Students from kindergarten to grade 5 at Arnold H. McLeod school in Moncton got to get up close with the Stanley Cup, take pictures with it and ask one of the official keepers of the championship trophy questions about its legacy in hockey.
The Stanley Cup is making the rounds across classrooms ahead of Hockey Day in Canada on Jan. 17
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 09, 2026 4:08 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Students at Arnold H. McLeod in Moncton got the chance to touch the Stanley Cup as they read the names of the championship teams engraved on its sides. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC News)
While his classmates gasped as the Stanley Cup rolled into their classroom in Moncton, Lennon Collette stood speechless, staring at the shining silver trophy that’s been hoisted by National Hockey League champions for 132 years.
“I thought I was in a dream when I saw it,” the 10-year-old student at Arnold H. McLeod school said.
The elementary school, which teaches children from kindergarten to grade 5, is one of four schools in the province that recently got a visit from the cup ahead of Scotiabank’s Hockey Day in Canada happening in Moncton on Jan.
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