TAMPA — Nikita Kucherov’s Stanley Cup celebration didn’t end with the on-ice revelry or locker room party with family and friends.
Igor Larionov was dining with his son when Larionov got a FaceTime call from an unknown number. He answered it, anyway, and Kucherov and the Stanley Cup filled his screen.
“You’re my idol!” the Lightning forward and playoff scoring leader shouted to Larionov in Russian. “Thank you!”
Larionov’s son, Igor Larionov II, shared the exchange on Twitter, calling it the “coolest thing witnessed.” Less than an hour later, he showed the tweet to his father, who shared other parts of their conversation.