Sunday wasn't the first time Ian Cole gazed at Lord Stanley's mug.

The morning after the Pittsburgh Penguins' title triumph, the defenseman and Ann Arbor. Mich., native shared a photo of his younger self and father posing with the Stanley Cup from a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Cole used the photo as a launch point to extend his gratitude to those who helped him become a Stanley Cup champion, and, of course, to Penguins fans.

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