{"id":11336,"date":"2015-07-15T22:19:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T02:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=11336"},"modified":"2015-08-05T15:21:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T19:21:11","slug":"stanley-cup-makes-a-visit-to-southlake-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/stanley-cup-makes-a-visit-to-southlake-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Cup makes a visit to Southlake hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtpatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the second time in three years, Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Mike Kitchen has brought the most coveted trophy in hockey home to York Region.<\/p>\n

Kitchen, a native of Schomberg, was met with some dropped jaws when he stopped by Southlake Regional Health Centre last Wednesday with the Stanley Cup. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings a smile to everyone\u2019s face,\u201d said Kitchen as fans and curious onlookers alike took photos with the trophy. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, wherever the Cup is it just opens people right up. It\u2019s a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2013, Kitchen returned to his hometown of Schomberg to a traditional parade through town, before bringing Lord Stanley\u2019s mug to David\u2019s Room at Southlake. This time around, he took the celebration to Cardinal Golf Club on Keele Street Tuesday night before returning to David\u2019s Room for a tour through the hospital on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so important for everyone to see it, it can just light up a room in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kitchen was behind the bench last month when his Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, earning his second ring since 2013. He joined the organization in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaches talked after the second cup, and we agreed that this one was actually a little more challenging,\u201d said Kitchen. \u201cBut really, it\u2019s so hard to win the Stanley Cup no matter what. There\u2019s so much parity in today\u2019s league, and to play your heart out for two-and-a-half months to win this prestigious trophy\u2026I mean, the players deserve so much credit.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the visit to the hospital, Kitchen took the trophy up north to his cottage to continue the celebrations. He\u2019s hoping to make the event an \u201cannual tradition\u201d, with the Blackhawks organization the closest thing to a dynasty in the NHL in decades, winning three Cups in six seasons.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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