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25 most insane things people have ever done with the Stanley Cup

By Bruin Belisle

2002 Season: Mark Messier lets the fans touch the cup 1993-94 Stanley Cup Celebration. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
2002 Season: Mark Messier lets the fans touch the cup 1993-94 Stanley Cup Celebration. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /
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26 May 1997: Defenseman Slava Kozlov of the Detroit Red Wings fights for the puck with defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre of the Colorado Avalanche during a playoff game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings won the game 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Robert Laberge /Allsport
26 May 1997: Defenseman Slava Kozlov of the Detroit Red Wings fights for the puck with defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre of the Colorado Avalanche during a playoff game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings won the game 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Robert Laberge /Allsport /

12. Sylvain Lefebvre’s daughter’s baptism

After the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 1996, defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre decided it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have his newborn daughter baptized in it.

Given the places the Cup has been and the indiscretions it has seen, I’m not 100 percent sure I’d want to do this myself, but given the opportunity, it’s not something many can say they’ve done. It’s also a pretty damn cool story for Lefebure’s daughter.

How many of your friends were baptized in the Stanley Cup?

Lefebvre was probably the first, but not the only player to take advantage of this situation. In 2008, Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom had his daughter baptized in the Cup, as well. More recently in 2017, Josh Archibald’s son Brecken became the newest Cup-baptized hockey child.

Don’t be surprised if these children turn into hockey mega-stars. Being baptized in the Cup is probably the best way to kick off your hockey career.

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