SCRANTON, Pa. — Marywood University is playing host today to one very special chalice.
The famous Stanley Cup — the symbol of ice hockey greatness awarded each year to the champion of the National Hockey League — is at the Pascucci Pavilion in the O’Neill Center for Healthy Families until 2 p.m. The public is invited to stop on down.
Why is the Stanley Cup here?
It is tradition to allow members of the hockey team that won the Stanley Cup to show it off somewhere special to them.
Our local connection is Mike Joyce , a 2017 Marywood University graduate and the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the 2024 and 2025 NHL champion Florida Panthers.
Why is it called the Stanley Cup?
The holy grail of hockey is so named after a Victorian-era Governor General of Canada: Freder