Cup Crazies

The Penguins just defeated the Red Wings in Game 7 to take ownership of Lord Stanley’s Cup for the next year.

Each member of the winning team is entitled to a day with the cup, wherever he wants it. In 2007, LA Times photographer Robert Gauthier followed members of the winning Anaheim Ducks across North America and Europe as they shared the cup with friends and family.

Yes, I’m stunned too that the Ducks once held the cup… but check out what Gauthier described as “a close-up view of men celebrating what could be considered the absolute finest moments of their lives.”

A few slideshows from the trip are here.