Ferraro took the trophy to Spanish Banks, a series of beaches in Vancouver along the shores of English Bay. “I went with my brother, mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa, and we got some great shots with the city view and the mountains behind,” said Ferraro, whose father, Ray, played
beach and have a bonfire, but I figured nobody in L.A. would know what it is,” he said. “So instead I had a private pool party with a bunch of family and friends.” Hoggan got a second look at the Cup on its way to Manitoba. Living in Omaha, the largest city in the Cornhusker State, Hoggan thought it would be appropriate to get a photo of the Cup in the cornfields – an appropriate allusion to baseball’s Field Of Dreams (which was set in neighboring Iowa). “In Omaha, I organized a game on ice with a bunch of old-school guys, plus hometown players like Jed Ortmeyer, who plays for San Antonio, and Warren Peters, who played in Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton last season,” Hoggan said. Brennan Evans took the Calder Cup golfing when it showed up in Edmonton, Alberta. “I had it atop the golfcart for 18 holes,” he said. “It didn’t help my game. I played brutal.” His original plan was to take the Cup out on the water. “We had the boat and the lake, but I felt like the repercussions of dropping it in the lake would outweigh the pictures,” he said. “I’d have felt pretty bad if I had dunked the trophy in the lake because it’s so heavy.” Instead, Evans held a big party at his house with family and friends. He took a few pictures of his newborn daughter, Vera, in the Cup. Family and friends also celebrated with Nathan Paetsch when he welcomed the Cup to Spencerport, N.Y. “We got a big tent and a bounce house for the kids, and it was a lot of fun,” he said.
18 seasons in the NHL and never got close to winning the Stanley Cup. “It was a lot of fun sharing it with everyone.” Ferraro also brought the Cup to the Burnaby Winter Club, where he had played hockey growing up. “We took it there for a couple of hours, and there were a couple of kids’ camps going on, so that was fun. Then we went to my dad’s place and had a barbecue with friends and family.” He enjoyed his time with the Cup but was more than happy to send it to its next destination. “By the end of the day, I was ready to ship it to California,” he said. “Carrying it around all day is a lot of work. That thing is not light.” In Southern California, the cup was delivered to Mitch Callahan, who thought the Calder Cup could use some sun. “I was going to take it to the Grand Rapids GRIFFINS • 2013 Calder Cup Champions
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