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Watch: Evan Rodrigues’ sons become trophy guardians as Stanley Cup visits alma mater
Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues was the latest Panther to be a part of the Champions Tour of the Stanley Cup this offseason. Rodrigues decided to bring the cup to Boston University, his alma mater, on Friday.
His two sons, Grayson and Noah, were dressed as guardians of the Stanley Cup. They walked in with their mother and delivered the trophy to Rodrigues. The official X handle of the Florida Panthers shared a clip on their social media on the occasion, with the caption:
“A very special delivery for E-Rod!”
The Boston University marching band was waiting for Evan Rodrigues and they serenaded their alumni as he lifted the Stanley Cup and walked along the red carpet with his two sons by his side.
The Panthers forward had played for Boston University for four seasons, graduating in 2015.
Panthers Stanley Cup Champions tour participants preceding Evan Rodrigues
The Stanley Cup Champions Tour started earlier last month when Sunny Mehta, the Panthers' assistant general manager and head of analytics, brought the Cup to Ramapo High School on July 15, which was his alma mater in New Jersey.
The next day, now-Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz took the Cup to the Jersey Shore. Forward Matthew Tkachuk enjoyed two days with the Cup in his hometown of St. Louis. He made stops at the Brentwood fire and police departments, his elementary school, and a children’s hospital, before spending private time with his family between July 17 and 18.
Kyle Okposo finally had his moment with the Cup in Minnesota after a delay caused by a global IT outage. On July 22, Les Jackson, senior adviser to the Panthers' general manager, took the Cup to Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where he hilariously used the trophy as a giant ice cream dish during a fun day with his family.
Defenseman Josh Mahura brought the Cup to St. Albert, Alberta, where he honored the memory of four Humboldt Broncos players who tragically died in a bus accident in 2018. The next day, Brandon Montour took the Stanley Cup to his hometown, Six Nations of the Grand Reserve, where nearly all of the 1,500 residents came out to celebrate.
Steven Lorentz visited Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario, with the Cup, and followed it up with a meet-and-greet at RIM Park in Waterloo. On July 28, Sam Reinhart took the Cup to his hometown in West Vancouver. The Cup even hit the golf course for a few holes.
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov made the most of his day with the Cup in Tampere, Finland, on the last day of July. He even invited Finnish skateboarder Marius Syvänen to jump over the Cup.
On the first day of August, defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson brought the Cup to his hometown of Tingsryd, Sweden. Gustav Forsling took the Cup flying over the Swedish countryside in a helicopter. Kevin Stenlund, another Swedish forward, brought the Cup back to the youth rink, where he honed his skills.
Former Panthers forward and current player development consultant Patric Hornqvist enjoyed a quiet day at home with the Cup. Forward Anton Lundell returned with the Cup to Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland. The day before Evand Rodrigues brought the trophy to his alma mater, assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu spent his day with the Stanley Cup.
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