The Rundown: 5 Things To Know About The Adventures of the Stanley Cup

The NHL (National Hockey League) champions are crowned in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Stanley Cup is also the name of the trophy the winning team receives. After their win, every player on the championship team gets to spend a day with the Cup. Let’s see what sort of hilarious adventures the Cup has been on in its history.

 

It would make an amazing coffee mug,

The Last Night’s Game Team

 

PS – In case you’re out of the loop, the underdog Nashville Predators, whose captain is Mike Fisher aka Mr. Carrie Underwood, and the defending champions, Pittsburgh Penguins, play game two in the Stanley Cup Finals tonight.  

5 Things To Know About The Adventures of the Stanley Cup

  1. While every player has a chance to spend the day with the trophy, there are no overnight dates in the fantasy suite. The Cup has a midnight curfew.
  2. The Cup, which has a it's own Twitter account and chaperone, has seen it all. It has been used as a baptismal font, left on the side of the road, gone fishing and spent some time in the sauna. 
  3. The Cup isn’t remade every year like most sports. The names of all members of the winning teams (including coaches and management) are etched into the trophy.
  4. The defending champs, the Pittsburgh Penguins, took the Cup around the world including to Russia, Sweden, Finland and Germany. There were mixed drinks consumed out of it and it held breakfast for both horses and a human.
  5. The Cup isn’t only for men. There are 12 women with their names inscribed on the trophy.

Overtime

  • Here's something to talk about over dinner tonight. A "dumb redneck with a bad idea" (his words not ours…) smuggled in a catfish into game one of the Stanely Cup Finals and threw it on the ice during the game - a Predators tradition since 2003. Getting the fish into the arena was a whole other story that involved running it over with his truck, mass amounts of Old Spice and a pair of compression shorts. Be prepared to laugh at this story.

Sideline Stat

  • Memorial Day baseball brought us a bench clearing brawl. San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland hit Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper intentionally with a pitch which resulted in helmet and fist throwing excitement. MLB (Major League Baseball) announced that Harper will be suspended for four games and Strickland for six games. Both are appealing their suspension.

Coaches’ Corner

The Rundown: Happy Memorial Day!

Hotdogs, lake trips, sunburns and sports talk: the recipe for a perfect holiday weekend. We dedicate this issue to the men and women who gave it all, so we can enjoy all life has to offer.

 

With gratitude,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NHL (NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE)

  • David and Goliath. The Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Penguins, the defending champions, will take on the Nashville Predators, the upbeat underdogs playing in their first Stanley Cup ever. Catch the game on NBC.
  • Back in the game. After being out with an injury for the past few games, Mr. Carrie Underwood (AKA: Mike Fisher, the captain of the Predators) is expected to hit the ice once again tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS 500

  • Making history. In front of a crowd of over 300,000, 40-year-old Takuma Soto won the Indy 500 for the first time in his career, making him the first-ever Japanese-born driver to win that specific race.

  • Rough weekend. There was a streak of bad luck going around this weekend for some of the other Indy drivers. Scott Dixon, who started the race in the pole position, was robbed at gunpoint at a Taco Bell and then was in a horrific crash during the race (thankfully he’s okay). Then F1 (Formula One) driver Fernando Alonso, who drew a lot of attention because of his mid-season switch to Indy racing, went from leading the race to having engine failure near the end, and he didn’t even finish. Someone get these guys some four leaf clover or something...

LACROSSE

OVERTIME

SIDELINE STAT

  • The Stanley Cup is a best-of-seven series, meaning the first team to win four games will take home the holy grail of hockey.

COACHES’ CORNER

  • A high school softball pitcher from New Jersey threw a perfect game last week. Why is that such a big deal? A perfect game means not a single player from the other team made it to a base for the whole game. Talk about girl power!

The Rundown: Start Your Engines

As you’re racing towards a three-day weekend, some of the world’s top F1, NASCAR and Indy drivers are preparing for some of their own big races in the next few days. Here’s a speedy rundown to get your mental engine revvin’.

 

The checkered flag is near,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NBA (NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • Déjà vu. The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to the NBA finals after dominating the Boston Celtics last night. Now, for the third year in a row, it'll be the Cavs vs the Golden State Warriors in the finals. Each team has won once, so you could call this a tie breaker. Dun dun dunnn.

MLB (MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL)

  • An unlikely inductee. A whole slew of baseball legends will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday (find the full list here). Animated dad Homer Simpson also landed a spot in the Baseball HOF this year in honor of the 25th anniversary of the classic Simpsons' episode “Homer at the Bat.” Maybe ballparks will start opting for donuts instead of cracker jacks?

F1 RACING (FORMULA ONE)

  • Beautiful backdrop. F1 racers will take to the track in Monaco this weekend. This course is arguably one of the most stunning in the world. Let’s hope the racers don’t get distracted by the view.

INDIANAPOLIS 500

  • A man of many talents. The Indy 500 is also this Sunday, and all eyes will be on Fernando Alonso for this one. Alonso made an unprecedented mid-season jump from F1 to the Indy 500 (two totally different racing styles), and he did well enough in qualifying and to start in fifth place!

OVERTIME

SIDELINE STAT

  • America is falling head over heels for the Nashville Predators (NHL- National Hockey League). It could have something to do with the fact that Mr. Carrie Underwood, Mike Fischer, is on the team, OR it could be because the team was a #8 seed (meaning they had the worst record) and are now going to the Stanley Cup Final. This will be the first time for the Predators to ever go to the final round of the playoffs, and it could be a tough one. They’re going up against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the defending NHL champs.  

COACHES’ CORNER

 

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