The Stanley Cup had a better summer than you

Endless parties. Exotic food. Family celebrations. World traveling. It's astir a fixed that the Stanley Cup is going to person a amended summertime abrogation than the remainder of us.

According to Phil Pritchard, a vice president and curator astatine the Hockey Hall of Fame, each that happens successful astir 100 days.

"We enactment with the squad and the league connected mounting up the [travel] schedule," Pritchard, who has traveled arsenic a "keeper of the Cup" since 1988, told ESPN. "The 2 large factors are geography and time."

The timepiece started connected June 27, the time aft the Colorado Avalanche clinched the Cup implicit the Tampa Bay Lightning successful Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Before the series, the NHL announced that, due to the fact that of Russia's penetration of Ukraine, the Stanley Cup would not beryllium allowed to travel to Russia. The determination affected 1 subordinate of the Avalanche: Valeri Nichushkin.

The Cup did marque it to Ontario, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Quebec and different spots successful Canada. Besides Colorado, it made it to Michigan and California successful the United States. Outside of North America, it deed aggregate locations successful Europe.

It besides made history. In August, Nazem Kadri, who is Muslim, took the Cup to a mosque successful London, Ontario. It is believed to beryllium the archetypal clip the trophy has visited a mosque.

"[Islam is] portion of my background, portion of my roots and portion of who I am," Kadri, whose household moved to Canada from Lebanon successful 1968, told NHL.com. "There's a crushed wherefore I brought it retired and showcased it due to the fact that I deliberation the assemblage deserves it. They've been cheering maine connected from the start, truthful I wanted to stock it with everybody."

It was decidedly shared. Here are immoderate of the summertime adventures of the Stanley Cup.

Famous friends

Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson's household is loaded with title athletes. He has 2 brothers-in-law who played assemblage and NFL football. Brady Quinn, Johnson's wife's brother, was an All-American astatine Notre Dame and played for the Cleveland Browns. A.J. Hawk, who is joined to different of the Quinn sisters, won a BCS rubric astatine Ohio State and a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. Johnson's sister-in-law, Alicia Sacramone Quinn, won a metallic medal successful gymnastics astatine the 2008 Olympics. In a cleanable vacation card-level flex, the radical showed disconnected the assorted things they've won.

A winning family! Jack Johnson shows disconnected the #stanleycup and @Olympics medal, portion brothers-in-law AJ Hawk sports his @SuperBowl ringing and Brady Quinn proudly displays his assemblage Awards..Sister-in-law Alicia Quinn is wearing her Olympic medal. @Avalanche @nhl @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/5gDmnY3DSo

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 22, 2022

It wasn't the lone different hardware to conscionable the Cup this summer.

When Larry met Stanley. pic.twitter.com/VoAuA5ug53

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) September 4, 2022

When legends meet. 🏆@Avalanche @warriors @6ErikJohnson pic.twitter.com/laX3Dil7Yb

— Del Mar Racetrack (@DelMarRacing) September 4, 2022

#BroncosCountry 🤝 Lord Stanley pic.twitter.com/VPdjbieonv

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 15, 2022

Trips backmost home

The Stanley Cup's stops implicit the summertime are coordinated geographically. For example, each trips to Europe hap successful 1 artifact of time. Each subordinate gets 1 time with it. According to Pritchard, the idiosyncratic traveling with the trophy volition enactment with players 1 to 2 weeks successful beforehand of their day.

"Each subordinate has the Stanley Cup for the amended portion of a time and usually has a batch of things planned (thank yous, municipality events, household events, unfastened houses, etc.)," Pritchard said successful an email to ESPN. "It is understood that determination is much to it than those players connected the crystal -- it is their archetypal coaches, teachers, friends, household etc....everything has to beryllium taken into consideration."

The Cup went to Europe successful precocious July, with stops successful Czechia, Germany, Sweden and Finland.

Pavel Francouz brings the @StanleyCup to Pilsen, Czechia. #Avs pic.twitter.com/f34gXvDAs3

— Eurolanche 🇺🇦 (@Eurolanche) July 22, 2022

⚠️ Time to BeReal ⚠️#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/0JANgaELsP

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 26, 2022

In Finland, the Cup went with guardant Mikko Rantanen to a canine enactment and had a steam successful a sauna.

For Mikko Rantanen, "Its each astir dogs. His dogs, friends dogs...didnt substance they each wanted photos with the #StanleyCup and Mikko of course! @Avalanche @nhl@HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/YTufHsVj9g

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 3, 2022 — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 29, 2022

Avalanche prima Nathan MacKinnon visited his family's location successful Halifax, Nova Scotia. MacKinnon is Halifax's 4th Stanley Cup champion.

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) August 20, 2022

Rantanen was not the lone idiosyncratic to person dogs progressive successful his celebration. Many precise bully boys and girls were astir the trophy. Dogs and babies were besides portion of a inclination of sitting successful the Cup.

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) September 8, 2022

We are each fans of the #stanleycup..doesn't substance signifier oregon size. Just arsenic Jackman! @NHL @Avalanche @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/eCJNlvu0HT

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) September 9, 2022

Polly wants a cracker! oregon possibly Polly conscionable wants to person a sip from the #StanleyCup similar the @Avalanche do! @nhl @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/V2A34oDewc

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 15, 2022

Exotic eats

The astir time-honored inclination erstwhile it comes to the Stanley Cup is eating and drinking retired of it.

Gibelotte is simply a accepted French rabbit stew. Just days aft the Avalanche won the championship, the dish, made by winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, was 1 of the archetypal things eaten retired of the 130-year-old trophy. It wasn't the last.

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 9, 2022

Then goalie Pavel Francouz drank peppermint rum successful the Czech Republic.

The time started successful the "City of Beer" Plzen, Czech with Pavel Francouz and ended with drinking pepermint rum with erstwhile teammates. #stanleycup @NHL @Avalanche@HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/gwU1fS00nj

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 24, 2022

Two defensemen -- Bowen Byram, who ate French toast, and Cale Makar, who ate homemade pancakes -- ate meal retired of the Cup. A barefoot Alex Newhook, an Avs center, had fish and chips. There was a batch of crystal pick and a delicious snack of popcorn and Teddy Grahams served retired of the trophy.

"Cereals, pastas, fish, poutine, beverages, desserts," said Pritchard, describing the accustomed fare eaten from the trophy.

"It is astonishing what has been successful the Stanley Cup."

We each shriek for crystal pick with the fam 🥹#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/g86ug9B4Iv

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) August 19, 2022

I person ne'er heard of popcorn and graham crackers arsenic a mix! But hey, I ideate everything mixes good successful the #StanleyCup @Avalanche @nhl@HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/Hh39Ter0om

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) September 13, 2022

Humans weren't the lone ones utilizing the astir 3-foot-tall trophy arsenic a drinking glass.

Who knew that "Ralphie" the mascot was a hockey fan..she needed to cheque retired the #stanleycup. @nhl @Avalanche @CUBoulder @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/9CBzsVEDSH

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) September 19, 2022

Bernie made immoderate caller friends today! #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/wUqeAyXysx

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) August 28, 2022

This is simply a bully clip to notation that the Stanley Cup is washed often during its travels. The trophy "is cleaned and acceptable to spell each and each day, it besides gets cleaned arsenic needed during the day," according to Pritchard. The officials that question with the trophy for these events are besides pursuing section COVID guidelines.

During his day, too eating pancakes, Makar went for a Slurpee with his brother.

The vessel astatine the apical of the Cup tin clasp 168 ounces -- much than a gallon. That's a batch of Slurpees.

Cale Makar and his brother, Taylor, get their Slurpee! And it wasn't an impulse buy. 🙂 #StanleyCup @Avalanche @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/M4PJahRyab

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 12, 2022

Fun successful the sun

No summertime abrogation would beryllium implicit without immoderate clip outdoors. The Cup rode connected a vessel and a helicopter and did immoderate h2o skiing. It besides got clip to chill and bask the summertime weather.

How a-boat that?! Logan O'Connor & Cale Makar cruisin' the Bow River with the #StanleyCup. Awesome! (Calgary, AB) #StanleyCup @Avalanche @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/1lehxggxJH

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 10, 2022

Josh Manson is not conscionable a talented hockey player. Another calling? (Christopher Lake, SK) #StanleyCup @Avalanche @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/Df6uuA2g6w

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 5, 2022

A fitting mode for Josh Manson to extremity his cleanable Stanley Cup time (Christopher Lake, SK) #StanleyCup @Avalanche @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/sasGVceoem

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) August 5, 2022

But defenseman Erik Johnson mightiness person the winning Cup infinitesimal of the summer. Besides taking the Cup to equine races successful Del Mar, California, helium rode a Slip 'N Slide portion holding it.

It'a Labour Day weekend, the unofficial extremity to summer....so you mightiness arsenic good person immoderate amusive and unrecorded it up @6ErikJohnson benignant with the #StanleyCup @Avalanche @nhl@HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/Loz0gKxjyS

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) September 5, 2022

Now, with the summertime over, and the caller NHL play astir to begin, the Stanley Cup returns to work. It volition beryllium 8 months earlier it's again wandering the world. After the Cup's chaotic 100 days with the Avalanche, Pritchard is speedy to punctual everyone that astir thing is disconnected limits erstwhile partying with the Cup arsenic agelong arsenic 1 information is met.

"The players and unit members person worked their beingness for this infinitesimal to bring the Stanley Cup and accidental thanks," Pritchard said. "They are representing hockey, their town, their squad and the National Hockey League. When they picture their time to us, we listen, and if it is respectful, it's each good."