After summer travel woes, PWHL may consider using 'Keeper of the Cup' in future

After a couple of embarrassing travel woes this summer, the Professional Women's Hockey League may eventually use a so-called "Keeper of the Cup" to keep the Walter Cup under closer watch.

"Maybe somewhere down the road," said Jayna Hefford, the league's executive vice-president of hockey operations. "I think we've had so much on our plates and so much to work on and to build and to do.

"We haven't got there yet, but we're confident that it'll travel around and still make its appearances so that people can feel part of it."

The league's championship trophy first went missing last month when it failed to arrive in Lethbridge, Alta., where it was to spend a day with Montreal Victoire forward Dara Greig.

A container did arrive, but not the one the PWHL shipped with the trophy inside. The league said the Cup was "lost in shipment" before it was found days later and reunited with the team.

"Turns out, even the Walter Cup can have a little off-season adventure," the PWHL said at the time. "We're looking forward to the Victoire continuing their celebrations alongside their Cup."

It's unclear where the trophy was found or how it went missing. The league said it was working with its shipping company on the matter.

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Then in early September, former Victoire forward Shiann Darkangelo posted on social media that the Cup didn't arrive in time for an event she attended in Brighton, Mich.

The PWHL, which opens its fourth season this fall, didn't comment on the second case. The league used the same shipping company on both occasions, according to a sourced report in The Athletic.

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