Community Corner
Where's the Cup?
Blackhawks fans waited patiently for the arrival of the Stanley Cup at the York Tavern on Tuesday.
Hundreds of die-hard Blackhawks fans waited patiently—some for hours—in the parking lot of the York Tavern in Oak Brook Tuesday for the arrival of the Stanley Cup. But, as black storm clouds gathered overhead a little after 10 a.m., police cleared the area, saying the Cup wasn't coming.
"There's a storm coming and we're not going to be standing out here any longer," one officer shouted to the crowd.
Minutes later, the sky opened up, dousing fans as they ran to their cars, and lightning strikes became a little too close for comfort.
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Another blow to the non-event was the fact that the power had been out at The York since Monday night.
Marianna Moreci, owner of the tavern, said she got a call from the police Tuesday morning.
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"They said, 'Your place is full of people,' " she said. "I've been here for a good half hour, and now they're not coming."
Some fans had been at The York since 8:30 a.m. But no one complained too loudly and everyone had dispersed peacefully by around 10:20 a.m.
The York normally doesn't open until 11 a.m., but Moreci said she would have opened early Tuesday, if it had power.
Some fans heard about the Cup's appearance at the York on WGN Radio. Reportedly, Blackhawks' Coach Joel Quenneville is a fan of the place.
The Chicago Blackhawks' last-minute, come-from-behind rally Monday night secured the Cup for the second time in recent years. The Blackhawks last won the title in 2010.
Each Blackhawks player, according to tradition, gets to spend time with the Cup, also known as "Lord Stanley." It's been all over the country and in Canada over the years. Players have taken it back to their home towns to "meet" their parents, and to private parties and public events. It has been known to appear at wedding proposals and grocery stores, and it's even been used as a baptismal font and a cereal bowl, according to the LA Times.
Will the Cup ever find its way to The York?
"It's not coming today," an officer told some disappointed fans Tuesday.
There's still hope. And everybody knows, Blackhawks fans never give up.
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