The 2025 Stanley Cup Champion has officially been crowned, as the Florida Panthers took down the Edmonton Oilers in six games. Florida took the Stanley Cup playoff series with a 5-1 win in Game 6. The same two teams previously met in the Stanley Cup Final the season before, with the 2024 series going to seven games rather than six. Two big pieces in the 2025 championship-winning Panthers team are Jonah Gadjovich and Nate Schmidt. Both players previously spent time with the Vancouver Canucks.
Gadjovich was a 2017 second-round draft pick for the Canucks, going 55th overall. He stayed within the organization from then to 2021, after which he ended up on waivers and got claimed by the San Jose Sharks. In his lone season with Vancouver, he played 4:55 minutes in one game. Gadjovich won the Stanley Cup with the Panthers the season before, though he did not end up taking part in any of their playoff games. In his 15 postseason games in 2025, he scored two goals and an assist.
Schmidt only spent one season with the Canucks, ending up in Vancouver after being traded by the Vegas Golden Knights due to a cap crunch. During his lone season as a Canuck, he had five goals and 10 assists in a COVID-19 shortened season in which he played in 54 games. After, he moved on to the Winnipeg Jets, spending three seasons with them and tallying 13 goals and 54 assists in 211 games. He joined Florida this season, dressing in 80 of their regular season games and putting up five goals and 14 assists. During the playoffs, he scored three goals and nine assists in 22 games.
Latest From THN’s Vancouver Canucks Site:
Abbotsford Canucks’ Jonathan Lekkerimäki Returns For Game 3 Of The 2025 Calder Cup Finals
Does It Make Sense For The Canucks To Bring Back Vitali Kravtsov Next Season?
Abbotsford Canucks Selling Standing Room Only Tickets For Game 3 Of The 2025 Calder Cup Finals
Another member of the Panthers’ Cup-winning team is Canucks legend Roberto Luongo, who previously won the championship with Florida the year before. Luongo spent seven seasons with the Canucks and owns a majority of the team’s goaltending records. He was instrumental in Vancouver’s quest for the Stanley Cup back in 2011.
With the Stanley Cup Finals now over, all eyes turn to Florida’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, who are locked in a battle with the Abbotsford Canucks for the Calder Cup.
Make sure you bookmark THN’s Vancouver Canucks site and add us to your favourites on Google News for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more. Also, be sure to leave a comment at the bottom of the page and engage with other passionate fans through our forum.
Read the full article here