- Jaccob Slavin gets his day with the Stanley Cup on Saturday in Raleigh
- Two charity auctions sold seats at the event, one of them for a friend he lost
- Read below for the full details on how Slavin turned his Cup day into a fundraiser
Jaccob Slavin gets the Stanley Cup on Saturday, and he is handing most of the day away.
The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman is hosting an invitation-only event in North Raleigh on Aug. 22, and seats at it went up for auction through two nonprofits. One of them carries the name of a friend Slavin lost two years ago.
Grayson Murray was a Raleigh kid who made the PGA Tour, won the Sony Open in January 2024, and died four months later at 30. He was also a devoted Caniac who sounded the siren at Carolina games.
Murray and Slavin got to know each other through their shared Christian faith and stayed in touch by text. Slavin spoke at his memorial. The foundation that carries Murray’s name funds mental health and addiction awareness and research.
Bidding on the foundation’s Cup package opened at $1,200 in late July, per Peter Koutroumpis of Triangle Sports Network. The winner gets photos with the Cup, a meeting with Slavin and his family, and admission for a guest.
By the final day it had climbed to $5,100:
House of Hope of NC ran the other one. The Clayton-based group held a blind auction for two tickets to the same event, hosted by Slavin and his wife, Kylie, with bids due Aug. 14 and the winner announced three days later. Every dollar goes to its programs.
There may be a bonus waiting. Slavin hinted to House of Hope that he could bring his 2026 Olympic gold medal along with the Cup, per the Johnstonian News. He is the first American since Ken Morrow in 1980 to win Olympic gold and the Stanley Cup in the same year.
None of this is out of character for this Carolina group. Jordan Staal wheeled the Cup into the pediatric unit and POGO clinic in Thunder Bay on his day.
Seth Jarvis did the same thing in Winnipeg, making a children’s hospital his first stop and explaining afterward why he did not want the Cup anywhere else first. Watch him break it down:
Slavin has spent a decade as the quietest star on the roster. A Lady Byng winner, an alternate captain, a defenseman who wins games without ever needing a camera on him. Giving his one day with the Cup to two Raleigh-area charities fits everything anyone has ever said about him.
The Cup moves on after Saturday. Carolina raises the banner at Lenovo Center against Florida on Sept. 29.
