Paul Maurice is back in the Cup final, and Panthers determined to make him a champion
Including playoffs, Florida coach Paul Maurice has 935 wins as an NHL head coach
By Tim Reynolds
Published - Jun 07, 2024, 03:37 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 07, 2024, 03:37 PM EDT
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It was Dec. 17, 2021, and Paul Maurice truly believed that he was done with coaching in the NHL. He was fourth all-time in games coached, sixth all-time in wins and thought he would be perfectly content with letting his career end right there.
So, he resigned as coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He was finished. He was never going to win a Stanley Cup.
“It's time,” he said that day.
He meant it, too. That is, until the Florida Panthers called. Turns out, Maurice was wrong. It wasn't time. His two seasons with the Panthers have given Maurice two trips to the Stanley Cup Final; Florida lost to Vegas last year and opens this year's title series against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.
