Nikita Kucherov (28), star winger of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning in the North American ice hockey league, who drank beer at the championship press conference, signed a sponsorship contract with a beer company.
Kucherov stole the heart of beer company Budlight at a press conference on the 8th, when Tampa Bay defeated Montreal in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final.
Russian-born Kucherov, who entered the press conference after winning the championship for the second year in a row, took off his shirt, sat facing the reporters, placed a can of Budlight beer in front of him, and started the press conference.
And, drenched in the joy of winning, he drank beer and held a drinking press conference, which became a big topic.
Sitting down and enjoying the publicity effect, Budlight offered Kucherov a sponsorship contract as a token of return.
Kucherov scored 32 points (goal + assist) in this playoff and played all five Stanley Cup finals despite a fractured rib.
(Photo = Birdlight official Twitter capture, Yonhap News)