Phil Kessel takes Stanley Cup to children’s hospital

With his day with the Stanley Cup, Penguins forward Phil Kessel decided to take Lord Stanley on a trip to Toronto where he visited a children’s hospital.

Phil Kessel has quickly become one of the most lovable players in hockey. Kessel was mistreated and miscast with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but a trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins has allowed him to win over the hockey universe and win his first ever Stanley Cup title. Why is Kessel so loved? Because he’s awesome. He proved this by taking the Stanley Cup trophy to SickKids, a children’s hospital in Toronto.

This is why Kessel is so awesome. With his lone day with the Stanley Cup, he took it somewhere where the occupants would truly treasure it. Judging by that huge smile on Kessel’s face, the kids aren’t the only ones who enjoyed the experience. Kessel also brought along former teammate Dion Phaneuf, who Kessel defended while Phaneuf was the captain of the Maple Leafs.

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He helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup after a rather unimpressive regular season, at least by his standards. After 26 goals and 59 points during the regular season as he bounced around from line to line, struggling to play alongside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Kessel found perfect chemistry with Nick Bonino and Carl Hagelin. The HBK line led the Penguins and gave them a truly unstoppable offense. Kessel had 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points in 24 postseason games for the Penguins, who won their fourth Stanley Cup this summer.

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