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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Ann and Joe Jarrow weren&#8217;t daunted by the hour-long drive from their home in Susquehanna County, nor were they fazed by the line that extended down South Main Street from the F.M. Kirby Center.</p><p>They were determined to see the Stanley Cup.</p><p>The legendary trophy came to Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday for a second consecutive year thanks to back-to-back Stanley Cup wins by the Pittsburgh Penguins. The event was open to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins season ticket-holders, who were able to get their photo with the Cup and see several other notable NHL prizes, including the Prince of Wales Trophy, the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Maurice &#8220;Rocket&#8221; Richard Trophy. Wednesday marked only the third time this season that all the trophies were together for an event. The other two occasions were Sidney Crosby&#8217;s day with the Stanley Cup in Nova Scotia and Pittsburgh&#8217;s championship celebration.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team officials estimated roughly 2,000 season ticket holders lined up to see the Cup, which was brought to the area from a previous event in Harrisburg.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a privilege and an honor to have this,&#8221; said Brian Coe, vice president of operations for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. &#8220;A lot of minor league teams don&#8217;t have this opportunity.&#8221;</p><p>The event ran from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Coe said people began lining up at 3 p.m. Ann Jarrow said she didn&#8217;t get to see the Stanley Cup when it was brought to the Mohegan Sun Casino last year, and she wasn&#8217;t about to miss another opportunity.</p><p>&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t believe it when we got here and saw the line,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But we weren&#8217;t going to waste this opportunity.&#8221;</p><p>Jerry Wiernusz, of Tunkhannock, waited in line for an hour with his son, Jerry. When they finally made it to the Stanley Cup, the father and son stood back-to-back with the trophy to signify Pittsburgh&#8217;s consecutive championships.</p><p>&#8220;Half of our boys from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton helped to win this trophy both seasons,&#8221; the elder Wiernusz said. &#8220;That really brought the Cup home.&#8221;</p><p>Coe said a team photographer took photos of every fan, which be will posted on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Facebook page and available for download. When Wednesday&#8217;s event concluded, the Stanley Cup was packed up for its next stop in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday.</p><p>There are three Stanley Cups, the original bowl and a replica, which stay in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, and a presentation cup which is taken to events.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A line outside the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts snakes down South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday night as people waited to see the Stanley Cup. Fred Adams | For Times Leader 10-25-17</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_stan3_faa.jpg</photo0><caption0>A line outside the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts snakes down South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday night as people waited to see the Stanley Cup. Fred Adams | For Times Leader 10-25-17</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_stan2_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">A Penguin fan gets to touch the Stanley Cup at the Kirby Center on Wednesday. Fred Adams | For Times Leader 10-25-17</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_stan2_faa.jpg</photo1><caption1>A Penguin fan gets to touch the Stanley Cup at the Kirby Center on Wednesday. Fred Adams | For Times Leader 10-25-17</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_stan1_faa.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Braeden Mullery, 7, of Hanover Township, poses for a photo with the Stanley Cup at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday at an event for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins season ticket-holders. The Penguins&#8217; parent team in Pittsburgh has won back-to-back Cups. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/web1_stan1_faa.jpg</photo2><caption2>Braeden Mullery, 7, of Hanover Township, poses for a photo with the Stanley Cup at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday at an event for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins season ticket-holders. The Penguins&#8217; parent team in Pittsburgh has won back-to-back Cups. </caption2><photoCredit2>Fred Adams | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Stanley Cup draws a crowd at the Kirby Center