We’ve got some breaking news. The Los Angeles Kings put in a special waiver to the NHL to get former Washington Capitals defenseman Jeff Schultz on the Stanley Cup. That waiver was approved.
Friday afternoon, the Kings announced the 52 names that will be on sports’ oldest championship trophy and Sarge is on that list.
Yes, Jeff Schultz’s name — one season removed from being bought out by the Capitals — will be on the Stanley Cup. Here are the other 51 lucky souls.
1. PHILIP ANSCHUTZ
2. NANCY ANSCHUTZ
3. DANIEL BECKERMAN
4. DEAN LOMBARDI
5. LUC ROBITAILLE
6. ROBERT BLAKE
7. JEFFREY SOLOMON
8. MICHAEL FUTA
9. DARRYL SUTTER
10. JOHN STEVENS
11. DAVIS PAYNE
12. BILL RANFORD
13. KELLY CHEESEMAN
14. MICHAEL ALTIERI
15. JACK FERREIRA
16. MIKE O’CONNELL
17. NELSON EMERSON
18. ALYN McCAULEY
19. MARK YANNETTI
20. LEE CALLANS
21. BRENT McEWEN
22. TONY GASPARINI
23. MIKE DONNELLY
24. MARSHALL DICKERSON
25. ZACH ZIEGLER
26. DARREN GRANGER
27. CHRIS KINGSLEY
28. DANA C. BRYSON
29. MYLES HIRAYAMA
30. DUSTIN BROWN – Capt.
31. JEFF CARTER
32. KYLE CLIFFORD
33. DREW DOUGHTY
34. MARIAN GABORIK
35. MATTHEW GREENE
36. MARTIN JONES
37. DWIGHT KING
38. ANZE KOPITAR
39. TREVOR LEWIS
40. ALEC MARTINEZ
41. WILLIE MITCHELL
42. JAKE MUZZIN
43. JORDAN NOLAN
44. TANNER PEARSON
45. JONATHAN QUICK
46. ROBYN REGEHR
47. MICHAEL RICHARDS
48. JEFF SCHULTZ
49. JARRET STOLL
50. TYLER TOFFOLI
51. SLAVA VOYNOV
52. JUSTIN WILLIAMS-Colin Fraser, Brayden McNabb and Linden Vey practiced with the team during the playoffs but did not enter into any games and will not have their names engraved.
-Via Helene Elliott, Co-owner Ed Roski voluntarily removed his name “so that others could be on” the Cup.
Congratulations, Sarge! We’re proud of you.
Thanks to John Walton for first tweeting.