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icon to be notified every time i put out a new video on my channel. With the Stanley
Cup finals going on right now between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning I wanted
to talk about the time the members of Pantera and the Dallas Stars did some serious damage
to lord stanley’s cup.
The NHL Stanley Cup has seen his fair share of abuse over the years and The Stanley cup
has a rich history of misadventures and misfortunes include being dropped kicked into the Rideau
Canal in 1905 by the original incarnation of the Ottawa Senators. Maurice Richard once
chipped two teeth on it in 1957 while drinking from the cup. More recently following the
Boston Bruins 2011 win, player michael ryder brought the cup to a media event in st. John's
Newfoundland where it fell after being set on a table that collapsed. The end result
was that the cup had a noticeable dent giving him a reason to fit perfectly in with the
1999 Dallas Stars. So what did Pantera have to do with the 1999 Dallas Stars? Stay tuned
to find out.
Back in 1999 I was in grade 7 and because I was a proud Canadian I was glued to the
TV watching the Stanley Cup Finals between the Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars.
Sadly, being an Edmonton Oilers fan it was in my best interest for the stars to lose.
Pantera being from Texas of course was cheering for their Dallas Stars. Drummer Vinnie Paul's
relationship with the Dallas Stars began 6 years prior in 1993. The Dallas Stars haven’t
really been around for very long. They originally used to be the Minnesota North Stars who were
around from 1987 to 1993 and the in the fall of that year the team moved to Dallas and
became the Dallas Stars. But you would think hockey would flourish in Minnesota but it
didn’t. Poor financial management and battles over business arrangements over where the
team played and sponsorships ultimately led to their departure to Texas.
And In the fall of 1993 Dallas stars players Craig Ludwig and Richard Matvichuk were out
riding motorcycles together when they stopped by a roadside bar. Ludwig would reveal to
NHL.com that as he headed for the restroom he heard someone shout at him saying "Hey,
you're Craig Ludwig," the voice said. Ludwig was taken aback. The team was relatively
new in Dallas and not a lot of people recognized him in public..That voice shouting his name
was Pantera's drummer Vinnie Paul. Ludwig would remember "He told me he was a
big sports fan, knew that I played in Montreal and won the Cup there. It was a bit shocking,"
"But it was also pretty cool that here is a rock star and he's noticing me." he'd say
Fast forward now to the 1998-1999 hockey season and the Abbott brothers from Pantera would
write the theme song for the Dallas Stars called Puck Off, which would play every time
the Stars scored at home. I Here's an interview with Vinnie Paul from several years ago discussing
how the song came to bet is unbelievable every time I walk in in here it blows me away I
mean you know my brothers no longer with us so I get to hear his guitar playing every
night every time we score goal now back then it was once
before every period so it's very special it's amazing my buddy Craig Ludwig had a big part
to do with we were out playing golf before the playoffs started with the Edmonton Oilers
in 99 and it was me Luds, I think Brett Hall was there anyway the Luds was saying you gotta
you got to write a song for us and I said are you sure? And he goes yeah man! So me
and Dime went in the studio about 10:30 that night we threw it down I said Luds it's in
your mailbox if you like it play it if you don't don't. I walked in the arena and literally
five minutes after I was here I heard it blasting and on the PAand I was like I got the biggest
goosebumps yeah I mean skips platinum records and all that. That was exciting that was big
so during the. The song would prove to be just the right inspiration for the Dallas
Stars as they would go on to defeat the the Buffalo Sabers in the Stanley Cup Finals 4
games to 2 despite a controversial triple overtime goal by Brett Hull that clinched
the cup for the Stars. Since the series ended in Buffalo, the Stars fans would have to wait
several days to see the Stanley Cup in their hometown. By the time the Stanley Cup arrived
in Dallas there was a pretty large and noticeable dent at the base of the cup. The Dallas Stars
spokesperson at the time claimed that the cup had been dropped as the band was celebrating
their win in the locker room following game 6. Another theory that the cub was damaged
at the Dallas-Fort Worth international airport upon the team’s arrival from Buffalo. It
was alleged that goaltender Eddie Belfour had dropped the cup putting a dent in it.
Then there was the third theory that involved members of the band Pantera.Drummer Vinnie
Paul confirmed to Loudwire telling them he received a phone call prior to game 6 from
the Dallas Stars Craig Ludwig telling him if the team won that night they were going
to come over to Paul’s house in Arlington, Texas. Paul would claim he bought five cases
of crown royal and prior to the Stars showing up to Paul’s house the team went to a local
bar called The Big Apple and then finally made their way to the Pantera drummer's house.
Here’s Paul explaining what went down at his house when the team showed up
The stanley party you hosted for the Dallas Stars. Yup the Stanley Cup itself was damaged
when Guy Carboneau, Gu Carboneau. Guy Carboneau, my apologies attempted to throw the cup from
the roof of your house into your pool. Balcony. The balcony. Ok. The roof is about 50 feet
high that would never happen. Laughing. But Damaged the Stanley Cup at a party. That's
Awesome. Yeah I mean dime and I wrote this song tha..then they came to my house and they
brought the Stanley Cup and we brought every strip dancer we could find in town and it
was the best party you've ever seen in about fiveo'clock in the morning we're all out in
the pool the hot tub it's just a party party party and here comes guy carboneau and he's
got the cup and he's like and 'hey Luddy catch the cup and he throws it off the balcony and
it gets right about to there it goes boink off the side of the pool and into the water
and we jumped on it and sink it to the bottom and that thing floats really good because
it's got a big thing on the bottom of it that holds it and the cup keeper the guy you see
on the TV commercial he's like 'you cannot do that he stand the cup we're like we just
fing did it dude so it was it was a pretty awesome man.
It was initially disputed who threw the cup whether it was player Craig Ludwig or Guy
Carboneau. Both have denied that the cup was thrown with Ludwig claiming it was passed
around on Paul’s balcony and accidentally fell over the railing,, while other witnesses
have claimed it was Carboneau who did it and just remember he has a penchant for throwing
stanley cups in pools. As a member of the 1993 Montreal Canadians who were the last
Canadian team to win the stanley cup, he famously threw it in goaltender Patrick Roy’s pool.
The Dallas Stars had an all-star and hall of fame center named Mike Modano who revealed
how the members of Pantera were to blame for the team showing up late to their victory
parade in Dallas revealing
“We spent a lot of time at Vinny Paul’s house, he was one of the members of Pantera,
for about four days straight. That took a little bit of wind out of our sails for a
bit. We showed up about an hour late for our parade so it didn’t go over too well with
the city and the police that were waiting for us. We thought what the heck, this could
be our one and only chance that we have winning it so we’re going to do everything possible
that we can. We’d go home and shower and we’d come back. We had to reload the fridge
and the coolers that’s for sure. It was tough getting all the cars and anybody who
could drive sober to the city so we had to get about 15 to 20 limos taking everybody
down, and we finally got down there" he'd say
When it came time for the celebration with the City of Dallas, both Dimebag Darrell and
Vinny Paul were also part of the victory parade jamming on top of the floats in head to toe
green paint as you can see here
Sadly 5 years later in 2004 Dimebag Darrell was killed on stage by a deranged man while
playing with his new band at the time Damage Plan while Vinnie Paul passed away in 2018
due to a heart attack. Following his passing the members of the Dallas Stars and the organization
reflected back on how great of a guy he was with Ludwig remembering to NHL.com
"You just never expect to hear that news… "I guess everyone says that, but I … I just
Ijust never expected that." while Guy Carbonneau would say
"He was just a great guy -- a normal guy. He was always fun to be around, but you would
never have guessed he was a big star." While the Stars Captain Darian Hatcher would
say
"There was just so much respect there," "We respected what he did and he respected what
we did, and that's just how it went.
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