Jordan sharing a moment with the Cup on the dock at his camp in Thunder Bay, ON. (Walt Neubrand/HHOF)

The Staal family is as close to a contemporary version of the sensational Sutter success as you will find in today's NHL. Jordan is the third eldest of four hockey-mad Staal boys from Thunder Bay. Eric, the oldest, is a fixture at forward with the Carolina Hurricanes, and gave the family its first taste of Stanley Cup success in 2006. Marc mans the blueline for New York's Rangers, and is second in line among the Staals. Youngest brother Jared was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008.

Jordan was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and debuted in black, gold and white as an 18-year-old in 2006-07. The grizzled veteran, all of21 now, is at the foundation of the exciting, young Penguins' squad that took the Stanley Cup this year.

On Monday, July 20, Jordan, girlfriend Heather and Jordan's Mom Linda met the Stanley Cup at the Thunder Bay International Airport. Together, they drove Jordan's reward for an extraordinary season to the family home, where a photographer, who covered all of Jordan's time with the Cup, snapped photo after photo.

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Jordan and the Stanley Cup sharing a moment outside the Nor West Arena where he and his brothers played minor hockey. (Walt Neubrand/HHOF)

On their way to Jordan's camp on Shebandowan Lake, about 45 minutes away from Thunder Bay, they stopped to get a picture beside the sign that announced the hamlet of Stanley. The Cup had been there before  when