Logan Stankoven gave Rod Brind'Amour a strong playoff push, and now the Hurricanes winger is making offseason noise for a very different reason.
The Carolina forward was spotted selling hockey sticks on Facebook Marketplace in Kamloops, British Columbia, not long after helping the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup.
That's the kind of offseason twist fans don't expect from a player coming off a championship run.
It wasn't a rumor either. The listing spread fast once people started sharing it online.
The post featured 2 brand new Warrior sticks, a QR7 and an Alpha LX3.
Each one was listed at $175 Canadian, which only added to the reaction once the screenshots made the rounds.
What made it hit harder is Stankoven's place on Carolina's roster.
He wasn't some extra forward at the edge of the lineup during the spring. He was part of a Cup-winning push.
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He finished the playoff run with 11 goals and 5 assists. That kind of production makes any offseason side story look even stranger once his name starts circulating for something away from the rink.
Stankoven was also in his second season with Carolina after arriving from the Dallas Stars at the 2025 trade deadline. So this wasn't just a depth player moving unused gear.
The contract angle makes this even louder for Logan Stankoven
Last summer, Stankoven signed an 8-year extension worth $48 million. His new cap number lands at $6 million per season starting in 2026-27, which is why the Marketplace listing grabbed so much attention.
There is some context, though. During the season that just ended, he was still on his entry-level contract, a 3-year deal worth $2.4 million.
Players also get flooded with gear through equipment relationships, and the report noted the sticks were priced at roughly half of normal retail value. That makes this look more like a clean-out than a cash crunch.
Even so, fans notice everything when a player is fresh off a title. A fourth-line grinder doing this barely gets a shrug. A young scorer with a new long-term deal gets a very different reaction.
And that's why this story moved. Stankoven's summer listing wasn't about hockey ops, line combos, or special teams. It was a Cup champion showing up on Marketplace, and that's always going to get the room talking.
Would you buy Logan Stankoven's game-used style gear if it popped up online?
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