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Article: Ruslan Fedotenko brings Stanley Cup to Kyiv
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- The Ukrainian Weekly
- Article date:
- July 25, 2004
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Pawlowsky, Vasyl
Ukrainian Weekly, The
07-25-2004
KYIV - The most coveted trophy in professional ice hockey, the Stanley Cup,
arrived in Kyiv on July 19 accompanied by Kyiv native Ruslan Fedotenko, who
scored both goals for his team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the deciding
game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.
Tampa Bay had defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup
final.
Mr. Fedotenko's first stop with the Stanley Cup was his home rink, the
Avangard ice arena in Kyiv, where he first began his career. There the
25-year-old right wing met his former teammates.
At a ceremony at the Hall of Columns in Kyiv's City Hall, Mayor Oleksander
Omelchenko offered congratulatory words and then ...