Complex sentence: Despite not playing the minimum 40 games (Meech only played 32) and not a minute in the playoffs, Meech will have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, due to a successful petition to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings organization.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite not playing the minimum 40 games (Meech only played 32) and not a minute in the playoffs, Meech will have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. Due to a successful petition of the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings organization.