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08/21 19:40 CDT Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after
not arriving in Alberta, AP source says
Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in
Alberta, AP source says
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Hockey Writer
The Walter Cup is missing --- or at least the version of the trophy that
belongs to the Professional Women's Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire,
the league told The Associated Press on Friday.
Without going into detail, the PWHL issued a statement saying the trophy "did
not arrive as expected at its latest stop," and added "we are working closely
with the shipping company to locate it."
The trophy was supposed to be shipped to Lethbridge, Alberta, to spend the day
with Victoire forward Dara Greig, a person with knowledge of the plans told the
AP on the condition of anonymity because those details were not revealed by the
league.
A container did arrive, but not the one the PWHL shipped with the trophy
inside, a second person with knowledge of the details told the AP. The second
person spoke on the condition of anonymity because those details have not been
revealed by the league.
As a result, Greig wound up postponing her day with the trophy on Thursday,
which included a public event at the city's VisitLethbridge.com Arena.
It's unclear where the Walter Cup was last seen. And unlike the NHL and the
Stanley Cup, the PWHL does not have a person dedicated to travel with its
trophy when it goes on the road to be with players.
The missing Walter Cup in question is not the one presented to teams on the ice
upon winning the championship. That one is permanently housed at the Hockey
Hall of Fame in Toronto.
The missing version is instead a version issued to championship-winning teams
to keep.
The team's version, like the original trophy, is made of sterling silver and
designed by Tiffany & Co. It weighs about 35 pounds (16 kilograms) and measures
about 24 inches (61 centimeters) in height and 13 inches (33 centimeters) wide.
The cup rests on two rods, resembling hockey sticks. On the cup are engraved
six W's representing the league's six original franchises. The base of the cup
represents a puck on which the championship teams are etched.
Montreal clinched the cup by defeating Ottawa in Game 4 of a best-of-five
series in May to become the PWHL's first Canadian team to win title. Minnesota
won the PWHL's first two championships.
The trophy is named after PWHL founder and primary financier Los Angeles
Dodgers owner Mark Walter and his wife Kimbra.
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