The Professional Women’s Hockey League announced on Monday that the missing Walter Cup championship trophy of the Montreal Victoire has been located after it was lost during shipping. The PWHL expressed gratitude to all involved in its retrieval and to fans for their support.
The trophy disappeared last week en route to Lethbridge, Alberta, where it was scheduled to be with Victoire forward Dara Greig. Although a container arrived, it did not contain the trophy as intended by the league.
In a lighthearted statement, the PWHL mentioned that the Walter Cup had its own offseason escapade. The league looks forward to the Victoire team resuming their celebrations with the cup.
Details on where and how the trophy was found remain undisclosed, with the PWHL stating it was “lost in shipment.” The league had been collaborating with the shipping company to locate the missing trophy.
It is important to note that the missing trophy was not the one typically awarded on the ice during championship victories. The official Walter Cup is permanently housed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
The trophy in question is a replica known as the team’s “keeper” cup, a 16-kilogram, 61-centimeter tall version of the original sterling silver Tiffany & Co.-designed Walter Cup.
Montreal secured the cup by defeating Ottawa in Game 4 of a best-of-five series in May, becoming the first Canadian champion in the PWHL, with Minnesota claiming the league’s initial two titles.
Named after PWHL founder and primary sponsor Mark Walter and his wife, Kimbra, the Walter Cup’s namesake is also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and recently agreed to sell his controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers.
