Capitals equipment manager brings Stanley Cup to Capital Gazette office
Survivors of the Capital Gazette shooting got to spend some time with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday.
Washington Capitals assistant equipment manager Craig "Woody" Leydig brought the Cup to the temporary office where staff of the Annapolis, Md. newspaper have been working since a gunman opened fire on the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28. Leydig completed a phone interview with The Capital just prior to the shooting, which left five people dead and two injured.
"I turned to my co-workers and told them I just got done doing an interview with a reporter who might be in that building," Leydig told The Capital's Bill Wagner. "I was absolutely stunned and extremely upset."
Capitals equipment manager Craig Leydig's day with the Stanley Cup included a stop at the Capital Gazette's temporary office. https://t.co/V4gDBHB3Wo pic.twitter.com/1Ef4kLFFRu
- The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) July 3, 2018
The newspaper's staff spent about 45 minutes with the Cup.
"We want to thank Craig for coming in with the Stanley Cup. It was clearly a big morale boost for everyone, particularly the hockey fans in the newsroom," Capital Gazette editor Rick Hutzell said. "The number of selfies that came out of this was huge and will be treasured forever."
Leydig, who has worked for the Capitals for the past 29 seasons, also brought the Cup to the U.S. Naval Academy and the City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management.
Had a special visit today from the Stanley Cup! Thank you to Capitals trainer and Annapolis resident Woody Leydig for sharing your day with us! pic.twitter.com/cjeB6lpAK4
- U.S. Naval Academy (@NavalAcademy) July 3, 2018
Today, OEM, @AnnapolisPD, and @AnnapolisFire were given the opportunity to take pics with the #StanleyCup. We are grateful for @Capitals Trainer, Woody Leydig, for bringing it to us. From all of us in the public safety community here in #Annapolis, thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/0wQVdBlHE0
- Annapolis OEM (@AnnapolisOEM) July 3, 2018
Copyright (C) 2018 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.