Even though Dale Tallon left the organization in the spring to take over the rebuilding of the Florida Panthers, his work in building the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks wasn't ignored.

On Tuesday morning, Blackhawks team president John McDonough presented Tallon his Stanley Cup ring in Florida. Today is Tallonâ€™s 60th birthday.

Itâ€™s a nice touch in recognizing the man behind the drafting of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith.

His name was also engraved on the Stanley Cup, news he found out from another player he drafted.

â€œI got a text message from Brent Seabrook,â€ Tallon told Sporting News. â€œThatâ€™s cool. Iâ€™m really happy about it.â€

An added bonus?

â€œThey spelled it right,â€ Tallon joked, a nod to the misspelling of forward Kris Versteegâ€™s name on the Cup.

Tallon's Panthers are off to a solid 2-2-0 start in the first season of a drastic rebuilding under Tallon, who in trading players like Nathan Horton and Keith Ballard helped stockpile needed youth and depth in Florida.