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different things.” Mason feels he’s been very lucky on his career path. “I think there’s a stigma around temp agencies. As much as I didn’t like being a temp, it did get me this position. So, I’ve been really happy with it,” said Mason. Mason says his best piece of advice to UND students getting ready to graduate is to keep an open mind. “I think that when I left I was very unsure of what I wanted to do, and I just sort of let the world take me where it did, and it turned out great. So, I think students should just be willing to try new things.” Mason said. Though far from home, Mason says he is glad he chose to stay at UND after deciding to change his major to accounting. “I’m glad I stuck around,” said Mason. “It’s a great University, and it was a great experience. Accounting at times is painful, but I got through it,” he added with a laugh.
RUNNETH OVER U niversity of North Dakota College of Business &
Public Administration Department of Accountancy alumnus Carter Rowney is a Stanley Cup champion.
The Pittsburgh rookie forward became the latest UND product
to hoist the Cup after his Penguins defeated Nashville 2-0 in Game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final. Rowney was even on the plus/minus and had one hit in 7:40 of ice time in game six and was a regular on a Pittsburgh penalty-killing unit that went 4-4. He played 2:24 of his 7:40 while the Penguins were shorthanded. It was the 18th time a UND player has won the Stanley Cup, and Rowney became the 13th alum to do so. “It’s a dream,” Rowney told CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada following the game. “It’s been a long road and to get it my first crack at it and be a champion at the end, it’s pretty unbelievable.” Rowney appeared in 20 games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was plus-3 with three assists. He tied for second in the NHL with 80 hits during the playoffs, a total topped only by Nashville’s Austin Watson (106). A native of Sexsmith, Alberta, Rowney became UND’s first undrafted free agent to win the Stanley Cup since Ed Belfour with Dallas in 1999 and its first alum to win it as a rookie since Geoff Smith did it in 1989-90 with Edmonton. Rowney played at UND from 2009-13 and amassed 32 goals and 41 assists for 73 points in 150 career games. He made his NHL debut this season at age 27 after having spent parts of five seasons in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League. Rowney and his wife Danielle (Luetzen), a former UND volleyball letter winner, celebrated the birth of their first child, son Anders, in May. “I can’t wait to put him inside that Cup!” said Rowney.
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UND’s STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS: Year Player Team 1983-84 Gord Sherven Edmonton Oilers 1985-86 Craig Ludwig Montreal Canadiens 1989-90 Geoff Smith Edmonton Oilers 1990-91 Jay Caufield Pittsburgh Penguins 1991-92 Jay Caufield Pittsburgh Penguins 1995-96 Troy Murray Colorado Avalanche 1998-99 Ed Belfour Dallas Stars 1998-99 Tony Hrkac Dallas Stars 1998-99 Craig Ludwig Dallas Stars 1998-99 Rick Wilson (AC) Dallas Stars 1999-00 Brad Bombardir New Jersey Devils 2005-06 Mike Commodore Carolina Hurricanes 2009-10 Jonathan Toews* Chicago Blackhawks 2011-12 Matt Greene Los Angeles Kings 2012-13 Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks 2013-14 Matt Greene Los Angeles Kings 2014-15 Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks 2016-17 Carter Rowney Pittsburgh Penguins * - indicates Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP
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