Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen gets his day with the Stanley Cup

Another day, another Avalanche player with the Stanley Cup.

Colorado star winger Mikko Rantanen spent Saturday in Finland with the Cup, taking it to his home before hosting a public celebration to party with the trophy. He even let a dog drink (eat?) out of it. Seriously.

Another day, another breakfast with the Cup!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/k9GCGuUAO4

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 30, 2022

Moose fans near and far unite!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/P5N8BHKipw

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 30, 2022

Family, friends, dogs and the Stanley Cup… What could be better?#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/Me9SKiMBF1

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 30, 2022

Tuli tänään käytyä Nousiaisissa kun Mikko Rantanen toi Stanley Cupin kotikunnuilleen. Oli hieno juhlallisuus ja lopuksi pääsi ottaa kuvan Nousten pojan kans 😀 #NHLfi pic.twitter.com/b79Ga9HxCn

— Riku Salonen (@RSalonen92) July 30, 2022

Ikimuistoinen päivä Avs -faneille sekä Turun alueen jääkiekon ystäville. Kiitos tästä herkusta. Donna toimittaa!

Ps. IG:ssä 2k seuraajia rikki!#GoAvsGo #StanelyCup #ColoradoAvalancheSuomi #MikkoRantanen pic.twitter.com/sN4f6tE1Os

— Colorado Avalanche Suomi (@AvalancheSuomi) July 30, 2022

Rantanen also took a spill on top of a firetruck at one point. Luckily, he didn’t tumble off and neither did the Cup.

HE FELL pic.twitter.com/PHmi5iZnfk

— max (@mikkegran) July 30, 2022

Ha! It’s like the parade in Denver all over again, where Rantanen certainly had fun with the fans in Colorado marking the achievement. The Avs, of course, won their first Stanley Cup since 2001 by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.

So far we’ve seen about half the team have their day with the Cup including captain Gabriel Landeskog, but we’re still waiting on stars Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Nazem Kadri and others.

Where will it end up next? As usual, we’ll be tracking it. And keeping you posted.

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