Spits' send Memorial Cup on hometown tour with players

The Windsor Spitfires celebrate winning the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup in Windsor, Ont., on Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Melanie Borrelli / CTV Windsor)

The Memorial Cup's road trip begins this weekend.

The Windsor Spitfires Community Tour of Champions is a week-long journey to parts of Ontario.

Cristiano DiGiacinto and Austin McEneny will showcase the Cup in their hometown of Hamilton during the tour's kickoff on Saturday.

On Sunday, Memorial Cup finals hero Aaron Luchuk will bring the historic trophy to Fort Henry.

Other stops include Hayden McCool in Newtonville on August 7, Adam Laishram in Ashburn on August 8 and Graham Knott in Holland Landing on August 9.

Jeremiah Addison and Tyler Nother will split Cup-duty on August 10 and Logan Stanley will bring the trophy to Waterloo on August 11.

The Spitfires claim it is the first time the Memorial Cup is going on tour with players from the championship team to spend time in their hometowns.