This post originally appeared on Mike DeKalb’s blog, Hockey Transplant. Be sure to pay it a visit! Thank you so much for allowing us to publish it. It has been edited for formatting; please visit the original post here for photos and memorabilia. - Hildy
Throughout the six years that it took my friend Chad and I to complete “The Quest” to see a game in every NHL arena, there was a thought that entered my brain and wouldn’t leave: I HAD to see the Stanley Cup awarded.