Mikko Rantanen, who won the championship in Colorado, offered excitement to his party audience in Nousiain.
Mikko Rantanen brought the Stanley Cup on top of a fire truck to his public celebration. Esko Anttikoski / AOP
At the end of June, he won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen spend his day on Saturday with the legendary round prize.
However, the celebration in his home town of Nousiain took an embarrassing turn, as Rantanen slipped the trophy from his hands in a potentially fatal way.
Rantanen arrived at the party on a fire engine. In the Avalanche’s hometown of Denver, players were also given a ride in the championship parade in the same way.
The jerky slowing down of the fire truck made Rantas stagger, but luckily for him the trophy didn’t fall from a height to the ground.
You can watch the video of the incident below or from this link.
A large number of people had gathered for Rantanen’s celebration. The party was organized in front of the local sports hall.
The Stanley Cup is currently on tour in Finland after a break of several years. On Friday, Colorado’s second Finnish forward spent his day with the trophy Artturi Lehkonen.
There was enough of an audience at Rantanen’s party. Esko Anttikoski / AOP