Paul Maurice has coached 1,849 NHL games, while Kris Knoblauch is in his first season.
The 2024 Stanley Cup Final begins on Saturday with the Florida Panthers of the Eastern Conference facing the Edmonton Oilers from the West.
Championships are won with the top players being top players. They are won with perseverance, skill and sometimes luck. But they are also won with a long list of intangibles.The Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup Final last spring, eventually losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. The Oilers will play in their first Final in 18 years.
On the bench, Florida is led by veteran coach Paul Maurice, who has 1,849 NHL games under his belt since 1995. Maurice became the youngest coach in NHL history to reach 1,000 games in 2010 and has coached in two Stanley Cup Finals. Edmonton is a bit of a different story, with first-year coach Kris Knobluach behind the bench. Knoblauch was hired by the Oilers early in the 2023-24 season and has just 69 games of NHL coaching experience.We’ve talked about the largest gap between two Stanley Cup Final cities. How about the largest gap between two NHL coaches in history? Consider the math here.
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