Disney pirates loot Stanley Cup

One of the unique spoils of winning the NHL’s Stanley Cup is that each player on the championship team gets to take the trophy anywhere he wants.

Anaheim Ducks left-winger Chris Kunitz honored the team’s origins by taking the cup to Disneyland — the spiritual birthplace of Disney’s oft-mocked, once-mighty hockey franchise.

At Disneyland, Kunitz treated Stanley to a ride on the Finding Nemo submarines and posed the cup for photos amidst the Pirates of the Caribbean treasure trove. (See larger photo here)

This summer, Los Angeles Times photographer Robert Gauthier traveled across the U.S. and to Sweden, Finland and Canada with the Ducks players to document the cup’s journey. As a lifelong hockey player, the shot of fan-favorite Teemu Selanne hoisting the cup before a Helsinki crowd of 10,000 made me misty-eyed. You can view Gauthier’s tremendous 8-part audio slideshow here.

Have you ever seen the Stanley Cup? Tell us about it.

— Brady MacDonald / Amusement + Theme Park Blogger

[Photo credit: Disneyland]

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