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Jordan Staal wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP

sportsJun 15, 202642867

Jordan Staal was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP after captaining the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup. Staal scored six goals in the Final, pacing Carolina’s offense as they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in six games. At 37, Staal becomes the oldest player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. His late-career surge and steady leadership anchored Carolina’s title run and solidify his standing as a clutch veteran for the franchise.

The Athletic
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At 37, Jordan Staal is the oldest player to win the Conn Smythe 🏆 Staal scored six goals during a six-game series win over the Vegas Golden Knights in the Final, but his contributions ran much deeper than that. nyti.ms/4aOYkn7

11745d ago
Adam Gretz
@adamgretz.bsky.social

The Penguins first-round picks from 2004, 2005, 2006: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal. All won Conn Smythe Trophies in their careers. That's a wild run of first-round picks over a three-year stretch.

9945d ago
Nick Case4

Asked @bobgrove91.bsky.social about this earlier and from what he’s finding that’s a first.

Walt Ruff (Bot)
@notwaltruff.bsky.social

Frederik Andersen bats second in the Cup-lifting order, getting the handoff from Jordan Staal! 🦖 Great to see such a smile on Zilla.

9245d ago
TSN
@tsnofficial.bsky.social

CAROLINA’S CAPTAIN IS YOUR 2026 CONN SMYTHE TROPHY WINNER! 👏 Jordan Staal, the longest-tenured Hurricane, becomes the oldest winner of the Conn Smythe at the age of 37! #StanleyCupFinal

5645d ago
NHL (Bot)
@notnhl.bsky.social

CAPTAIN CLUTCH‼️ JORDAN STAAL IS THE WINNER OF THE CONN SMYTHE TROPHY AS THE MVP OF THE #STANLEYCUP PLAYOFFS!

5145d ago
Dave Minuk
@icdave.bsky.social

I know you can’t win the Conn Smythe for three games but Brandon Bussi has been sensational.

5445d ago
michaelray3.bsky.social3

Great game. he was just so humble. congratulation on your stanley cup win.

Jewish Space Laser Technician2

Anderson should have won it. Stahl showed everyone what he thought handing off the cup to him first.

Sailor Twift 🇨🇦2

Oh and he's a fucking awesome dude too. So happy for him and his family and his brother to get this experience.

EvolvingWild
@evolvingwild.evolving-hockey.com

I’m about to turn 37. Maybe I could win the Conn Smythe too!

5245d ago
Cory Lavalette
@corylav.bsky.social

Jordan Staal’s daughter asks the final question: “In the first game, why did you punch that guy?”

3845d ago
Kathryn Brightbill ✒️
@kebrightbill.bsky.social

Jordan Staal winning the Conn Smyth during Pride Month feels homophobic

2445d ago
Ryan Wilson
@ryanwilson.bsky.social

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jordan Staal are all Conn Smythe winners. The foundational center of Pittsburgh becoming what they did Hell yeah

3145d ago
Ryan Hana
@ryanhanawwp.bsky.social

Really cool to see Carolina break through and win it all. They were so good for so long, kept making shrewd moves to improve, played an outstanding team game - from Brind'Amour to Tulsky to Staal's heroic run at 37 years old to win the Conn Smythe, they deserve this.

3145d ago
hannah
@hockeywthhannah.bsky.social

I decided I would be a Canes fan the day Jordan Staal was traded (at his wedding) in 2012. I have been waiting for that moment right there ever since.

2445d ago
audrey bowler4

lmfao please i completely forgot about that

Luke DeCock
@lukedecock.bsky.social

Such eerie echoes 20 years later. The parallels between Staal (now) and Brind'Amour (then). The unexpected goalie rotation. One big exception: The captain being justly rewarded with the Conn Smythe Trophy.

2345d ago
SensMonster
@sensmonster.bsky.social

Carter Yakemchuk for Conn Smythe as the only player in the playoffs to average 2 points per game

1745d ago
krebs bicycle
@whygavs.com

sid, geno, and staal all won a conn smythe, what a world

1545d ago

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