Mike Babcock brings the Cup back home

FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES • July 18, 2008 Saskatoon StarPhoenix writer Cory Wolfe recently wrote about Red Wings coach Mike Babcock bringing the Stanley Cup back to his hometown in Saskatchewan. Here's a portion of the story: Call it the Kris Draper Rule. Apparently, babies are no longer allowed in the bowl of the Stanley Cup. Saskatoon hockey fan James Toews was thwarted Thursday at River Landing when he attempted to seat his 15-month-old daughter, Olivia, in the silver chalice. Organizers were no doubt trying to avoid a repeat of last month's unfortunate poop-and-scoop episode when Draper, a Detroit Red Wings forward, put his newborn daughter in the bowl and she left a sloppy souvenir. Toews laughed off the incident and insisted that he meant no harm. About 1,000 people lined the riverbank Thursday as Wings head... [read full story]