THUNDER BAY - Thunder Bay's Tony Hrkac is a Stanley Cup champion again.
Hrkac, a scout with the Tampa Bay Lightning, will have his name engraved on the Cup for the second time, having won the trophy in 1999 as a player with the Dallas Stars.
The Lightning needed six games to get past Dallas to win the 2019-20 NHL championship, downing them 2-0 in the finale.
The 53-year-old played in the NHL from 1986 to 2003, scoring 132 goals and 371 points in 732 games over 13 seasons. He also won a Calder Cup championship in 2004 with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Hrkac has been a scout with the Lightning since 2015.
