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July 01, 2008
Stanley Cup arrives in Newfoundland: .......for the Harbour Grace, N.L., native, the first player from Newfoundland to win the Stanley Cup, the most important stop during his two-day celebration with the trophy was at a local children's hospital. "These kids aren't feeling great, but I hope that the Cup cheers them up for that one special moment. And that's really what it's all about."
posted by tommytrump to culture at 09:38 AM - 5 comments
I read the article in the newspaper today. Definitely a sweet move by Dan Cleary, it must have been a great expirience for those kids to be able to see and touch the Stanley Cup. I didn't know until this year that Newfoundland had never had a player on a Stanley Cup team. That is quite surprising actually.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:11 PM on July 01, 2008
He can't be the first player from Newfoundland to win the Cup. Really? Well, okay. Looking it up, John Slaney was on the '95-96 Avalanche, though he wasn't on the playoff roster, and Darren Langdon was on the '94 Rangers, but it was 94-95, not 93-94, so no ring for him. I just can't believe that that list is complete, and that Cleary's the first. Well, there you go.
posted by chicobangs at 01:40 PM on July 01, 2008
It's true, chico. At least there was a boatload of footage on it up here from the "everybody's sick of Sidney and there's no Stevie Y no more so we're dying for Can-con" department.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:43 PM on July 01, 2008
I just can't believe that that list is complete, and that Cleary's the first. Well, there you go. Well, there's one less trivia question you'll have to write this week! Nice article, tommy. Thanks for posting it.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:03 PM on July 01, 2008
Thanks for the article, TT. Every year, I look forward to Stanley Cup stories - good or bad - and this is a great one! Kudos to Dan Cleary for bringing the cup to a place with such great kids. Now I'm gonna go to the locker room and find the cake.