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Gasparilla and the Stanley Cup

Not sure what Lord Stanley would have thought about the Stanley Cup being taken hostage by fictitious pirates and floated across Tampa Bay on a giant barge. All in all it made the crossing safely.
The NHL Stanley Cup is loaded onto the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The ship carried the cup for the annual invasion. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
The NHL Stanley Cup is loaded onto the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The ship carried the cup for the annual invasion. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
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  • Loren Elliott, Luis Santana and Alessandra Da Pra, Tampa Bay Times
Published Jan. 27, 2018


The NHL Stanley Cup is loaded onto the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The ship carried the cup for the annual invasion. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
The NHL Stanley Cup is loaded onto the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The ship carried the cup for the annual invasion. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla members crowd around the NHL Stanley Cup aboard the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla members crowd around the NHL Stanley Cup aboard the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla members crowd around the NHL Stanley Cup aboard the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla members crowd around the NHL Stanley Cup aboard the "Jose Gasparilla" pirate ship at the end of the Ballast Point Park pier in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
The Stanley Cup is seen aboard the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship as it docks at the Tampa Convention Center during the annual Pirate Invasion marking the beginning of the Gasparilla festivities on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
The Stanley Cup is seen aboard the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship as it docks at the Tampa Convention Center during the annual Pirate Invasion marking the beginning of the Gasparilla festivities on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
The Stanley Cup is carefully taken down steps on the Jose Gasparilla after the ship docked at the Tampa Convention Center. LUIS SANTANA | Times
The Stanley Cup is carefully taken down steps on the Jose Gasparilla after the ship docked at the Tampa Convention Center. LUIS SANTANA | Times
The Stanley Cup is carried away by the pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center during the annual Pirate Invasion marking the beginning of the Gasparilla festivities on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
The Stanley Cup is carried away by the pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center during the annual Pirate Invasion marking the beginning of the Gasparilla festivities on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
A Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla life vest is seen wrapped around the Stanley Cup after the Jose Gasparilla docked at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in Tampa. LUIS SANTANA | Times
A Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla life vest is seen wrapped around the Stanley Cup after the Jose Gasparilla docked at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in Tampa. LUIS SANTANA | Times
The captain of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, center, and Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn, left, exchange the ceremonial key to the city of Tampa for the Stanley Cup during the annual Pirate Invasion. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
The captain of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, center, and Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn, left, exchange the ceremonial key to the city of Tampa for the Stanley Cup during the annual Pirate Invasion. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times
The Stanley Cup is seen after the members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla docked the Jose Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade. Members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla carried the cup from the Tampa Yacht Club to the convention center aboard the Jose Gasparilla. LUIS SANTANA | Times
The Stanley Cup is seen after the members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla docked the Jose Gasparilla at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade. Members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla carried the cup from the Tampa Yacht Club to the convention center aboard the Jose Gasparilla. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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