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Stanley Cup Final A Just Reward For Coaches Barry Trotz And Gerard Gallant

By Adam Proteau, Featurd
May 27 2018

I’ve said it a number of times, in a number of places – every NHL franchise has at least one member whose personal story makes you want to root for them and be happy for both their individual successes and their team’s strides. And in the 2018 Stanley Cup final, there may not be two better stories than those of the Las Vegas Golden Knights’ head coach, Gerard Gallant, and his counterpart, Washington bench boss Barry Trotz.

Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to interview both men, and they made it easy to see why a player would go through multiple walls for them.