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Article: Holy grail of hockey visits Fishing Lake.
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- Wind Speaker
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- May 1, 2000
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The Stanley Cup made history when it arrived at the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement just north of Lloydminster, Alta., on April 9. It was the first time in the cup's 107-year history it had ever been to a settlement, explained Phil Pritchard, the "Keeper of the Cup" and curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
The cup's visit was thanks to the influence of Fishing Lake's own NHL hero, Sheldon Souray, a Metis who played two years with the New Jersey Devils and who was traded to Montreal last fall. Fishing Lake was the first stop for the cup, which is on a ...