The first team Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart played for as a young boy was the Hollyburn Huskies. So it was fitting that after winning the Stanley Cup in June, the West Vancouver native would bring the iconic trophy home to Hollyburn Country club, where it all started.
The club held an event Sunday morning where hundreds of members heard from Reinhart, and posed for photos with the 28 year old and the cup.
“It was great to see Sam grow up as a kid just loving hockey, playing hard, competing. So to have one of our own now a Stanley Cup champion and to see how many people came out to celebrate with Sam on his day, words can’t explain it,” said Hollyburn Huskies director of hockey Adam Hayduk.
“It is really special to us as a program, but also for the young kids here as well.”
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