{"id":643083,"date":"2026-08-14T22:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/643083\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:21:17","slug":"sound-beachs-brandon-bussi-is-bringing-the-stanley-cup-to-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/643083\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Beach&#8217;s Brandon Bussi is bringing the Stanley Cup to Long Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26166155761163-scaled.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid mb-4 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stanley Cup is heading back to Long Island \u2014 and it\u2019s coming home with one of the Island\u2019s own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolina Hurricanes goaltender and Sound Beach native Brandon Bussi will bring the Cup to The Rinx in Hauppauge next Wednesday, the same rink where he played on as a kid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bussi, the first Suffolk County native to win the Stanley Cup, announced the homecoming on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLong Island, I\u2019m bringing the Stanley Cup home,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bussi and The Cup will be at The Rinx from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., and wants everyone to come celebrate with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome out, bring the energy, and let\u2019s make this a day to remember,\u201d he posted.  \u201cThis is a moment I will never forget and I can\u2019t wait to celebrate with the entire Long Island community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It comes less than two months after Bussi completed one of the most improbable journeys to the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sound Beach native went undrafted after three seasons at Western Michigan before beginning his professional career with the Boston Bruins. He spent several years working his way through the minor leagues, including 111 games in the American Hockey League, before finally making his NHL debut with Carolina in October.<\/p>\n<p><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26166159058837.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104759\"  \/>Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour, right, receives the Stanley Cup after a win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/Candice Ward)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By June, he was playing on hockey\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After sitting out the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals, Bussi was called into action midway through Game 3, and ended up starting the final three games of the series against the Vegas Golden Knights. He won all three, including a 3-0 shutout in Game 6 that clinched the championship for the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m feeling a little a numb right now,\u201d Bussi said after the clinching game. \u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019m going to crash at some point, but I haven\u2019t yet. \u2026 I\u2019m going to remember it obviously forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Hauppauge, the party heads west to Freeport to the Nautical Mile.  Bussi is also bringing the Cup to Bracco\u2019s Clam &amp; Oyster Bar from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.  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