Capitals video coach takes Stanley Cup home, visits Hall of Fame plaque
After showing off trophy to locals, Leonhardt visits monument to Morenz
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Washington Capitals video coach Brett Leonhardt brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown and even reunited it with an old friend.
RELATED: [Complete Summer with Stanley coverage] Leonhardt took the Cup to the New Hamburg (Ontario) Community Center, where he first learned to play hockey, as people from the area turned out for smiling pictures. "This building means a lot to me," Leonhardt told The Beacon Herald . "I said if I ever win the Cup I'd bring it back here." After fulfilling that promise, there was a stop in nearby Mitchell, home of Hockey Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.
Morenz, known as the "Mitchell Meteor" and the "Stratford Streak" for his skating speed, won the Stanley Cup three times with the Montreal Canadiens. Leonhardt, 35, has been Capitals video coach since 2012. "I've seen a lot of familiar faces today, old neighbors, old teammates and old coaches, and even a guy I worked with at No Frills, my first job," Leonhardt told The Record of Kitchener. "It's been a great day so far."
