\/p>\n

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