Philip Pritchard, the Keeper of the Cup

Philip Pritchard tells us all about his experiences and what he has seen during his 27 years being the Keeper of the Cup.

The final games for winning the Stanley Cup have begun. Chicago Blackhawks faces Tampa Bay Lightning in the last games of the competition in order to win the prestigious cup. For the preparation to the thrilling final games, Philip Pritchard has told us about his experiences in connection with his almost 3 decades, while he was Keeper of the Cup.

The soul of Stanley Cup

online gambling sites in Canada report that Philip Pritchard has a lot of interesting stories in connection with the famous Stanley Cup. He has been the Keeper of the Cup for almost 3 decades, which means that it was his responsibility to follow the Cup anywhere it was going in the world.

• Philip Pritchard has been Keeper of the Cup for 27 years
• The Stanley Cup is extremely important
• Tampa Bay Lightning are favourites

He says in his online diary that he has seen the most amazing and exciting things in his life thanks to the prestigious trophy. He says he saw many ways of celebration, filling the cup with popcorn by Marty Brodeur’s children, but he also saw it thrown into the swimming pool, which was an action commited by Phil Bourque.

He saw places that noone would ever see unless it was for the Stanley Cup – places in the Canadian wilderness, that can only be accessed with propeller planes. He says he saw more than 15,000 cans of beer poured into the most important trophy in Canadian sports history.

The Keeper of the Cup says that the Cup truly is the most important thing in the life of a hockey player. He knows that it is not a perfect title, the names are not written perfectly and it has been suffering thanks to time as it is a 120-year-old trophy. Yet, he claims, it has a personality, which only hockey players can understand.

This Cup means everything for hockey players

The following story has happened in 1997, on the opening game of the NHL season, which was played between Vancouver and Anaheim in Tokyo. A little celebration was organized by the Japanese and Canadian embassies. The Stanley Cup was the biggest attraction of this event, according to mobile betting sites.

Trevor Linden was talking to one of the Japenese people, who was telling him how amazing this cup is, and that he should go and see it immediately. All Trevor said “No, that’s fine, thanks.” when he was offered to take a look at least. He did not take a look. He did not feel he deserved to see the Stanley Cup.

Whenever being asked about what he thinks to be the most interesting thing in connection with the cup, Pritchard says it is those times when he is not with the cup. Then the Keeper explained that it is because, to become a hockey player, you need a lot of things, you need ice, you need the help of your friends, neighbours, family…

And hockey players do not forget those who helped them become who they are – champions. They often ask Pritchard to leave the cup for a while until they take the Stanley Cup to a cemetery, to say thank you for those who helped them achieve this trophy with its amazing history.

This year’s final is completely unpredictable

Those are all the reasons why Stanley Cup is the most important sports events in Canada, year after year, season after season. That is why the clash between Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning is the most interesting event in the entire country. And that is also the reason why both teams want to win the title so much.

Canadian gambling news report that before the third game, Tampa Bay Lightning leads by 2-1. In order to be named as champion of the Stanley Cup, one of the teams will have to win 4 games against the opposing side. Right now, of course Tampa Bay Lightning seems to be the favourite, but there is so much more ahead.

Punters can place their bets at online sportsbooks and internet casinos to win great amounts of money by wagering on the winner of the title or each clash. For example, for the fourth game, Chicago Blackhawks are regarded as favourites and are expected to equalize to 2-2, as Intertops Casino has set the odds for their triumph on the fourth game at 1.63 (63/100).

However, the odds are changing when we start talking about the chances of winning the title. The odds for Chicago Blackhawks’ final success are 2.50 (3/2), while those of Tampa Bay Lightning are 1.59 (59/100), as they are leading by 1, so they only need 2 more victories, while the opposing side needs a great comeback.