Capitals’ Chandler Stephenson bringing the Stanley Cup to Humboldt

After clinching the Cup in Vegas last night everything is centered on where parties will be held when the parade is and where everyone will spend their day with the Cup. Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson didn’t let the moment slip.

The Stanley Cup has been lifted. Another season is in the books. It’s now on to offseason preparations for the teams not named the Washington Capitals and parades and celebrations for the team named the Washington Capitals.

One of the biggest traditions for players after lifting the Cup on the ice for the first time is where they plan to spend their day with the Cup. Some go their homes to spend it with family and friends. Some are given keys to the city or have parties in their honors at their home rinks.

For Chandler Stephenson, it was an easy decision. He’s bringing the Cup to Humboldt. Just two months after a wreck took the lives of sixteen people from the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.

“I knew a couple of guys on the bus,” Stephenson said post game “It’s one of those things I want to do for those guys and the people of Humboldt.”

You take that into account with the tear-jerker that was TJ Oshie and his Dad Thursday night and it hits home. This all comes just two days after Xavier LaBelle, a member of the Broncos team, was finally released from the hospital and is walking again.

The Stanley Cup means a lot of things to a lot of people and none greater than the communities that grow up idolizing the moment.

Whether it be the hometowns that these players travel back to or the families that supported them on their journey. For players like Stephenson and Oshie, it’s about so much more and it’s a fantastic gesture to see in today’s world.

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