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Did he play enough to get his name on the Cup?
Mgoblue.com item says he's the "17th Wolverine alumnus to win the Stanley Cup." Congrats to him.
EDIT: The mgoblue.com item is slightly misleading. This is the 17th time a Wolverine alumnus has won the Stanley Cup, but Kampfer is the 8th Wolverine to do so.
Here's the list from U-M's Wolverines in the NHL document:
Stanley Cup Champions
1935-36 John Sherf Detroit Red Wings
1936-37 John Sherf Detroit Red Wings
1964-65 Red Berenson Montreal Canadiens
1965-66 Red Berenson Montreal Canadiens
1978-79 Pat Hughes Montreal Canadiens
1983-84 Pat Hughes Edmonton Oilers
1984-85 Pat Hughes Edmonton Oilers
1996-97 Mike Knuble Detroit Red Wings
Aaron Ward Detroit Red Wings
1997-98 Mike Knuble Detroit Red Wings
Aaron Ward Detroit Red Wings
1998-99 Blake Sloan Dallas Stars
1999-2000 John Madden New Jersey Devils
2002-03 John Madden New Jersey Devils
2005-06 Aaron Ward Carolina Hurricanes
2009-10 John Madden Chicago Blackhawks
I was rather disappointed to be the only one at Charley's yelling "KAMPFERS HOLDING THE CUP, KAMPFERS HOLDING THE CUP!" Come on fellow students, show some enthusiasm for a Michigan alum.
Charley's isn't really a good hockey crowd. During Game 7 of the Montreal series, hardly anyone cheered for any of the goals (besides me).
When I saw him lifting the Cup, I was ecstatic. I guess I was used to seeing Matt Hunwick in a Bruins jersey on a consistent basis before he got shipped off to Colorado during the season. If not for the trade, we'd have two Michigan men lifting Lord Stanley's Cup.
Exceptions can be made for players that don't qualify due to injuries or other circumstances. With Kampfer being so close and sidelined by injury (who knows if he would've played anyways) I could see his name being added to the cup.
It don't have to be just because of injuries. If he was a healthy scratch for the rest of the year, the Bruins can request his name be put on. And there is no doubt in my mind that he will be on the cup.
Really happy for Kampfs. It's a bummer he got hurt. He made some valuable contributions to the team during the season, and they definitely would not have been where they were without him. He was on the Black Aces during the playoffs. I don't know whether he was the next defenseman in or not considering that he was a rookie. Shane Hnidy stepped up when Kampfs and Quaider were hurt. The Bruins did put faith in a couple of their rookies (Seguin, Marchmont) during the playoffs, so we don't know. Kampfs was an active member of the team though and will be for years to come:
I grew up with Kampfer and played hockey with him as a kid. It's crazy now to see him hold up the cup. Great guy though, congrats to him...
Chiarelli just said that he thinks Savard and Kampfer are deserving of having their names on the cup and he's going to try and get their names on. Would be great news for our guy.