‘I guess it’s a new record’: Avalanche dents Stanley Cup minutes after winning

TAMPA, Fla. (KDVR) — With all the excitement for the Colorado Avalanche of taking home their third Stanley Cup, the trophy may have taken a beating during the celebration.

Within minutes, the Stanley Cup was dented.

“I don’t even know if they had it five minutes and there’s a dent in the bottom already. Right in the middle of the team photo,” said the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Keeper of the Cup, Philip Pritchard. “I guess it’s a new record today. Five minutes into the presentation it’s happened. It’s the first time it’s ever happened on the ice.”


Photos: Fans celebrate Avs becoming Stanley Cup Champions

With the weight of history in their hands, number 16, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, dropped the trophy while skating toward his teammates for a celebratory photo.

Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche passes the Stanley cup to Erik Johnson #6 after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

“It’s the third time the Avalanche have won it. I guess we will have a little chat with them soon, and we’ll go through the process of how we’re going to repair it, but the Stanley Cup tour will go on,” said Pritchard.


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Photos and videos captured the moment Aube-Kubel left his mark forever on Lord Stanley. ESPN confirmed the moment in a tweet.

A Stanley Cup Championship parade will take place Thursday in Denver.

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