The Stanley Cup gets X-rayed passing through airport security

Published Jun. 15, 2015 11:47 a.m. ET

Brett Smiley

En route to Chicago for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals and possibly a championship ceremony if the Blackhawks are victorious Monday night, the greatest trophy in professional sports got subjected to the same scrutiny as (almost) every other piece of airport luggage.

Now that's just coolest thing I never knew I wanted to see.

Going through security at airports is always fun. Especially with the #StanleyCup. @HockeyHallFame @NHL pic.twitter.com/7YcxhBEFFq
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) June 15, 2015

Xray of the #StanleyCup enroute through security. #BecauseItsTheCup @NHL @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/ZvWYIMp0tk
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) June 15, 2015

#ConnSmythetrophy made it through okay. On to the #StanleyCupFinal #BecauseItsTheCup @HockeyHallFame @NHL pic.twitter.com/uTMXxeJYtH
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) June 15, 2015

The official Keeper of the Cup Phillip Pritchard posted the photo early Monday morning. Pritchard literally has one job so I've got to imagine he carries the cup on board, otherwise he must idle around baggage claim with dread in the pit of his stomach every time.