"It's been fun," Maroon said. "It's obviously a good day, but a special day at the same time. It's like planning a wedding to get this thing and have everyone see it. It's been good though. It's just unfortunate I have to do a lot of private events or else the whole city of St. Louis would be ... as you can see out front, there's a couple thousand people waiting. It's been fun though."
Growing up a Blues fan and attending games with his father Philip and brothers Phil and Justin, Pat brought the Cup to some of the places that have meant so much to him.
"At the old Checkerdome, my dad had season tickets, and to come back home, have my son and my fiancée who both are from here, to really enjoy it with them and to bring a Stanley Cup home as a St. Louis boy, you really can't put it into words," the 31-year-old forward said.