Capitals equipment manager brings Stanley Cup to Capital Gazette office

Survivors of the Capital Gazette shooting got to spend some time with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday.

Washington Capitals assistant equipment manager Craig "Woody" Leydig brought the Cup to the temporary office where staff of the Annapolis, Md. newspaper have been working since a gunman opened fire on the Capital Gazette newsroom on June 28. Leydig completed a phone interview with The Capital just prior to the shooting, which left five people dead and two injured.

"I turned to my co-workers and told them I just got done doing an interview with a reporter who might be in that building,” Leydig told The Capital's Bill Wagner. "I was absolutely stunned and extremely upset."

The newspaper's staff spent about 45 minutes with the Cup.

"We want to thank Craig for coming in with the Stanley Cup. It was clearly a big morale boost for everyone, particularly the hockey fans in the newsroom," Capital Gazette editor Rick Hutzell said. "The number of selfies that came out of this was huge and will be treasured forever."

Leydig, who has worked for the Capitals for the past 29 seasons, also brought the Cup to the U.S. Naval Academy and the City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management.