Chandler Stephenson’s day with the Stanley Cup in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Jon Sorensen

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The Stanley Cup continued its tour of southern Canada on Thursday with a stop in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and a day with Chandler Stephenson. The events today were relatively brief, as Stephenson will also accompany the Cup to Humboldt on Friday for events planned with the Humboldt community and the Humboldt Broncos. (More here). (Reminder, you can find the latest schedule of dates for Capitals players “day with the Stanley Cup” right here. You can find links to each and every “day with the Stanley Cup” that have already occurred right here.) 

Chandler Stephenson’s day with the Stanley Cup in Saskatoon closes out the Canadian prairies leg of the summer tour. Saskatoon, the largest city in the Saskatchewan province, is a mere 300 miles from Barry Trotz and Dauphin, Manitoba, who had his day with the Stanley Cup the previous day, and just 370 miles to Calgary, Alberta, and Jay Beagle, who had his day with the Cup on Tuesday.

Residence, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Stanley Cup arrives to Chandler Stephenson!  A late breakfast of mom’s bacon and eggs begins the day. (Keeper of the Cup)

Stephenson’s grandmother, age 91, also got the chance to drink from the Stanley Cup while the Cup was at the Stephenson home.

Stephenson posted a photo of the Stanley Cup in his backyard on his Instagram page.

Memorial in Kiwanis Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 
Chandler held a public event at the Vimy Memorial in Kiwanis Park, from 1-3:30 PM Thursday afternoon.

According to Global News, Stephenson is the 15th Saskatoon-born NHL player to hoist the Stanley Cup, and one of the few to bring the cup back to Saskatchewan. Stephenson’s father Cort proudly said he knew it was his son’s dream to win the cup since he was around the age of four, and he wasn’t expecting it to happen so early in his budding NHL career.

“You look at Iginla, 1,500 games and never won a Stanley Cup, Ovechkin had over 1,000 (games) and he just got his this year,” Cort said. “For him to get it in his first year, it’s really something.”

The line one half-hour before the start of the event was actually not too bad, with about 100 fans in line.

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Chandler met with fans, signed autographs and posed for photos with the Stanley Cup.

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Private Event, Marriott Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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Stephenson and the Stanley Cup are now off to visit the folks in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and to spend Friday in Humboldt with the Humboldt Broncos. You can read more about Friday’s planned events in Humboldt right here.

“He said all along, he said he was taking the cup to Humboldt, even before they won the Stanley Cup,” his mother Bev said. “Just to bring some happiness and to bring a little bit of joy.”

According to his family, Chandler knew many of the players in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash personally, and the April 6 tragedy still hits close to home. His appearance with the cup on Aug. 24 will coincide with Hockey Day in Humboldt, and the first day of Broncos training camp.

PREVIOUS DAYS WITH THE CUP

John Carlson
Alex Ovechkin
Michal Kempny
Jakub Vrana
Steve Bowman
Mark Nemish
Chris Patrick
Rob Tillotson
Brian MacLellan
Matt Niskanen
Jason Serbus
T.J. Oshie
Todd Reirden
Michael Booi
Madison Bowey
Ross Mahoney
Braden Holtby
Brett Leonhardt
Brock Myles
Scott Murray
Tom Wilson
Devante Smith-Pelly
Lars Eller
Andre Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
Nicklas Backstrom
Philipp Grubauer
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Dmitry Orlov
Brett Connolly
Jay Beagle
Barry Trotz

By Jon Sorense

About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His interest in the Caps has grown over the decades and included time as a season ticket holder. He has been a journalist covering the team for 10+ years, primarily focusing on analysis, analytics and prospect development.
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