Ducks winger Chris Stewart learned about the lineage of teammate Josh Manson when he was watching from the bench in a game against Florida last month.
Manson crumpled a Panthers player, and Stewart shouted appreciation.
"Oh, the old Dave Manson [move]," Stewart said.
Stewart was then told that Manson is, in fact, the son of Dave Manson, one of the NHL's meanest defensemen of the 1980s and 1990s whom Stewart admired as a kid.
"I was the ultimate [Toronto Maple] Leafs super fan growing up," Stewart said. "I loved him.