Tales of the Founder's Cup: The Journey Home

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Tales of the Founder's Cup: The Journey Home

 

SASKATOON - With the celebration (at least temporarily) over, the fans long gone, the equipment all collected off of the ice, and the arena silent, the Saskatoon Wild's journey towards becoming the Founder's Cup champions had come to an end. While the players individually had their own journeys to embark upon, the Wild had one last trip to take together: the long ride home, accompanied with the Founder's Cup.

 

There would be no flight to catch, for General Manager Joseph McWolf had ensured there would be done. They had made the trip on the team bus, and the team was well aware a loss in Game Six meant a bus ride home to Saskatoon for Game Seven. While there was still a ride home, there was no preparation, no nervous feelings, no jitters… only an extra passenger. 

 

 

The bus rolled out the next morning, the long ride home off to an early start. Typically, a hold-up in traffic led to the bus, clearly emblazoned as the Saskatoon Wild's team bus, being the subject of loud boos and jeers from dejected fans of the Mexico City Kings. After it was apparent that traffic was going nowhere anytime soon, Adam Frence pulled out his cell phone and placed a quick call. Within five minutes, a lady appeared outside the bus with trays of Mojitos, which were quickly poured into the Founder's Cup. As the team waited for traffic to move, they took turns taking drinks from the biggest Mojito in Mexico City, as the residents there who knew what hockey was simply sulked onwards. 

 

Before long, the impromptu practice session in the street organized by the Mexico City Kings concluded, and the journey home resumed. With plenty of Mojitos left in the Founder's Cup, the trip was off to a good start. However, one question brought everything to a screeching halt.

 

"Hey, where's Lucas?" asked a confused Timothy Brown. 

 

The driver sighed as he pulled the bus off to the side of the road. This was going to be a looooong trip home indeed.

 

Jethro Novacek is a writer for the MSFL Times, a publication that covers everything, and yet, nothing. He enjoys a good wooder ice, a dip in the pool on a hot summer day and free TPE.