Saturday, Capitals head amateur scout, Steve Bowman, had his day with the Stanley Cup in London, Ontario.
The scout, who is from the hockey-famous Bowman family, is the nephew of Scotty Bowman. After the Caps won their first Stanley Cup championship as a franchise in June, Bowman became the third member of the family to have his name etched on the championship trophy. The Bowmans have won the Stanley Cup 18 different times (Scotty, 14; Stan, 3; and Steve, 1).
Steve celebrated by doing a Cup stand in his backyard.
Iconic Canadian hockey family. How many times does the name Bowman appear on the Stanley Cup? 18 times. Scotty is on 14 times, Stan is on 3 times and Steve once so far. The Cup is currently in Steve’s backyard in #ldnont And he seems to be enjoying it. Congrats Bo! #bowmancupday pic.twitter.com/IdzJx8WBPQ
— John Fleming (@jmfplan) July 13, 2018
That is tremendous form.
The Stanley Cup is in #ldnont !Steve Bowman, Cup Champ and Washington Scout, points out some of the quirks on the Cup in his backyard. Jacques Plante’s name spelled four different ways. Boston spelled with a Q. Edmonton owner’s father’s name X’d out. #bowmancupday pic.twitter.com/55YBRgDTp7
— John Fleming (@jmfplan) July 13, 2018
Bowman became a Stanley Cup champion after being a scout for the Caps for two decades.
Very proud of my friend Steve Bowman @hockeyscout After 20 yrs of scouting for the Washington Capitals he is a Stanley Cup Champion. From Stratamatic Baseball and basement hockey pools to the ultimate summit of Canadian Sports. So many sacrifices. Congrats my friend!#bowmancupday pic.twitter.com/rkMjtapCai
— John Fleming (@jmfplan) July 13, 2018
I’m also proud to inform y’all that Qdoba, which serves much tastier Mexican food than Chipotle, catered Bowman’s party. (Don’t @ me.)
Qdoba caters to Stanley Cup winners! pic.twitter.com/VTXBrbyikw
— Qdoba Mexican Eats (@QdobaLondon) July 14, 2018
On Bowman’s personal Twitter account, he also posted two photos after the Caps’ Stanley Cup victory in Las Vegas. A certain Russian machine crashed the scouts’ group photo.
The guy in white photo bombed our scouts #StanleyCup pic. We made him lie on the ice. @ovi8 pic.twitter.com/cNP1BUo7fS
— Steve Bowman (@hockeyscout) June 8, 2018
Bowman also held up the Cup.
— Steve Bowman (@hockeyscout) June 8, 2018
Here are some more photos from Bowman’s big day in London.
This guy has been an incredible ambassador of the #StanleyCup #bowmancupday in #ldnont Thanks @Capitals pic.twitter.com/exs3xKMpJk
— christine garinger (@chrstneGaringer) July 14, 2018
Pretty cool experience today getting to see the stanley cup! #bowmancupday pic.twitter.com/S0D763cvxR
— skryp (@Theskrypclub_) July 13, 2018
So. This happened. Lord Stanley’s Mug. 🏆 @ovi8: “I'll give you the Cup when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.”
Me: “Hold my beer.”@StanleyCup #bowmancupday pic.twitter.com/Ne1ozkanRr
— Jamie Howes (@Jimmer23) July 13, 2018
#bowmancupday Thanks Steve and Paula for sharing! pic.twitter.com/2tbCLY0Jbr
— Stacey Latham (@stacey21l) July 13, 2018