Lightning's Pat Maroon expresses distaste for Avalanche honcho Stan Kroenke

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Pat Maroon has a little extra motivation heading into the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche with Game 1 set for Wednesday night.

Maroon will be looking for his fourth straight Stanley Cup title. He won with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and in back-to-back years with the Lightning. 

But against the Avalanche, he’s playing with even more fire. Maroon expressed his distaste for business mogul Stan Kroenke.

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals June 7, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

"I hate Stan Kroenke. I’m a St. Louis boy. I can’t stand that guy because he took the Rams from St. Louis," Maroon said Tuesday on "The Pat McAfee Show."

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

The current Los Angeles Rams team owner moved the franchise from St. Louis to the West Coast. 

Kroenke had ownership stakes in the Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets before he was forced to sell his stake in the franchises to take majority ownership of the Rams. He transferred ownership of those teams to his wife Anna Walton Kroenke.

Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke walks on the field during a game against the Tennessee Titans Nov. 7, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

STANLEY CUP FINAL 2022 PREVIEW: LIGHTNING LOOK TO MAKE HISTORY WITH THREE-PEAT, AVALANCHE SEEK TO END DROUGHT

"To have that (the Rams) taken away from us ... It just sucks. I know we had terrible years. (Former Rams defensive end) Chris Long would always tell me, 'I mean