My Day with Lord Stanley!!

[ballin]

Awesome.

[Stay Golden]

That is awesome BC Chris what a day!

[DazzlinDino]

Thanks for sharing Chris these photo's are awesome!!

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Maybe if Schultz would put his shirt back on.

Seriously though, these pictures are awesome!

I thought that was bc-Chris who was shirtless

Does whomever drives that pick up have a pair of white Oakleys?

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

I thought that was bc-Chris who was shirtless

Does whomever drives that pick up have a pair of white Oakleys?

no - i don't have a pair of white oakleys. i also do not have a pair of truck nutz hanging from the hitch

[McG]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

probably the pic i wanted more than anything else..

IMG_8453 by bc-chris

Congrats to you bc-chris. what a great day and great tip of the hat to you for being respectful and still getting some amazing shots, and then posting them for us.

I quoted the picture above because whenever I am at the HHoF, the cup or "replica" has been there and on each of the 3 occasions, I have managed to distract the workers and planted a kiss on this exact panel. That is what being a fan is all about for me.

And shouts to you bc-chris. what a great day!

[Stormchaser]

Awesome!!

[trublmaker]

how did Justin feel about you being a Flames fan while he was a grease spot?

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Ah man, I've been in Kelowna for a couple days too, I wish I knew, I would have invited myself! Just kidding, very cool, good for you!

[CaptainYooh]

Great experience, for sure! Thanks for sharing Chris.

[bc-chris]

thanks guys

Originally Posted by trublmaker

how did Justin feel about you being a Flames fan while he was a grease spot?

ha! i would give him a hard time and he would always dish it right back - all in good fun though.

[Party Elephant]

Awesome pictures, looks like such an experience!

[Justin]

Thanks for sharing, that is certainly an awesome story to share with future grandkids!

[CroFlames]

So is the handler guy always within like arms reach of the Cup, or does it let the players go hog wild with it?

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

So is the handler guy always within like arms reach of the Cup, or does it let the players go hog wild with it?

i'm sure it likely depends on who the handler is and who has the cup (in terms of the players personality and their reputation)

i talked with a friend who had been at recchi's cup party in 2011 and he told me the handler guy was a total cup-nazi, so i was prepared for that (and gave justin a heads up)

the handler we had - walt - was great. a really fun guy to be around. he did have rules but the most restrictive one was no one could lift the cup over their head unless justin was also holding the cup.

at the private family stuff walt was really in the back ground (around for the first couple minutes but after that usually in a different room), but at the public event at the west kelowna arena he was pretty much right beside the cup the entire time (i guess to be more of a deterrent to someone doing something stupid).

as i mentioned before i think a lot of it also has to do with the player's personality. justin is a really down to earth guy with a really easy going personality and you don't have to worry about him doing something stupid. i know when we went and did the pics with my truck that walt was no where to be found outside - just chilling in justin's house. we could have gone for one heck of a joy ride! ha!

i know walt did mention that the most undesirable part of his day is always the 'after party' when the guys go out to a club becuz everyone in very 'happy' and they are out in public and you never know what other people who are 'happy' might do

[puffnstuff]

Friend of mine had the cup for his day years ago and the way it was explained to me was, no one who hasnt won it should lift it overhead.

[CroFlames]

I also read once that the main handler guy (white hair guy; appears in commercials) said that a lot of guys take the Cup to cemeteries to visit with friends and families that have passed away.

He said he stays at the edge of the cemetery and affords the player all the privacy he needs.

[bc-chris]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I also read once that the main handler guy (white hair guy; appears in commercials) said that a lot of guys take the Cup to cemeteries to visit with friends and families that have passed away.

He said he stays at the edge of the cemetery and affords the player all the privacy he needs.

with justin, walt didn't even get out of the limo at the cemetery

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

So is the handler guy always within like arms reach of the Cup, or does it let the players go hog wild with it?

My buddy is friends with one of the guys who won it while with the Red Wings. During his day with the Cup they ran out of booze. The only one sober enough to drive was the Cup handler. So the Cup handler drove the NHL player to the liquor store to stock up. While they were gone, a bunch of the guys tea bagged the Cup and took pictures. I'm sure they sanitized it before chris drank out of it.