Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in Alberta, AP source says
The Walter Cup is missing — or at least the version of the trophy that belongs to the Professional Women’s Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire, the league told The Associated Press. Without going into detail, the PWHL issued a statement to the AP saying the trophy did not arrive as expected at its latest stop, and added the league is working closely with the shipping company to locate it. The trophy was supposed to be shipped to Lethbridge, Alberta, to spend the day with Victoire forward Dara Greig, a person with knowledge of the plans told the AP on the condition of anonymity because those details were not revealed by the league. A container did arrive, but not the one the PWHL shipped with the trophy inside, a second person told the AP, also on condition of anonymity.
The PWHL's Walter Cup championship trophy went missing while in transit to Alberta, league tells AP.
FILE - The Walter Cup is displayed before being presented to Minnesota after after they defeated Boston in Game 5 of the finals to win the PWHL, May 29, 2024, in Lowell, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses a news conference, Jan. 11, 1995, in New York, NY. The NHL season was saved when players gave in to a management ultimatum and sacrificed some freedom to play hockey again. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
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Rouven Kasper, left, chief marketing and sales officer for FC Bayern Munich AG, and Bill Daly, deputy commissioner of the NHL, pose during a joint press conference by FC Bayern Munich and the National Hockey League, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Munich. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
Boston Bruins’ John-Jason Peterka, speaks during a joint press conference by FC Bayern Munich and the National Hockey League, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Munich. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl, speaks during a joint press conference by FC Bayern Munich and the National Hockey League, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Munich. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
Bill Daly, deputy commissioner of the NHL, speaks during a joint press conference by FC Bayern Munich and the National Hockey League, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in Munich. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)
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