MILWAUKEE — The Stanley Cup made several stops in Wisconsin on Wednesday.

What You Need To Know

  • Whitefish Bay native and Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito brought the cup to Fiserv Forum and Froedtert Hospital for brief appearances in the morning 

  • Zito said his mom and sister were treated at the cancer center when they were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

  • Even though both passed away because of their cancer, Zito said this place will always be near and dear to his heart for what they did for his family

  • Among other stops in the area were his former employer, the Milwaukee Admirals, and his alma mater, the University School in Milwaukee

Whitefish Bay native and Florida Panthers General Manager Bill Zito brought the cup to Fiserv Forum and Froedtert Hospital for brief appearances in the morning. Among other stops in the area were his former employer, the Milwaukee Admirals, and his alma mater, the University School in Milwaukee.

Zito's Panthers captured the iconic trophy in a thrilling seven-game Stanley Cup final against the Edmonton Oilers.

He said he was excited to bring the cup home.

“Blessed, lucky, on both fronts, from both being a Wisconsin guy and obviously being able to have some success," Zito said. "It’s very important to me to be able to come back and say thank you to all the people that helped us along the way.”

When making the rounds, Zito made sure to bring the Stanley Cup to the Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Zito said his mom and sister were treated at the cancer center when they were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Even though both passed away because of their cancer, Zito said this place will always be near and dear to his heart for what they did for his family.

“The kindness and graciousness in which they dispense their care, it’s second to none. Having lived it, having watched my dad live it and be here hundreds of days a year for over 10 years,” Zito said.

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Dr. Douglas Evans is the chair of the surgery department.

He and his team helped take care of Zito’s mom and sister.

Being close to the family, Evans said it means a lot to him and the medical staff that Zito would bring the Stanley Cup to them.

“Everyone knows we have great successes," Evans said. "We have some failures. We do our best to learn from those failures, but having these little reprieves where we can just think about great things, success, inspiration, is absolutely wonderful.”

Zito said his most proud moment from this visit was taking pictures with patients and the pancreatic surgical team.

“It was like taking a picture with the Rolling Stones. I mean it’s that level of excellence and professionalism and it’s a privilege," he said.