Logan Stankoven with the Stanley Cup after Carolina's Game 6 victory in Vegas/via NHL.com
The young man who has become synonymous with hockey in Kamloops for a new generation is set to make his return to his home town this week.
Logan Stankoven, who spent the past week on ‘celebration duty’ with his teammates in Raleigh, North Carolina, is set to arrive back in Kamloops late Monday evening.
The 23-year old Stankoven led his team with 11 goals scored during the playoffs, helping the Carolina Hurricanes secure the Stanley Cup for the 2nd time in franchise history — 20-years removed from the first NHL title for the club.
Carolina would not lose a game when Stankoven would find the back of the net during the playoffs.
His efforts earned him 3rd place in voting for the Conn Smyth Trophy as the playoff MVP, finishing behind only veterans Taylor Hall and team captain Jordan Staal, who took the MVP honors.
One of Stankoven’s final duties in Raleigh was a Stanley Cup Parade on Saturday, which drew thousands out to celebrate a professional sports championship in a city and region of the United States where football normally dominates sports headlines.
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While nothing has yet been finalized, the City of Kamloops has told NL Sports there is an expectation that something will be formalized to honor the former Blazers captain and home-grown hockey product’s achievements once he gets his turn with the Cup itself.
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- Logan Stankoven celebrates with his father, mother and sister on the ice in Vegas after Carolina’s Game 6 victory in the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas/via NHL.com
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- Stankoven family and friends who travelled to Vegas for Carolina’s victory celebrate with the Stanley Cup/via the Stankoven family
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- The Stankoven family celebrates with the Stanley Cup on the ice in Vegas after Carolina’s Game 6 victory/via the Stankoven Family
A date for the “Keeper of the Cup” and his cherished hardware to arrive in Kamloops has not been settled, as Stankoven is the only player on the Hurricanes’ roster whose home town is in the Pacific time zone.
Most of the other players on the Carolina squad — save for Calgary native Taylor Hall — hail from Manitoba and locations east in Canada, as well as the US Midwest and East Coast, on top of Finland and Russia overseas.
The NHL attempts to schedule the Stanley Cup’s summer ‘champions tour’ to conclude with players who live closer to the Toronto area, where the Cup ultimately lives for most of the year in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
This should ultimately dictate when the Stanley Cup will arrive in Kamloops this summer, depending on how the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Carolina Hurricanes choose to coordinate the travel.
