Wade Klippenstein, left, who spent many of his school years and minor hockey days in Dauphin, got his chance to celebrate the most difficult of trophies to win in professional sports, the Stanley Cup.

Klippenstein is the director of amateur scouting for the NHL champion Colorado Avalanche and was largely responsible for Colorado’s fourth overall selection of Cale Makar in the 2017 NHL draft.

He is pictured here with the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the playoff MVP.