When Paul Maurice and Kris Knoblauch met in the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year, they did so at an incredibly ...

Paul Maurice, right, is introduced as the new head coach of the Florida Panthers by general manager Bill Zito, during an NHL hockey news conference at FLA Live Arena, Friday, June 23, 2022, in ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Paul Maurice keeps the day-to-day routine simple. Show up for work early and have copious amounts of coffee. Trust assistant coaches to do their jobs.

Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Put simply, the coach of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers — who spent 30 years chasing hockey’s biggest prize — needed a break.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice kisses the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.

Paul Maurice went 76-66-22 with the Maple Leafs from 2006 to 2008. (Grant Halverson / Getty Images) “I don’t think over 30 years a coach has had to grind like him,” said DeBoer.

In May 2002, when Paul Maurice was 35 years old, he was the NHL’s youngest head coach, with three young children at home. Roy MacGregor, the celebrated Canadian columnist, described Maurice at ...

Florida coach Paul Maurice did not shake hands with the Carolina Hurricanes when the Eastern Conference final ended. And he asked Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour not to shake hands with the ...

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts on the bench during the third period. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post. This, after a 2-1 overtime loss in the conference finals, is a rarity.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice gestures during the second period in Game 3 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Sunrise ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice is not the same person or coach he was when he got his first job in the NHL at 28 years old in the mid-1990s with the Hartford Whalers.