OLN’s Stanley Cup is 57 years old, 6 feet tall, 210 pounds and etched with tattoos.
The cable TV network OLN has hired a western Pennsylvania man named Stanley Cup to promote the NHL playoffs.
OLN found two people named Stanley Cup, but could track down only one. Cup, of Saltsburg, is a descendant of Pennsylvania coal miners who works at a steel mill.
OLN will fly Cup to New York City on Wednesday, where the network will tape some promotional spots. After that, OLN hopes Cup will appear at several playoff games. He’s taking vacation from work to do the promotions, and the network will cover his travel expenses and provide a small stipend.
Cup wants only three things for his trouble – a picture with the real Stanley Cup, tickets to one playoff game and another tattoo.
“I told my friends at work that when I get back, I’m going to get another tattoo,” said The Indiana Gazette on Thursday. “Definitely of the cup, as soon as I get back.”