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Hockey Hall of Fame needs to keep hands off wild Stanley Cup adventures

The Washington Capitals returned home to D.C. with their first NHL title, after a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. (June 8) AP

I have a message for the Hockey Hall of Fame: Keep your white-gloved hands off our Stanley Cup celebrations.

That’s right, I said it. Phil Pritchard, the Hall’s so-called Keeper of the Cup, has “politely” asked the Washington Capitals to stop performing keg stands with the Cup.

“We're trying to preserve the history of the Stanley Cup,” Pritchard told the Washington Post.