- K’Andre Miller took the Stanley Cup to his old high school rink Saturday
- The St. Paul native posed at center ice in his Minnetonka sweater
- Read below for Miller’s full Minnesota Cup day
K’Andre Miller took his day with the Stanley Cup back to high school.
The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman brought the trophy to the Pagel Activity Center on Saturday and stood at center ice in his old Minnetonka High School sweater. Hockey Hall of Fame curator Philip Pritchard, who travels everywhere with the Cup, posted the photos.
Here’s Miller back on the ice he grew up on:
Miller grew up in St. Paul and spent two years at Minnetonka before leaving for the U.S. National Team Development Program. Wisconsin came next, and the Rangers took him 22nd overall in 2018.
He didn’t do the Minnesota stuff alone, either. Miller met up with Jackson Blake and Mike Reilly earlier in the week, giving Carolina’s three North Star State guys a chance to celebrate together.
Check out the reunion the Hurricanes shared:
Blake got his turn a few days earlier and drew roughly 1,300 people to a community center in Eden Prairie.
Saturday’s photo shoot caps a first year in Carolina that plenty of people questioned when it started. Miller arrived from New York last offseason, drew the toughest matchup every night, and put up nine points in 19 playoff games as the Hurricanes ran through Ottawa, Philadelphia, Montreal and Vegas.
Right after Game 6, a reporter asked Miller whether the title tasted better given all the criticism he had heard over the years. He didn’t sugarcoat the answer.
“100 percent. I had a lot of people count me out, had a lot of people talking shit. I can’t wait for them to see my ring.”
The ring is still coming. The Cup already made it to Minnetonka.
