Friday, August 18, 2017

Mike Sullivan shows off the Stanley Cup at his home rink

By Jason Mackey
August 17, 2017
Paul and Jen Reissfelder of Plymouth, Mass., hoist their 12-day-old daughter, Evie, into the Stanley Cup as Penguins coach Mike Sullivan looks on Thursday at The Bog Ice Arena in Kingston, Mass.
(Jason Mackey/Post-Gazette)
KINGSTON, Mass. — Apparently Evie Reissfelder wasn’t willing to miss this.
Her parents, meanwhile, were more than happy to do their part.
Little Evie, born premature at 6 pounds, 2 ounces just 12 days ago, provided one of the highlights of Penguins coach Mike Sullivan’s public viewing of the Stanley Cup Thursday afternoon at The Bog Ice Arena.
“She came a week early and very fast,” Evie’s mother, Jen, said. “She was determined to come out.”
Paul, Evie’s father, coaches girls hockey at Duxbury High, the school closest to Sullivan’s home. He had never met Sullivan but had heard from a couple friends about his approachable nature.
Those impressions were backed up Thursday. After shaking the coach’s hand, the group posed for a picture, placing the tiny baby in the Cup.
“Looking back, when she gets older, she’ll be like, ‘All right, I was in the Stanley Cup.’ ” Paul said. “That’s everyone’s dream.”
Sullivan relished the experience to share the Cup with the community, inside the rink where he once stood behind the bench for his own kids’ games.
“I feel like it’s our responsibility. I think all of our players feel that way,” Sullivan said. “I think that’s part of the hockey culture, regardless of which team wins it. Hockey players never forget where they came from. They always want to share in their successes. This is one way that we can do it.”
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