May 23, 2008

Feature: Shero Has the Touch After Touching the Cup

Ray Shero (r), pictured with Mario Lemieux, became the Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager in May 2006.
Ray Shero (r), pictured with Mario Lemieux, became the Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager in May 2006.

The following article featuring Ray Shero, who played at St. Lawrence, appeared May 23 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.

By Dan Rosen
NHL.com Staff Writer

As far as superstitions go, there's none bigger among hockey people then when it's appropriate to touch the Stanley Cup. Basically, unless you're part of a championship organization, your paws never should touch Stanley's pristine silver.

Sorry Pittsburgh fans, but your general manager is guilty of this hockey crime.

"I want to tell you no, but of course I did. I was 12," Penguins GM Ray Shero, the son of former Philadelphia Flyers Cup-winning coach Fred Shero, told NHL.com. "You think I thought I'd ever have the chance to see that thing again?"

Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.