HANCOCK -- It's considered the most famous trophy in North America and at least for one day the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup was in Copper Country. Hancock native Brad Aldrich is part of the coaching staff of the Chicago Blackhawks as the teams video coordinator and brought the trophy home on Tuesday (Sept 14th).

As is custom in the NHL, each member of the reigning league champion gets twenty-four hours with the silver chalice to do with as they wish.

The Cup is accompanied by the "Keeper of the Cup" Mike Bolt, an employee of the Hockey Hall of Fame, who makes sure the trophy is not damaged or disrespected during each visit.

This morning (Tuesday)  Aldrich took Lord Stanley to Hancock high school, the Ramada Inn as well as the Portage Canal Lift Bridge among others before a private party at his parents house.

Every hockey player dreams of lifting the Stanley Cup over their head on the ice, but for Aldrich the memory is a bit hazy, "I don't remember it that well" says the Northern Michigan University alum. " I was numb, that's the only word I've used. I think just the combination of being dehydrated and hungry and tired, then you lift it and it's very light and the next day you lift it and it's extremely heavy. I don't remember the exact moment that well, I remember who handed it to me (Blackhawks strength and conditioning coach Paul Goodman), but I couldn't tell you who I gave it to. I was kind of like.....just a blur."

Tuesday evening Aldrich held a benefit for local youth hockey at the Houghton County Arena with the Cup present as well as a silent auction. The Finlandia Men's Hockey team worked security and the bar at the event.

The Stanley Cup, is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America, was donated in 1892 by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley. He purchased the trophy for about fifty dollars at that time. It was to be presented to the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada.

Since 1926 only National Hockey League franchises have competed for the trophy.