Check out how each each member of the 2021-22 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup winning roster spends their own respective day with the coveted Stanley Cup.
JULY 9, 2022 – NICOLAS AUBE-KUBEL – SOREL-TRACY, QUEBEC (CANADA)
The Avalanche Cup days kicked off in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec on July 9, with Nicolas Aube-Kubel. The former Avalanche forward – who signed with Toronoto this offseason as a free agent – took the Cup through a parade around his hometown and on a boat through the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, all while sharing it with family, close friends and the community.
As part of Quebec tradition, Aube-Kubel ate poutine out of Lord Stanley as well as Gibelotte, a traditional soup that originated in his hometown of Sorel-Tracy.
JULY 10, 2022 – SAMUEL GIRARD – ROBERVAL, QUEBEC (CANADA)
The Cup continued its tour in Quebec as it went four hours north to Roberval, the hometown of defenseman Samuel Girard. Girard spent the day hosting a parade through town and also shared the Cup with his family, close friends and the community.
JULY 15, 2022 – J.T. COMPHER – NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS (USA)
On July 15, 2022, the Stanley Cup returned stateside to Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago and the hometown of Avalanche forward J.T. Compher. Compher spent the day first eating his mom’s famous chocolate chip pancakes out of the Cup. Then, he took the Cup around his hometown and to a local firestation all while sharing it with family, friends and the community.
JULY 16, 2022 – JACK JOHNSON – COLUMBUS, OHIO
The Cup continued a stint in the U.S. as it made its way over to Columbus, Ohio to visit Jack Johnson. The veteran defenseman spent the day sharing taking it around town and even to a local ice cream shop where his children ate a hot fudge ice cream sundae from the silver trophy. He also shared his impressive hardware, including a silver Olympic medal that he won with Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with his brother-in-laws A.J. Hawk, who won a Super Bowl and Brady Quinn, who won multiple awards as a quaterback for Notre Dame, as well as with his sister-in-law Alicia Quinn, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics as a gymnast.
JULY 19, 2022 – JARED BEDNAR – CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
To conclude the first leg of U.S. cities, the Stanley Cup went down south to Charleston, South Carolina to spend the day with Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar.
Bednar first took the Cup back to his coaching roots with the Charleston Stingrays of the ECHL, as he is the only coach ever to have won at the ECHL (Kelly Cup), AHL (Calder Cup) and NHL (Stanley Cup) levels. He then took the Cup off the coast of Charleston on his boat.
JULY 22, 2022 – PAVEL FRANCOUZ – PILSEN, CZECH REPUBLIC
After the stateside stint, the Stanley Cup ventured over for its European tour beginning on July 22, in Pilsen, Czechia.
The Avalanche goaltender took the Cup through town on an old USA military vehicle. He then went on stage in front of his hometown, made a speech, took photos with fans and drank local Pilsner beer out of the Cup.
JULY 23, 2022 – NICO STURM – AUGSBURG, GERMANY
The Stanley Cup continued its European tour as it visited Augsburg, Germany, the hometown of former Avalanche forward Nico Sturm.
Sturm brought the Cup to Augsburg Town Hall and shared it with the local mayor. He then took the Cup to a celebration at Curt Frenzel Stadium, the rink of Augsburger of the Deutsche Eishockey LIga, Germany’s top-tier professional league, where the stands were filled with hundreds of fans.
JULY 25, 2022 – GABRIEL LANDESKOG – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Colorado’s captain Gabriel Landeskog got to take the Cup around his hometown of Stockholm, and the capital of his native country Sweden.
Landeskog first took the coveted trophy to his elementary school and then over to a local arena where he played when he was 15 and 16 years old. There, he hosted a meet-and-greet with fans. Afterwards, he hosted a gathering for family and close friends to enjoy his achievement and the Cup.
JULY 27, 2022 – ANDRE BURAKOVSKY – MALMO, SWEDEN
The Cup stayed in Sweden as it returned to the hometown of former Avalanche winger Andre Burakovksy, who had previously won the Stanley Cup in 2018 with the Washington Capitals.
JULY 29, 2022 – ARTTURI LEHKONEN – PIIKKIO, FINLAND
On July 29, 2022, the Cup traveled to Finland to Piikkio, the hometown of Avalanche forward Artturi Lehkonen, who scored both the Western Conference Final and Stanley Cup Final clinching goals.
Lehkonen took the Cup to his childhood home, shared it with family and his four siblings. He also took the Cup to a sauna with some friends and to rink he played in during his early teen years and the Sports Science Lab, where he currently works out in the summers.