February 4, 2011

Nieuwendyk Pursues Another Cup as GM

The following article featuring former Cornell standout Joe Nieuwendyk appeared February 3 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.

 

Joe Nieuwendyk is one of only two correct answers to an NHL trivia question about players who have won Stanley Cups with three different teams in three different decades.

By reaching hockey's promised land with Calgary in 1989, Dallas in 1999 and New Jersey in 2003, Nieuwendyk accomplished a feat that previously had been accomplished only byClaude Lemieux (Montreal in 1986, Colorado in 1996, New Jersey in 1995 and 2000).

Nieuwendyk is now chasing a Stanley Cup ring in a fourth decade -- only this time he's doing it as an executive. The current general manager of the Dallas Stars has his team in first place in the Pacific Division entering the season's stretch run.

Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.