Phil Kessel got the last laugh when he hoisted the Stanley Cup for the third time since leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Let’s see, that means 3 Cups for Phil The Thrill, and — *checks notes* — zero for the Leafs since 1967.
Phil Kessel is a three-time #StanleyCup champion.
— NHL (@NHL) June 14, 2023pic.twitter.com/UnQfjFdJrv
Kessel played in Toronto between 2009 and 2015. That’s the pre-Auston Matthews/Kyle Dubas/over-spending era, and he was often criticized by Toronto media.
Many said Kessel would never win a Stanley Cup and criticized his work ethic.
However, upon moving on to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kessel won back-to-back Cups in 2016 and 2017. Now, after winning a third Cup, this time with the Vegas Golden Knights, Kessel had a message for Toronto media.
“Takes me back to my Toronto days,” he said, per The Hockey News. “You guys said I couldn’t win, and now I’m a three-time champ. Remember that.”
Even crazier than Kessel’s three Cups is that still — despite his legendary disdain for working out and even drinking water — he is the only man in NHL history to have played more than 1,000 consecutive games.
While Kessel was scratched for most of the playoffs and appeared in just 4 games, his iron man streak is still intact, seeing as only regular-season games count.
As if you needed anything else to tell you what a beauty Phil Kessel is, take this other interview he did with TNT’s Jackie Redmond Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Phil Kessel is just trying not to puke out here
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 14, 2023pic.twitter.com/DBW9B4K1Dq
Damn. What a guy.
Congrats, Phil.
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