THE CANADIAN PRESS -- VANCOUVER - It has cradled newborn babies and bid farewell to the dying, stood tall in the middle of a war zone and gazed down upon Paris from the heights of the Eiffel Tower.Since its birth close to 120 years ago, the Stanley Cup has travelled more kilometres than a diplomat, wandering the world as professional hockey's most-famous ambassador, greeting heads of state and commoners, amassing tales -- perhaps, even a few secrets along the way."If it could talk, I mean, you'd be better off interviewing it than us because it's like an inanimate object that is almost human in a way," said Phil Pritchard, the cup's keeper, in a phone interview from Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame.Read More... More on Hockey
Stanley Cup A Well-travelled Icon With English Roots
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