Babcock's barn dance

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The Hockey Hall of Fame's Kevin Shea relates several great stories about Red Wings coach Mike Babcock's day with the Stanley Cup, from some seriously punctual fund-raisers to a boat party with a bagpiper's serenade, but Babcock's Saskatchewan roots shone... [link]

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Babcock’s Day with the Cup
Published 7/25/2008 by Alanah McGinley at KK Hockey
... the plane at the Saskatoon airport and received the Stanley Cup. There are two things indigenous to Canada – hockey and Tim Hortons coffee, and the Babcock’s merged the two by taking the Stanley Cup to a local Tim Hortons. The only things that could make the morning more Canadian would be if a Mountie carrying a beaver had held the door open for them! and lots more about Babcock and his face-time with Stanley. *thanks to Snapshots for the pointer

Chronicles of Stanley: Baptisms and bagpipes for Red Wings
Published 7/25/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Mike Babcock's time with the Stanley Cup in Saskatoon was rather straight-forward: Children's hospital, public appearances and a big celebratory barn dance (in a barn that's actually a hockey rink inside ... bitchin'). ...

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