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WINNIPEG -- The captain of the NHL champion Chicago Blackhawks is bringing a very special visitor home to meet his fans -- Lord Stanleys Cup. Jonathan Toews is bringing the cup to his hometown of Winnipeg for a public celebration before gathering privately with his family. Hundreds of fans lined up Friday afternoon to meet Toews -- and the cup -- Friday afternoon at a community centre named after the National Hockey League player. Chris Guimond came from Sagkeeng First Nation with his two sons, six-year-old Sabastien and nine-year-old Felix. "It means a lot to me to see him again," said Guimond, who met Toews in 2010. "I just wanted the boys to recognize who he is and the kind of hard work he does on the ice." Clutching an inflatable Stanley Cup with a Toews rookie card in his pocket, Guimond said he just wanted to say congratulations to Toews. "Two cups in four years is awesome," he said. The Blackhawks won hockeys highest honour last month in a dramatic sixth game victory over the Boston Bruins. Toews scored a goal in the nail-biting 3-2 triumph. He last brought the cup home when the Blackhawks were Stanley Cup champions in 2010. Erin Fowle, 22, missed him during that last visit and was determined not to make that mistake again. She arrived four hours before the cup to snag a place in line. Her birthday was the day after game six. As the Blackhawks trailed, Fowle wished for Toews to win the cup. A few seconds later, the Blackhawks tied it up. "I was so happy. It was the best birthday present possible," she said. "He deserves it. Hes just fantastic" Barry Catt, president of the Jonathan Toews Community Centre, said they only had a few days to prepare for their important visitors. "Its very exciting," he said as hundreds lined up in the centres parking lot. "Every little boy in Canada dreams of scoring the winning goal for the Stanley Cup final. 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Balenciaga Baratas Chinas . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. The advantage of being a home team is you have a better understanding of conditions than your opposition, but that may not be the case when South Africa host New Zealand next month. Kane Williamsons men will have spent a significant amount of time in the country ahead of their two-Test series, thanks to a training camp at the University of Pretorias High Performance Centre organised by former New Zealand player Kruger van Wyk.The wicketkeeper-batsman, originally from South Africa, had retired from cricket in December and returned home to take charge of the Universitys cricket program, which he himself had come through. Van Wyk has an intricate knowledge of the High Performance Centre, which is home to CSAs National Academy and hosts several other elite sports teams at its state-of-the-art facilities. He knew it would be the ideal place for New Zealand to prepare for the four Tests they play in southern Africa - two in Zimbabwe, two in South Africa - this winter.I know what its like to tour, to want to get the best preparation and I had no doubt that we could help them with that, van Wyk said. In particular, he has focussed on giving New Zealand the kinds of surfaces they will encounter in Bulawayo, Durban and Centurion, which are all expected to be slow and low at this time of year. Its important that they [the pitches] are similar to the Zimbabwe ones, similar to the ones theyll get here. As a player, whatever you need, you get. Thats our motto. Whatever you guys need, were going to give it to you and give it at a high level of professionalism as well, so I hope the boys enjoy it as well while theyre here.With New Zealands every need being met, van Wyks loyalties were a subject of discussion and he made no attempt to hide where they lie. I think its going to be an awesome series. Its very clear who I wwant to see do well.dddddddddddd These are the guys who I played for, and my priorities, even though Im coaching and living in South Africa at the moment, its still with the New Zealand side, he said. Ive played Test cricket for New Zealand and Im proud of that. But I think its going to be a hell of a good series and Im so excited about seeing that and I really believe this is a good opportunity to get a double Test series victory.Key to New Zealands recent success has been their team culture, which is centered on the collective and has exuded a fun-factor for all involved. For van Wyk, that is the difference. Its been wonderful, actually. I think theres been such a new life blown into cricket in New Zealand and that was just through the culture in this side. Mike [Hesson, the coach] and Baz [Brendon McCullum] and Kane and a lot of the senior players must take massive credit for this. Theyve done some wonderful things for the image of the game and just the way theyve played as well. Thats the best way to get fans back, to get all these sorts of things back, ex-players, and their performances have been outstanding and I know it will only grow under Kane and Mike as well.That culture exists even among those, like van Wyk, who have left the New Zealand fold. As a coach, and as an ex-player, I think a lot of it is about giving back to the game, giving back to the people whove always been good to you. I am extremely thankful towards New Zealand cricket whove always been good to me and its time to give back, he said. Tukkies [University of Pretoria] was an institution that put a lot of time and effort into my development when I was a youngster here, so its the best of both worlds. ' ' '