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First female ‘Cup Keeper’ talks relishing her time with hockey’s holy grail

‘I’ve always said, ‘I want to go out there and travel so that other girls can see me working in hockey’
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Miragh Bitove, the new “Cup Keeper,” is photographed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Miragh Bitove vividly remembers her first time seeing the Stanley Cup.

She was a teenager. A cousin was visiting from out of town. Her dad suggested they head to the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto and take a look.

When the pair hit the top step of the staircase leading to the sport’s silver chalice, Bitove was in awe.

“Nothing like it,” she recalled.

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