But it is much deeper than that.
When Scooty won the cup for the first time, on May 10, 1973, with Montreal Canadines, he and his wife, Sula were expecting a child. He decided that if he had a son, he would be named Stanley.
Stan arrived on June 28, 1973.
Seeing his father's work, he was going to the rink and used to listen to him breaking the game.
Stan said, “He is just like a encyclopedia of so many things.” “His memory is incredible for the expansion of the game, so it's something that I have enjoyed throughout my life, and I have been lucky.”
But Stan adopted his path. He had a different conduct than his father – more calm and analytical – and from an early age he knew that he would not be coaches. He studied finance and computers at the Notre Dame, worked in a consultation job with Arthur Anderson in Chicago, and processed in the process engineering, helping companies become more efficient.
He joined the hockey by writing a letter to BlackHox Executive Bob Pulford, became a special assistant to GM Mike Smith in 2001 and used his skills to climb the ladder. It was best that the father and son did not work together – until Stan fought Hodgkin's lymphoma. Scooty joined Chicago in 2008.
Stan became a BlackHox GM in 2009, and he and his father shared a cup win in 2010, 2013 and 2015. The run ended in 2021–22, when Stan resigned during the season amid a decline against a blackhox video coach during the investigation of Kyle Beach's sexual harassment claims. Scooty left at the end of that season. Stan returned to NHL when he was restored by the league on 1 July 2024, and was hired by Edmonton 23 days later.
Scooty is still a hockey Sawant, but now he is just a father who is supporting his son.
Stan said, “I think anyone in this world is watching hockey.” “He is 91 years old, and he still sees every game every night during the regular season and playoffs, and he sees the Memorial Cup on the second day. He just likes to watch hockey, and I think when you see that hockey, you have observations about the game. He is definitely experienced by many types of these types.
“So, I would say, it's not that he is sitting there reacting to me every game, but we talk about it, and I learn a lot through those conversations. It's not such a specific advice. It's just a conversation, and then you talk about what you have talked about, and you realize, 'This is something when I can talk to our coaches.”
“So, yes, I think he is more than a fan right now, but it is very good to see him interacting with all the media, because I know he enjoys this stage of his life.”
