Party like a Russian: Washington Capitals’ Kuznetsov eats pelmeni out of Stanley Cup
Newly-crowned Stanley Cup champion Evgeny Kuznetsov, of the Washington Capitals, brought the silver chalice to his home city of Chelyabinsk where he filled the trophy with a traditional Russian cuisine dish – pelmeni.
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The Russian-style dumplings were placed in the cup as part of a well-known tradition which sees the NHL champions eating (or drinking) out of the trophy.
“Nothing better than finishing off a night... Russian style. Traditional dumplings from the Stanley Cup,” wrote the Keeper of the Cup, Philip Pritchard, captioning the pictures of Kuznetsov tasting the dish.
Nothing better than finishing off a night... Russian style. Traditional dumplings from the #stanleycup@Kuzya92@NHL@Capitals@HockeyHallFamepic.twitter.com/VxPV5kpsyf
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) 15 августа 2018 г.
Earlier on Wednesday, the trophy was displayed at the Traktor Ice Arena ahead of the local KHL preseason tournament, with fans getting a chance to take pictures with the coveted and probably the most-travelled championship trophy in the world.
Huge crowd inside Traktor Arena and a lot more people to come to take a picture with Kuznetsov and the Stanley Cup or at least take a look pic.twitter.com/SE3MAYZaei
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) 15 августа 2018 г.
In July, Caps captain Alexander Ovechkin was filmed eating black caviar from the bowl during his celebrations in Moscow.
Party in Moscow! @ovi8 day with the #stanleycup is coming to end. Lots of fun in Moscow with the captain. @NHL@HockeyHallFame@Capitalspic.twitter.com/YTSOgeY56s
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) 8 июля 2018 г.
