It should come as no surprise to members of the Lightning, however, that assistant athletic trainer Mike Poirier took the Stanley Cup to a galaxy far, far away.
"This was Mike's day of Stanley Cup celebration and he's a massive Star Wars fan, maybe one of the biggest ones I've ever seen. It's unbelievable what he has," Pritchard said Thursday, back home in Toronto in quarantine for 14 days after having returned from Florida on Wednesday. "Everyone on the Lightning knows that Mike is a big Star Wars guy, so they get him stuff all the time. I think the Storm Trooper belt buckle he was wearing that day was a gift from (Lightning captain) Steven Stamkos."
A guest arriving at Poirier's home brought Baby Yoda as a gift, so naturally The Child, as the green creature is properly known, had to sit in hockey's iconic trophy.