At the end of every Stanley Cup Playoff series, players from both teams line up at center ice to shake hands. Hockey is the only major team sport in which this ritual is always observed.
The Handshake
Zetterberg congratulates Crosby in 2009.
From center ice to Red Square, from Wayne Gretzky to Arnold Schwarzenegger, we follow the trail of the Stanley Cup in this collection of photos.
Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings congratulates Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby after the Penguins 2009 Stanley Cup win.
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