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The best Stanley Cup hometown visits of 2026

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You know who has one of the coolest jobs in the world? A guy by the name of Phil Pritchard. Unless you’re a major hockey fan, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of him. But you may have seen his hands. They’re the ones usually covered in white gloves, so as to not smudge his fingerprints on the most storied trophy in professional sports: the Stanley Cup. Pritchard is responsible for accompanying the Cup everywhere it goes. They call him the “Keeper of the Cup.” Of course, it’s tradition that every Stanley Cup champion gets to bring it home for a day, so Pritchard’s summer is always packed with championship parties and sightseeing all across North America and Europe. In total, the Cup has been to more than 25 countries, according to the National Hockey League — including some that don’t have strong hockey ties, like Japan, Afghanistan, the Bahamas and the United Arab Emirates. Here are some of the trophy’s coolest adventures of 2026 so far. What should sports teams learn from the

First report: Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi takes Stanley Cup to LI arena where it all began for him — nypost.com, 1d