By now every Zamboni driver this side of Saskatoon knows the story of William Karlsson, who went from a scorer of six goals with the Columbus Blue Jackets last season to scorer of 43 in this most monumental one with the Golden Knights. As far as reclamation projects go, it doesn’t get any better than Wild Bill’s.
Unless, perhaps, it is the legend of Stanley the ceramic rooster.
Stanley the rooster is a golden statuette that was presented to the Knights by well-wishers at Mandarin Oriental in advance of the NHL Draft Lottery in Chicago in June 2017 — a Year of the Rooster, according to Chinese astrology.