In Times Square, a Chance to Drink from the Cup April 6, 2012, 4:21 pm The NBC Sports Group and N.H.L. will present a large replica of the Stanley Cup in Times Square in Manhattan for three days beginning Wednesday, in recognition of the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 21-foot high Stanley Cup, which weighs more than 6,000 pounds, will also serve as a water fountain, allowing hockey fans and visitors to take part in the time-honored tradition of drinking from the Cup. There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, led by N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman, NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus and former players. The effort is in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Water-on-the-Go foundations, which promote clean and safe water throughout the city. The structure will include 12 fountain jets in the upper bowl shooting water six feet above the Stanley Cup replica, and the system will pump 120 gallons of water each minute.