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Johnny Oduya and the Stanley Cup – together again in Stockholm

20 Thursday Aug 2015

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It was a relatively low-key affair in 2013 with then-Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya and a handful of buddies dressed to the nines for a formal sit-down gathering with the Stanley Cup in an ornate wood-paneled room in Stockholm.

Oduya, now a member of the Dallas Stars, and Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger brought the Cup back to their native Sweden earlier this week, but this time Stanley was out and about for almost all to see.

Johnny Oduya, right, and former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Marcus Kruger with the Cup at Friends Arena (Photo/Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame).

Johnny Oduya, right, and former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Marcus Kruger with the Cup at Friends Arena (Photo/Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame).

“I felt last time the privacy was more important,” Oduya told ESPN.com’s Scott Powers in an excellent piece on the Cup’s day and night in Stockholm. “You want to do your things, kind of. Whereas this time, I think we both feel that we can combine some things and make it a bigger thing for friends and family.”

Phil Pritchard, the globe-trotting white-gloved keeper of the Stanley Cup, took some photos of the Stockholm visit. Oduya’s moments with the Cup close his Blackhawks career. In June, Oduya signed a two-year contract with the Stars that will reportedly pay him $3.75 million annually.

Oduya, left, and Marcus Kruger visit Stockholm's Children's Hospital with the Stanley Cup (Photo/Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame).

Oduya, left, and Marcus Kruger visit Stockholm’s Children’s Hospital with the Stanley Cup (Photo/Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame).

“I see this as kind of an ending to what’s before,” Oduya told Powers. “From this day, I can kind of move forward. Of course, you get mixed emotions at some point. I could have had this day in June and it wouldn’t have been a problem. I see it as the final or whatever you say of what was, and this day forward you can move on.”

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Oduya day with the Cup

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

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The Stanley Cup Summer Victory Tour landed in Stockholm, Sweden recently, where Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya,  center Marcus Kruger and left wing Viktor Stalberg  (now with the Nashville Predators) showed off the oldest trophy competed for in North America to family, friends, and fellow countrymen of the hockey-crazed nation.

Johnny Oduya, Viktor Stalberg and Marcus Kruger pose with their hard-earned prize in Stockholm. (Photo via Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame.)

Johnny Oduya, Viktor Stalberg and Marcus Kruger pose with their hard-earned prize in Stockholm. (Photo via Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame.)

Rather than follow in the footsteps of other players who’ve water-skied with the Cup or allowed their pets or children to eat out of the iconic trophy, Oduya had it as the guest of honor at a dignified, formal sit-down affair with a group of life-long friends and hockey buddies.

Chicago Blackhawks' Johnny Oduya and friends got gussied up for their moment with the  Stanley Cup in Sweden. (Photo via Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame.)

Chicago Blackhawks’ Johnny Oduya and friends got gussied up for their moment with the Stanley Cup in Sweden. (Photo via Phil Pritchard, Hockey Hall of Fame.)

Oduya shares a bus ride with Lord Stanley in Sweden. (Phil Pritchard, HHOF).

Oduya shares a bus ride with Lord Stanley in Sweden. (Phil Pritchard, HHOF).

Kruger, meanwhile, had a party with the Cup at The Soap Bar in Stockholm and Oduya stopped by for the festivities. Stalberg, a free agent signed by the Predators, took Lord Stanley on a first-ever visit to Gothenburg, Sweden.

Oduya was traded to the Blackhawks from the Winnipeg Jets during the 2011-12 season for a second and a third round pick in the 2013 NHL draft.

The trade paid dividends for Chicago last season as Oduya registered six goals and 14 assists and was a steady plus-12 in 48 regular season games. He notched 3 goals and five assists and was a plus-12 in 23 playoff games.

He scored a goal in the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins that sent the match to overtime. The Blackhawks eventually won that game 4-3 in a triple-overtime thriller.

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