The Stanley Cup tour continues, and this weekend it spent time with two players who played a big role in bringing it to Los Angeles. Dustin Brown had the Cup in Ithaca, N.Y., while Jonathan Quick had it in Connecticut. Some of the pictures that come out of these trips are just priceless. Here are a couples stories about the homecomings of Brown and Quick, followed by a couple pictures. First, it’s the cake presented to Quick for his Cup party (courtesy of Phil Pritchard’s “Keeper of the Cup” Twitter), followed by a shot of Brown’s not-so-routine trip to the grocery story for some beverages (courtesy of Fox/Turner reporter Jamie Maggio’s Twitter). Also, the updated “Stanley Cup Tracker” map can be found by clicking here.
Dustin Brown’s Cup runneth over in triumphant return to Ithaca (Syracuse.com)
Dustin Brown brings Stanley Cup to hometown (USA Today)
Jonathan Quick enjoying life on top of the NHL world (Stamford Advocate)
[UPDATE: For those who have been asking for a larger view of the cake, here's an attempt at some help. If they were really creative, they would have included Patrik Elias stealing the puck...]
i would love to see a close-up of that cake, it is awesome
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IceGuy Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:12 am
@Renee_LN,
Copy That!
One hell of a prize for Quickie!
And I’ll go shopping with Captain Crunch anytime.
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QUICKsilver Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:42 am
@IceGuy, Capt Crunch so has to be his official nickname now
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Tim James Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:10 am
@QUICKsilver, long-time Kings fans will recall Captain Crunch was the nickname of defenseman Gilles Marotte, who played with the team in the early 1970′s. His greatest contribution to the Kings was being traded to the NY Rangers for Mike Murphy.
Easy on the beer, Brownie! You report to camp in a month!
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JJ$Pres Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:13 am
@SRKEEGAN, I was thinking the exact same thing! Also, you make all that money and you get Coors light? Cmon!
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:19 am
@JJ$Pres,
Ditto That!!!
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Buster Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@JJ$Pres,
Looks like he wants a bitter beer face to rival DS.
BTW
Next time, get some REAL beer.
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Gustavo Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:36 am
@JJ$Pres,
CO pee pee water
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Kevco Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@JJ$Pres, DB took a home town discount on that last contract.
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DesertKing Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:23 am
@SRKEEGAN,
Hey, it was all “light” beer so they are watching calories. Nasty tasting beer, but “light.”
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SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:30 am
@DesertKing, Yeah, I saw the Ultra in there. I just don’t want them all reporting to camp like Drew Doughnut does, and need to take the first half of the season to play their way into shape.
I’m loving how much everybody is enjoying themselves, but it’s a short offseason. Starting to get a little concerned.
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KC23 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:34 am
@SRKEEGAN, Let’s not forget the entire team got 2 extra months of work in the playoffs. Can’t get any better training than that.
OTOH, Coors light? Seriously? I could think of better choices for my calories regardless.
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pr0cess Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:43 am
@SRKEEGAN, you ever think that maybe its what others want? and that maybe he isnt drinking it?
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SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:53 am
@pr0cess, No. I think guys in their 20′s like to party, and he wouldn’t be buying Michelob Ultra because it’s just so delicious and that it is what everybody loves to drink. Lol!
The point is, even if they played an extra 2 months, modern pro athletes can’t take a couple months off to eat cake, drink beer and chase tail. Didn’t any of you see Rocky III?
Right now, the rest of the league is Clubber Lang. They are hitting the training room hard, and they are focused on revenge. Our guys are having robots that say “Happy Birthday Paulie” bring them birthday cake.
Just hoping they don’t have a Stanley Cup hangover, and have a bad start like last year.
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Shakes Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:08 am
@SRKEEGAN, and there you have it, we have found a way to look at the sweet goofy picture and see the Cup half full..
SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@Shakes: whatever. We were all thinking it. I just said it.
Anybody who has followed sports longer than the past 6 months knows what I am talking about.
fsd1 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:20 am
@SRKEEGAN, I wasnt thinking it, I say have some cake and beer, they know what needs to be done.
SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:43 am
@ fsd1: well, the first 3 people posting on the thread were thinking it. My concern isn’t over having some cake and beers. It’s over having 2-months-worth of cake and beer while traveling all over the place partying.
And you should be thinking it if you see how Drew Doughboy gets 5 points for the first month of the season every year because he isn’t ready to play.
It would also be awesome if none of our other stars could put themselves in a position of being accused of anything else too. This is going to shock some of you, but millionaires in their 20s aren’t known for making good decisions and showing restraint.
luc20rules Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
@SRKEEGAN, Each player gets one day with the cup. You better believe this is a day they will party and make the most of. They spent years of blood, sweat, and tears to earn it. I have no problem with the guys enjoying the cup. As far as them getting out of shape and partying non-stop. I just don’t believe it, these guys worked their bs off all year whether it showed on the ice or not. With leaders like Brown, Scuds, Mitchell, Kopi, Greene, & Richards its very hard for me to see this team slipping.
TradedForADraftPick Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@SRKEEGAN,
Maybe he is having Quick over?
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SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@TradedForADraftPick, LOL! Yes. They can eat a pound cake and watch The View.
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You know Jonathan Quick is still vey young when his Mom is still buying him themed Carvel ice cream cakes.
He’s hoping for Thomas the Tank Engine when his birthday rolls around.
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DesertKing Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:26 am
@SRKEEGAN,
10 more shut-outs, another 16-4team playoff/Final run, ending with another team Cup, ans I will buy him a full set of Barbies if thats what he wants.
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SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:31 am
@DesertKing, Hahaha! agreed.
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KC23 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:37 am
@DesertKing, LOL … with Barbie and Ken matching jerseys in a special edition Barbie Zamboni.
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DesertKing Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@KC23,
You are a sick puppy!
rumpa #19 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
@DesertKing, Real men buy an M-4 and dress them up. In the gun world they call it the Barbie for men because of all the accessories you can buy. To clean up any confusion a M-4 is the same thing as a M-16 or AR-15. Not an AK-47.
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Gustavo Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 9:21 pm
@DesertKing,
The Sedins and Sidney Crosby already bought all the barbies. Try Spiderman figurines.
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kinglouie Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:44 am
@SRKEEGAN, Hilarous!! You made my morning!!
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I realy like all of the stories and pictures about the Kings players and the cup. It brings the fans closer to the team and each player as a person. Also, must have a close up of the cake.
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Where’s Doan’s pictures? Oh, thats right, he didn’t win the Cup.
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KC23 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:38 am
@DesertKing, The Doan pictures got ruined by all the tears.
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Anyone know if Justin Williams will be doing anything public with the cup this Thursday in Ventnor New Jersey? I’ve been looking around and nothing has been announced yet. I took the day off hoping he would but seems like he won’t. That’s his right to do what he wishes with it just was hoping to see if someone heard anything, XD
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KC23 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 9:40 am
@Deader2818, Must be a little ackward to have a public cup showing in NJ for Williams.
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SRKEEGAN Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@KC23: HA! He should bring it by Steve Bernier’s house for FIVE MINUTES!
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rumpa #19 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
@SRKEEGAN, Best served cold, i see…
Gustavo Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 9:25 pm
@SRKEEGAN,
A drive by with horns blaring should suffice, lol
Thanks Rich very funny, great pictures love them, thanks so much for keeping us informed, used to work at a supermarket over 25 years ago, a shopping cart never looked so good!
Go Kings Go!
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Dustin picking up some PLB’s with the Cup…nicely done!
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I guess we now know DB has pretty awful taste in beer. Come on DB, bring the cup to Colorado and we’ll go on a tour of some front range micro breweries. I wonder if there’s any Boone’s Farm or wine coolers in the brown bag?
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I wonder if Dustin had to spend some time finding a good shopping cart…as opposed to like most of them which have a squeaky wheels or the carts where the wheels aren’t quite right and they sorta turn in one direction or the other. All very stressful stuff.
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Anyone know when that Cake Boss episode will be aired with Quick’s cake?
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PRMan Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@Buster, The cake’s not nearly big enough to be from there. If Buddy did it, it would be a full size Stanley Cup complete with the Kings’ names carved in the right spots.
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Great stuff!
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Rich, you are out of control! Elias didn’t steal that puck, he was just moving it out of the way for the safety of the players and people celebrating on the ice. Sheesh, the guy is just trying to save the world and everyone thinks negatively of him. Whats next, calling Mike Smith a roided out slasher? Calling Ryan Clowe a lying cheater? Where is this world going too?
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Buster Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 10:45 am
@DesertKing, Better yet, saying that Mike Smith is scarier than Jason Vorhees.
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DesertKing Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@Buster,
I don’t care if he does have a 6-pack of Bud Light, I ain’t giving him a ride.
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Is it me or does DD8′s Cake character seem a little puggy?
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IceGuy Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@Lake Forest,
Pudgy or not, of all the moments burned into my memory from Game 6, this is the one that says it all for me.
http://www.trbimg.com/img-4fd6b654/turbine/afp-getty-146190644-20120611/600
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Duncanz Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
@Cake Frostest,
It’s the -icing- that’ll kill ya every time!
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rumpa #19 Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
@Duncanz, Never on the PP….
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You can bet the bank that Buddy – The Cake Boss, from Hoboken, New Jersey, did NOT make this one…lol.
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i hadn’t seen those articles, but there have been some very nice pieces about Brown’s charity work at nhl.com and yahoo/puckdaddy in the last couple of days
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here’s a lil’ piece by scott burnside on brown and his day with the cup…:
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/8214405/los-angeles-kings-captain-dustin-brown-brings-stanley-cup-ithaca-new-york
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wes Reply:
July 30th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
@variable, nice. i was a couple of days in Ithaca / Finger Lakes area about a month ago and mentioned to someone that I was a Southern Californian and a fan of one of their native sons, Dustin Brown. She just lit up. Brown’s a real point of pride for that community.
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Thats a nice cake. I know what my next birthday party cake better look like.
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“Sweetest” cake ever made.
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Quick looks skinny.
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Coors lite, brownie?!
Come on!
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Dustin Brown your my hero. Taking care of chores as usual.
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Watch the Los Angeles Kings capture their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Live from center ice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoihmoKrKE
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