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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A celebration 20 years in the making has included plenty of stops for hockey’s most coveted trophy, with the Stanley Cup already appearing at multiple different places across central North Carolina.
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The North Carolina festivities began within hours of the team landing from Las Vegas at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, with Lord Stanley making an appearance at Teets on Glenwood Avenue.
“We went to the airport when they arrived,” Mike Daigle said. “Then we followed by going to Teets and partying with them all night. It was great, it was a fun 48 hours.”
That hasn’t been the Cup’s only stop on Glenwood. Players brought the Stanley Cup to The Avenue right after the championship celebration that sent more than 190,000 Hurricanes fans to downtown Raleigh.
“Unreal,” Oak City Group Chief Administrative Officer Kim O’Sullivan said. “It was a level of exhilaration that I think everybody in this entire place felt. To actually have the team come out here to the Avenue was just fantastic.”
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Besides bar hopping, the Stanley Cup has also made stops in North Hills, the North Carolina General Assembly, local golf clubs, and UNC Rex on Father’s Day.
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Damian McHugh, an ER doctor for the Hurricanes for nearly a decade, got the chance to get up close and personal with the trophy following Game 6 in Las Vegas.
“Just try to bring a bit of joy to some fathers, mothers, kids that were in the hospital, that’s just so thoughtful,” McHugh said. “But again, it just typifies Rod and Jordan and all the team. It just typifies how much they just blend with the community.
“It’s indescribable,” he said. “The sense of community, the sense of achievement, it’s really touching.”
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