SAUGATUCK, MI (WHTC) – On Saturday September 5th, the sports industry’s most iconic trophy The Stanley Cup will spend the day in Saugatuck and Douglas Michigan.
The Cup is being brought to Saugatuck by three time Stanley Cup Champion, Paul Goodman, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Chicago Blackhawks. The trophy will be there on Labor Day weekend as part of a victory tradition called, “Players Day”, a tradition that started in 1995 and allows each member of the team personal possession of The Cup for one day. Coach Goodman chose to celebrate his personal day with The Stanley Cup in the town in which he and his family reside part time during the off season.
The Stanley Cup is the most widely traveled championship trophy is the world. It has logged over 400,000 travel miles in the past five seasons alone.
Susan Goodman, Coach Goodman’s wife, is working in collaboration with the Saugatuck-Douglas and Visitors Bureau to co-ordinate The Cup’s appearances during it’s one day visit to the Saugatuck-Douglas area.
