Ian Cole shares photo of previous encounter with Stanley Cup

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.