Victor Hedman has plan to honour deceased grandparents during his day with the Cup

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman will have his day with the Stanley Cup coming up on September 4th. While his team won the Cup twice in a row, Hedman did not get to take it home to Sweden with him last year due to the pandemic. While many players plan community parades and large gatherings during their days with hockey's greatest prize, Hedman has much more low-key plans.

"First I'm going out to Grandma's and Grandpa's grave right in the morning," said Hedman.

"Grandpa was with us for a very long time and had time to experience the World Cup gold in 2017. Grandma passed away earlier, but grandpa has always been a role model for me. It is important to me."

Hedman will also have the Conn Smythe Trophy with him on September 4th. While he didn't win it this year, he did last year, but again the pandemic stopped him from being able to take it to his home country.

Hedman's day with the Cup will be the first time for Lord Stanley in the Swedish city of Örnsköldsvik since Samuel Pahlsson won it with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007. After visiting the graves of his grandparents, Hedman plans to take the Cup to a well-populated area of the city to show it off. He said he'll end his day at home with a nice, quiet family dinner.

Source: Afton Bladet

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