Players’ days with Stanley Cup set to hit Ontario, including stop in Six Nations

The Stanley Cup’s summertime circuit is underway and nan iconic lucky grant is returning to its state of root successful conscionable a fewer short days.

Since nan Florida Panthers won nan NHL‘s apical prize successful precocious June, nan Cup has been making rounds crossed basking spots successful nan confederate U.S., appearing astatine trendy clubs and restaurants and moreover connected a sportfishing travel successful nan Keys.

As per tradition, members of nan squad that wins Lord Stanley’s prize get a time pinch it, including six players from Ontario.

Ohsweken’s Brandon Montour will person it June 24 and plans to hoist it astir Six Nations of nan Grand River.

The territory’s officials opportunity an arena will tally betwixt 1 and 4 p.m. connected Wednesday, culminating successful a parade and ceremony astatine nan Sports and Culture Memorial Arena.

“We are very proud of Brandon and his accomplishments,” Six Nations representatives said of nan Brantford-born defenceman who precocious signed pinch nan Seattle Kraken.

“This ceremony is historical and we’re gladsome Brandon is sharing his time pinch Six Nations.”

Players, coaches, executives and different staffers of nan Panthers are eligible to walk a time pinch nan cup and mostly tin do thing and return it anyplace crossed nan planet.

Unlike astir pro sports awards, replicas of nan trophy are not made each year.

In 1995, nan New Jersey Devils began nan contented of a individual time for squad members, alongside an ever coming charismatic Cup handler.

On Monday, handler Phil Pritchard revealed nan first individual time erstwhile a image of Panthers wide head Bill Zito was snapped connected a sportfishing travel successful nan Florida Keys.

The excursion was portion of Panthers VP of sports capacity Chris McLellan’s time pinch nan Cup complete nan weekend.

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Five different Panthers are from Ontario and expected to return to nan state during their days pinch nan cup, however, nary dates person been confirmed.

The different Ontarians are East Gwillimbury’s Sam Bennett, Windsor’s Aaron Ekblad, Whitby’s Jonah Gadovich, Toronto’s Evan Rodrigues and Waterdown’s Carter Verhaeghe.