Ok lets start this story from last Monday, June 2nd. The Pittsburgh Penguins were in the Stanley Cup finals against the Detriot Redwings. The Red Wings were 3-1 in the playoffs (if your not familiar with hockey, they play to the best of 7) and the Pens needed to win every game to stay in. The Pens were down by 2 in the 3rd period and they had lost Sergei Gonchar to an injury. Miraculously, they tied with 37 seconds left and went into sudden death overtime. No one scored but Petr Sykora said he was going to score the winning goal. He wasn't taken 100% seriously because this was his first year in the NHL. They went into 2nd overtime. Still -- no one scored. The game dragged on to the morning. 10 minutes into the 3rd overtime, Petr Sykora scored. The Detroit stadium roared with anger. The Penguins still had a chance.
Me and my dad were so motivated from this victory that we vowed to make an exact replica of the Stanley Cup. Exact dimensions were drawn and materials were purchased. Last night on Wednesday, June 4th, an hour before the 6th game started, I began construction on our Cup. The bottom part was all sheets of aluminum (not like tin foil) and the top rings were styrofoam. I used all kind of complex calculations and such, measured, and cut stuff on commercial and between periods. In the 3rd period the Pens were down by 2 and on a power play. With 1:30 left they scored once and it looked like it was going to be a repeat of Mondays game... But the clock slowly ran out and hearts were broken. Motivation from the Pens for building my Stanley Cup is gone but I have a big metal tube and chunks of styrofoam sitting in my livingroom. I'm pretty sure my mom will be mad about that if I don't do something about it. I might as well finish it... Maybe the Penguins will make it to the finals next year...
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