Penguins deliver season tickets with side of Stanley
Defending champs surprise subscribers with a day with the Cup
ByPat Pickens @Pat_Pickens / NHL.com Staff Writer
The Pittsburgh Penguins delivered season tickets Wednesday, and they brought a special guest along with them: the Stanley Cup.
Forwards Conor Sheary and Phil Kessel, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and defenseman Kris Letang were among the Penguins who surprised season ticket holders with the world's most famous trophy in tow. Fleury literally turned one kid's world upside down.
When you get a pic with the Stanley Cup and meet Marc-Andre Fleury, your whole world can be turned upside down! pic.twitter.com/UP744nz7aN
After participating in a street-hockey game with Jacob Lestitian, 10, and his 8-year-old brother Matthew, Sheary helped the young Sidney Crosby fans find the Penguins captain's name on the Cup.
Season Ticket Holder delivery is a go! And street hockey with the Cup is a MUST. pic.twitter.com/nMKhzor1l8
"They have been asking every day when the players were coming," Kevin Lestitian, the father of Jacob and Matthew, said. "It was really exciting. For the kids, they're so excited. To have the Penguins come out today is just great." One longtime season subscriber made sure to point out Sheary's youth compared to her longstanding fandom.
This dog, who must have known a Stanley Cup champion was delivering tickets, was nicer to Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley than canines typically are to the mailman.