After more than four decades in the National Hockey League as a player and manager, Levack native Dave Taylor brought the Stanley Cup to his home city this week.
Taylor was a star winger with the Los Angeles Kings on the famous Triple Crown Line from 1979 to 1984, playing alongside Marcel Dionne and Charlie Simmer. In the 1980-1981 season, the trio made league history when they became the first forward line to each score 100 points in the same year.
He moved into management after he retired, and spent time as the GM of the Kings, and later as director of player personnel for the Dallas Stars. He became the vice-president of the Blues in 2012.
The team won its first ever Stanley Cup in June, and members of the club are taking turns with the cup over the summer.
Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame curator and 'Keeper of the Cup,' accompanies the trophy on its travels and posted a picture this week of Taylor hoisting the cup.
“On Thursday, Taylor finally got to hoist the Cup in his hometown of Levack,” Pritchard tweeted.
While not winning a cup when he was a player, Taylor was the 1991 King Clancy Memorial Trophy and Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner. His best season as a player was in 1980-81 when he scored 39 goals and had 65 assists.
