The PHT Stanley Cup tracker will keep tabs on how the St. Louis Blues spend their summer celebrating.
After spending its first week on the road in the Canadian prairies, the Stanley Cup headed east to Ontario over the past week.
On Friday, the Cup headed to Richmond Hill. The city has a population of 208,000 but only one of them recently won a Stanley Cup (and signed a two-year, $8.8 million deal in the past month).
The day was Jordan Binnington’s in his hometown, which is situated just outside of Toronto.
Welcome to Richmond Hill, home of #StanleyCup Champion @binnnasty. pic.twitter.com/1hffBkTksl
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 12, 2019
A timeline of Binnington’s day can be found here.
Some highlights:
- It began at Grandma’s house.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0qw8hpXfh/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet
- He got the key to the city
When they give you your own parade and a key to the city. #stlblues #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/JNPkXrJIe3
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 12, 2019
- Grandpa got a drink
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- And then a cool story where Binnington’s biggest fan, Kevin, gave the goaltender a birthday card he had made up and passed along to his mother, who knew someone on the team that could deliver it to him. Unbeknownst to Kevin, his mother had kept the card so he could deliver his favorite goalie himself.
Captain Alex Pietrangelo has the cup today (Sunday, if you’re reading this in the future.)
Get in the hole has a whole new meaning here.
Dude c'mon we don't have all day. #stlblues #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/ZpkYWborUG
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 14, 2019
We will update this as they day goes along with more highlight’s from Pietrangelo’s day with the Cup.
Meanwhile, Vince Dunn also got his day and made a pitstop from a hometown parade in Lindsay, Ont., to visit a man in hospital.
Per the team’s website, Lawny Woodcock was diagnosed with colon cancer recently and won’t leave the hospital until next year.
Lawny has colon cancer and recently found out he won't leave the hospital until 2020. Today, @vince_dunn lifted his spirits when he let him lift the #StanleyCup. https://t.co/1v6HMZuVEk #stlblues pic.twitter.com/9JyFfoBSlK
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 14, 2019
Woodcock took a liking to the Blues after his Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs because of their Canadian contingent.
This week, he got to lift the Cup.
.@StLouisBlues Stanley Cup winner @vince_dunn brought the Stanley Cup to @SickKidsNews! Vince was invited to bring the Cup by current SickKids patient & @Oshawa_Generals prospect @owenbradyy1. “It’s a privilege for me to brighten their day in this way,” says Vince. pic.twitter.com/ifq2aqzrFb
— SickKids Foundation (@sickkids) July 13, 2019
And this needs to explanation:
Finally after 42 years in the @nhl as player and management @StLouisBlues Vice president of Hockey Operations Dave Taylor brings home the #stanleycup to Levack just north of Sudbury. @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/wiTzykc2HX
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 11, 2019
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Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck