Up Close and Personal with the Stanley Cup Bobbleheads

It’s not improbable that this would have gotten lost in the ebullient aftermath of the Washington Capitals’ trip to the promised lane, but back in the early days of summer we voiced our excitement for the immortalization of Lord Stanley’s first stay in the Nation’s Capital…in bobblehead form.

The fine folks at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame were generous enough to bring us an up close and personal look at their commemorative offerings, and now we’re giving you a glimpse.

As you check out these photos, we’d like to impress upon you the artisanship that yielded this product. This isn’t your typical stadium giveaway bobblehead. There’s a real heft to each figure — we suppose 34.5 pounds of…