Kings Article: Summer of Stanley 2014

[deeshamrock]

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725405&cmpid=rss-rosen


This article details the logistics of how they form the list (trying to tie in players that live in the same region) of who gets the cup and when. They suggest dates to players who try to accommodate the date with their own timeframe, sometimes it doesn't work out.

Players generally have one day and night with the Cup and the senior members of the team and multiple Cup winners may have slightly more leverage but so much has to be factored in – where is the Cup that morning, that day and that night, let alone the required travel over the 24 hours that follow. Proximity to other players and staff members becomes important.


Before it can be determined when someone gets it, the list begins with who gets it and where they get it.

So on this one summer morning, Moeller, along with Altieri and Assistant General Manager Rob Blake, are in an office trying to plot out the Cup’s late July trek through Ontario. By that time some 15 people are already booked, including five Europeans in five different countries – Sweden, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia. This is no easy task


The bridge from the Eastern United States to Ontario will take place during the third weekend of July, when Justin Williams will look to split his time between two different places. The utmost respect is paid to each individual and their wishes, requests and plans. He had an aggressive itinerary and what has to also be factored in is the Cup’s travel plans following Williams’ possession of it.


The team is trying to align all of its ducks in a row so that when Williams brings the Cup to Ontario it remains there for the following week and a half. That means accommodating the club’s heavy Ontario-based contingent, which already had several names knocked off when it traveled up to Toronto days following the Draft.

But it's amazing to see all the planning, miles, flight schedules, etc, that are met to get it all done. Especially find some of the smaller towns the players are from and mapping it out to get there on time when the are not familiar with the area.

Doughty and Carter will have the Cup back to back again with Muzzin to follow because he's a half hour from London, Ontario but his schedule didn't allow him to get the Cup untl later that week.

Pretty interesting to see the amount of planning and rearranging schedules to get it all to work.

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[Reclamation Project]

I remember it was a big deal to have Kopitar on the day he had it. Scheduling was difficult. Gaborik is the third Euro player we have so you'd assume him, Kopitar, and Voynov would be together which would total Sweden, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. I wonder if Regehr goes back to Brazil.

 

[deeshamrock]

I remember it was a big deal to have Kopitar on the day he had it. Scheduling was difficult. Gaborik is the third Euro player we have so you'd assume him, Kopitar, and Voynov would be together which would total Sweden, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. I wonder if Regehr goes back to Brazil.

In 2012, it started with Voynov and Kopi in Europe and worked it's way back. This year the Draft and the Awards sort of changed that.
It not the easiest job to figure the trek out.
And I think it would rock to have RR take it to Brazil. I wonder if the Cup has ever gone there.

 

[JureEe]

Kopitar has already said when cup will be in SLO... i think that its aroound 18.7... but i have to find exact date..

 

[GoalieCallie]

Kopitar has already said when cup will be in SLO... i think that its aroound 18.7... but i have to find exact date..

It'll be the 13th of July, the day of the World Cup final and Slovenian general election. Not sure if that's good or bad.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Kopitar has already said when cup will be in SLO... i think that its aroound 18.7... but i have to find exact date..

I read that it was to be in Slovenia on July 13. Would love him to take a picture of it next to the Kopiwood sign!

 

[CowMix]

I hope we get a map like last time http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/07/06/tracking-the-stanley-cup-on-tour-2/

 

[Reclamation Project]

In 2012, it started with Voynov and Kopi in Europe and worked it's way back. This year the Draft and the Awards sort of changed that.
It not the easiest job to figure the trek out.
And I think it would rock to have RR take it to Brazil. I wonder if the Cup has ever gone there.

It would be pretty awesome if he's the first person to bring it there.