It’s always fantastic to see a beloved veteran player who has never won a championship finally get their moment in the sun.
That time came for Florida Panthers winger Kyle Okposo on Monday night as his team won the 2024 Stanley Cup Final over the Edmonton Oilers in a 2-1 Game 7 victory in front of the home crowd.
The 36-year-old Okposo has been in the NHL since 2008 after being drafted in 2006 and spent the majority of his NHL career with the New York Islanders and the Buffalo Sabres.
His first season with Florida cast him as one of the team’s elder statemen, and it proved to be worthwhile as he finally got a chance to skate on the ice and hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup in victory as his teammates cheered him on.
Kyle Okposo. All the years of hard work. Worth it ❤️ pic.twitter.com/auNM45dQqx
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 25, 2024
For a hockey player, this is the pinnacle of your career. for Okposo, he’s waited 16 years to finally get his chance at tasting a Stanley Cup win.
Seeing him get his victorious stake with the trophy is just beyond cool to see.
