Lord Stanley's cup spends a day on the rez (Norm Maracle takes cup home to Tyendinaga First Nation reserve).

Wind Speaker, August, 1998 by Laskaris, Sam

By Sam Laskaris

Windspeaker Contributor

TYENDINAGA, Ont.

Like all other members of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, Norm Maracle had the honor of taking home the National Hockey League's most sought after trophy for one day this summer.

Norm Who?

Norm Maracle. Maracle, a Mohawk Indian who hails from the Tyendinage First Nation near Belleville, Ont. was a member of the Red Wings during their lengthy playoff run this season.

One of the reasons Maracle is not as well known as Steve Yzerman, Sergei Federov, Brendan Shanahan and some of the other Detroit stars is because he didn't dress for any of the Red Wings' playoff contests.

He was with the club mainly for insurance purposes as the third...

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