Former Sabres player, coach brings Stanley Cup to WNY

LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) -- It was another season of dashed hopes to bring the Stanley Cup to Western New York, or was it?

Turns out the Florida Panthers championship means Lord Stanley’s Cup is spending some time in Western New York after all.

A senior advisor to the general manager of the Florida Panthers, Rick Dudley, brought it to his home in Lewiston on Tuesday.

Dudley, a Lewiston native, has been around the game of hockey for countless years and has been around the Western New York area for even longer.