Stanley Cup coming to Vernon THIS SUNDAY

by Castanet Staff - Aug 21, 2009 / 10:00 am

It's one of Canada's most sought after cups and it will be in the North Okanagan this weekend. The Stanley Cup will be brought to Vernon Sunday by Pittsburgh Penguins winger Eric Godard. Godard, 29, will be bringing the Cup to his hometown for the day, starting with the Vernon Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs gym. Marketing coordinator for the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs, Erin Turvey, says members are invited for an exclusive visit with Godard and the Cup from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. “After that time, kids and families from the general public are welcome until noon. There will also be refreshments provided courtesy of Tim Hortons and all donations go to support Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs programs and services,” says Turvey. She says Godard also plans to take the Cup out on Okanagan Lake for a few hours with friends and family Sunday afternoon and then to the Blue Heron pub in the evening for the general public. “Godard is staying in Vernon this summer, working with a personal trainer before returning to Pittsburgh in September.”
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Kevin Mitchell - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 18, 2009 7:00 PM

Pittsburgh Penguin superstar Sidney Crosby rode a fire truck in a parade attended by 75,000, and landed by chopper on the HMCS Preserver ship in Halifax. He also took the Stanley Cup, protected by a life jacket, for a spin in the Atlantic Ocean.Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury poured milk in the Cup and enjoyed cereal for breakfast at his Montreal home. He too took Lord Stanley for a boat ride, while 200 well-wishes joined in a celebration Defenceman Sergei Gonchar invited a few friends from Russia and Toronto, and took photographs with the NHL’s top hardware at his house on Fisher Island near Miami.Now, it’s Eric Godard’s turn for a day with the Cup.

The party starts early Sunday as the 29-year-old winger welcomes his three brothers, parents, other relatives, and close friends to his Vernon area home for a photo shoot.“I’m going to take it around some different places in town, and stop at the Boys and Girls Club (10 a.m.-noon) and then take it out on the lake for a few hours, in the afternoon,” said Godard.“We’ll have it at the Blue Heron (Pub) from five to eight Sunday night for the general public. It will be by donation for KidSport.”

Members of the Boys and Girls club are urged to show up at their facility between 10 and 11 a.m., with other youngsters invited from 11 a.m. until noon.Godard, who is working with personal trainer Rhonda Catt this summer, will return to Pittsburgh in mid-September.