TJ Oshie details origin of Stanley Cup keg stand and how Alex Ovechkin was first player to participate: 'There's not a better guy to party with than the big man'

""Yeah, it definitely was [the time of my life]," Oshie said Tuesday. "We felt like we were on top of the world. There's probably not a better guy to party with when you win the Stanley Cup than the big man (Ovechkin). We had a lot of good times.""

""We felt like we were on top of the world when we won the Stanley Cup.. There's no better guy to party with than Alexander Ovechkin.. We were lifting him upside down to do a Stanley Cup beer stand" 😂😂 ~ @TJOshie77 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/IBRbphM0gK - Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 7, 2025"

""I'll tell you when I kinda came up with doing the Cup stand, it was super hot out, there wasn't a lot of beer coming to us, there were fans around us, and I"

TJ Oshie was hired by ESPN as an NHL studio and game analyst for the 2025-26 season and appeared on The Pat McAfee Show ahead of Opening Night. Oshie recalled the Capitals' 2018 Stanley Cup celebration and praised Alexander Ovechkin as the ideal teammate to celebrate with. The celebration included a Georgetown Waterfront party after a Washington Nationals game, an improvised Stanley Cup keg stand, and several teammates swimming in park fountains. A plaque commemorating the fountain swim was unveiled in February by Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. Oshie said the Cup stand idea arose from heat, limited beer and fans nearby.

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