My daughter was born the day that they won the cup on June 9, 2010 . She was born a day earlier than the expected date and my dad, who is a sports fan all over, speculates that it was to watch this game. It was the greatest day in both of our lives. I made it a mission to get a picture her and the cup. I can say I successfully had and in 2010, 2013, and 2015. So my daughter can be apart of the dynasty.
In 2010, I followed the news and Google ‘Stanley Cup’ on a daily basis. They finally announced that it would be at the Pride Parade. My daughter wasn’t even a month old, so I really didn’t want to stand out in the heat or anything. We hung out in a restaurant near the end of the parade and when we knew that the Parade was coming to the end, we were able to jet to where the floats started to park by the curb. This was a success. We saw Former Blackhawk, Brent Sopel unload the float and handed the cup to a man standing by a limo. I grabbed my daughter from the stroller and ran up to him and got a picture. Unfortunately, it was bright out and my cellphone was a potato but I still feel good about this one.
In 2013, I did the same method and followed the news. This time it was a public viewing at one of Chicago’s biggest tourist attractions, Millennium Park. She was three now and a little more manageable. My brother and I took her and we knew it was going to be huge so we showed up a little early. I think the event started at 10am and we showed up around 8:30am. The line was closed off shortly after we got there. After about four to five hours, we got our picture. It was free and there was more of a guarantee then trying to catch it exiting the float. The gentlemen who surrounded the cup were also very generous and just kept snapping photos so we also have a ton of photos from that day.
In 2015, I used the some methods and the same research before we found it at a church event. My daughter is now five. This event was open to the public, who paid a donation. At this point, I was already two for two and I needed to be three for three so I adhered to the donation and policies to see the cup. The donation only included one pose but we had 3 photos delivered to us with us doing different things in the photo, so it was worth the donation. We were in and out in less then an hour and they were very generous.
So, if you are ever looking for the Cup, don't feel helpless. I recommend you to do your homework and plan ahead. This is easily the greatest thing that I have ever done and pretty simply. My daughter can say she is the Stanley Cup baby.
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