Stanley Cup absent when final buzzer sounds
Flooding in Chicago holds up trophy presentation for several minutes
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to win their third Stanley Cup in the past six seasons.
Problem was, the trophy was nowhere to be found, as flooding in Chicago delayed the Stanley Cup's arrival.
Here are some of the best "Stanley Cup is late" reactions on Twitter:
The Stanley Cup was late for its own party.
—@WEEISo how is it the stanley cup is late? Over twenty thousand people make it on time...?
—@BoomMacleodThe Stanley Cup showing up late to a clinching game is like a story Peter Puck would tell me as a kid.
—@quickstatCall me old fashioned, but I prefer Stanley Cup presentations when the trophy is actually there.
—@MattSpiegel670I would have liked it better if the Stanley Cup was on time, and Gary Bettman was late.
—@smallatlargeIt was a long day for Lord Stanley's mug, which earlier today endured an X-ray before departing for Chicago O'Hare International Airport this morning.
Stanley Cup X-rayed at airport en route to Chicago <a href="http://t.co/YNyGAyVmyA">http://t.co/YNyGAyVmyA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hockeynight?src=hash">#Hockeynight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCSports?src=hash">#CBCSports</a> <a href="http://t.co/0bszVLKlUL">pic.twitter.com/0bszVLKlUL</a>
—@hockeynightIt seems the Cup can now rest easily in the hands of Jonathan Toews and his teammates.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="http://t.co/YeipI182gO">pic.twitter.com/YeipI182gO</a>
—@NHL