Thousands flock to Stanley Cup in Tewksbury

TEWKSBURY, Mass. -- The Stanley Cup's summer victory tour continued Saturday in Tewksbury.
More than 4,000 people lined up outside the Tewksbury Country Club for their chance to take pictures with the Cup.
Each member of the Bruins team gets a day with the famous trophy and they decide what to do with it.
Bruins equipment manager Keith Robinson used the opportunity to share the Cup with his hometown and to raise money for the families of fallen soldiers.
“I think the sacrifice that the families make…it’s recognized, but a lot of us forget what they sacrifice,” Robinson said.
NHL Cup keeper Walter Neugard said players often use their time with the Cup generously.
“I tell the guys that you have to be selfish sometimes and think of yourself, but they always bring it to the community and they always try to do something for charity and try to do something for others,” said Neugard. “I think that’s just a reflection on hockey people in general.”
Some fans got to touch the Cup; others, like Mike Healey, got to kiss it while taping the moment for YouTube.
"I will never kiss anything more beautiful in my life,” said Healey. “That is amazing."
Fans weren't allowed to tip or hoist the Cup, but just about everything else was fair game.
Amanda Morrison planned to place her baby in the Cup.
Former Bruins player Eddie Westfall said the Cup's sharing tradition expanded after he won it with the Bruins in 1970 and 1972 and he loves it.
"After 39 years of not having one, now winning it again…it brings a whole lot of people into the fold,” Westfall said.
The line stretched from the country club to the parking lot, preventing some fans from having the chance to pose with the Cup.
"This is as close as I’ve come so far, but I have to go wherever it is, so if we get shut off, I got to go to the next spot. I’ll stand in line for days if I have to,” said one fan.
More than $20,000 was raised for the Soldiers Legacy Fund.
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