Ronnie Bass
06-07-2007, 01:26 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/06/07/ducks.cup/index.html?cnn=yes
Scott Niedermayer had victoriously skated around with the Stanley Cup before. Three times to be exact. Each time he had won it, he took it back to his home in Cranbrook, British Columbia, where he would gather with friends and family for a barbeque. At sunset, they would sit around a campfire with the Cup and point out certain names etched into the silver chalice and tell stories. Everyone would get to hold the trophy and tell a tale. Well, everyone except one.
It was a moment that the Niedermayers never dreamt about. Sure, Scott always hoped he'd win and Rob always hope he'd win, but for them to win it together?
"You can only dream of passing it to your brother, but I never had," said Scott, who captured his first Conn Smythe Trophy. "To be able to do that is definitely a highlight of my career."
Good stuff.
Scott Niedermayer had victoriously skated around with the Stanley Cup before. Three times to be exact. Each time he had won it, he took it back to his home in Cranbrook, British Columbia, where he would gather with friends and family for a barbeque. At sunset, they would sit around a campfire with the Cup and point out certain names etched into the silver chalice and tell stories. Everyone would get to hold the trophy and tell a tale. Well, everyone except one.
It was a moment that the Niedermayers never dreamt about. Sure, Scott always hoped he'd win and Rob always hope he'd win, but for them to win it together?
"You can only dream of passing it to your brother, but I never had," said Scott, who captured his first Conn Smythe Trophy. "To be able to do that is definitely a highlight of my career."
Good stuff.