TAMPA, Fla. — You might not know this, but Vince Vaughn is part of the celebration after every Tampa Bay Lightning victory.



No, the actor doesn’t show up in the team’s locker room.



See, coach Jon Cooper is a huge fan of “Wedding Crashers,” so he has incorporated the movie into his player of the game ritual ever since his days in the American Hockey League. There’s a camouflage jacket and fake rifle, homages to the quail-hunting scene from the film. Lightning players pick who earns each one.



When the jacket is given out, you have to say, “Don’t wait for an opportunity. Make one.”



As for the rifle? “Rule 76” must be repeated: “No excuses. Play like a champion.”



“I just thought it couldn’t have been more apropos — not only in sports but in life,” Cooper said. “So we adopted that. That’s a mantra to live...