civilized ku # 391-94 ~ better safe than sorry

Hugo views, but does not touch The Cup ~ Lake Placid, NY • click to embiggen
The keeper of The Cup + Pens '90/'91 ~ Lake Placid, NY • click to embiggenOver the weekend Lord Stanley's 117 year-old Cup came to Lake Placid for a visit. So, quite naturally, on Sunday AM after Hugo's 2 goal mini-mite performance - Saranac Lake vs. Malone - we made a visit to see, but not touch*, Lord Stanley's Cup.

One of the most interesting jobs in all of sports just might be that held by the guy - Mike Bolt - in the center picture of the above triptych. His job, which he shares with 3 other Hockey Hall of Fame employees, is to escort The Cup where ever it goes - and it's worth noting that The Cup goes all over the world on a very regular basis.

But, the most interesting places that The Cup goes to has to be to each and every member of every year's Stanley Cup winning team. Each player gets to have The Cup for a day - where ever they wish to have it and, this is the interesting part, to do with whatever they wish. And, where ever it goes and whatever happens, Mike Bolt is there to witness it all.

When asked if he really is with The Cup at all times, Mike responds. "We're there the whole time, yeah. People ask, "What if a player wants to sleep with it?" I say, "Move over."

Needless to say, The Cup has been to some interesting places and been part of some interesting "adventures". Mike should write a book.

*FYI, Hugo did not touch The Cup because of The Curse - if you touch The Cup before you WIN The Cup, you will never win The Cup.

Comments

[aaron]

The Cup has been to some interesting places, but also some extremely boring ones (evident by his yawning portrait above) where he performs the duties of a quiet Art Museum security guard. Seems like that would be a good time to start writing the book.

[the wife]

Hugo was thoroughly terrorized by the danger of touching the cup. There is a photo of Hugo with his hands pulled up into his coat sleeves to avoid incidental contact.