Only one former Ohio State hockey player has ever won a Stanley Cup

It might be the best trophy in all of sports, the Stanley Cup. The trophy was commissioned in 1892 and is a shining masterpiece of all trophies. Win an NHL championship, and every player from the team gets his name engraved on the cup and even gets to spend time with the cup however each desires.

Not everyone is a hockey fan of course, especially in the football-crazed state of Ohio, but with an NHL team now calling Columbus home, there has been a lot of cross-over between Buckeye football fans and Blue Jackets’ fans. That has lent itself to following OSU hockey a little more as well.

However, for all the success the Buckeye hockey program has had as of late including a Frozen Four appearance in 2018, the other major contact sport has not seen as much success as what we have see on the gridiron.

And with the Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadians now getting ready to take center stage next week, we’re here to give you a little history lesson on the one and only former Ohio State player to ever win a Stanley Cup.

For those of you who are die-hard fans, you will know the name Jamie Macoun. For others, let us introduce you to the Candian native.

Macoun played for Ohio State from 1980 to 1983 and eventually dropped out of school after missing a class and being ruled ineligible to play in the NCAA, instead signing a contract with the Calgary Flames. He was an all-rookie defenseman for the 1983-84 season, He played a few years and even had to rehab through a career-threatening car accident before he won his first Stanley Cup with the Flames in the 1988-1989 season.

Macoun spent six years in Toronto when he was traded there in a blockbuster deal in 1992, then was traded to Detroit late in 1998 where he helped the Red Wings to a Stanley Cup with some depth on defense. And that, Buckeye friends, would be the only two Stanley Cups a former Ohio State hockey player has lifted above his head. Ever.

There are no former Buckeyes on either Tampa Bay or Montreal so that trend will continue. But, at least the head coach of the Lightning is named Jon Cooper, so there’s your rooting interest. Michigan is not involved in the contest, so karma should not be a thing to be concerned about if you are a Lighting fan.

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