Hockey fans in Cole Harbour, N.S., were in for a surprise visit Friday.

Hometown hero Sidney Crosby had the Stanley Cup in tow, bringing it along on a stop to Tim Hortons.

Here's Crosby taking the cup up to the counter at Tim Hortons in Coleharbor Nova Scotia <a href="https://twitter.com/TrendsHalifax">@TrendsHalifax</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/haligonia">@haligonia</a> <a href="https://t.co/iU4KQGQxgz">pic.twitter.com/iU4KQGQxgz</a> —@Gokennygogo

He brought the Cup into the Sidney Crosby Hockey School — taking place this week at the Cole Harbour Place arena for the second year in a row — much to the delight of young players.

Sidney Crosby's Hockey School just got even more exciting. 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/NYEEO2ddTp">pic.twitter.com/NYEEO2ddTp</a> —@penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain has the Stanley Cup in town for a parade on Saturday to celebrate his team's NHL title win this season.

Safety first. <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins">@penguins</a> captain buckles up the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stanleycup?src=hash">#stanleycup</a> heading to Cole Harbour. <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL">@NHL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyHallFame">@HockeyHallFame</a> <a href="https://t.co/kUnMVLWg03">pic.twitter.com/kUnMVLWg03</a> —@keeperofthecup

This is the second time Crosby has brought the Stanley Cup to Cole Harbour. The first was in 2009, when Crosby's team won the cup.

A little bird told me <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SidneyCrosby?src=hash">#SidneyCrosby</a> picked up his buddy at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halifax?src=hash">#Halifax</a> airport this morning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClevesSFS?src=hash">#ClevesSFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/LGwpJ5X0bV">pic.twitter.com/LGwpJ5X0bV</a> —@ClevesSFS

The Cole Harbour parade is going ahead Saturday rain or shine, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John XXIII Parish.

And that's what dreams are made of... 😍🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/87HockeySchool">@87HockeySchool</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins">@penguins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SidneyCrosby?src=hash">#SidneyCrosby</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/LghfbL7JEZ">pic.twitter.com/LghfbL7JEZ</a> —@___Keyy___

Then, from 11:15 a.m. until 1 p.m., Crosby and other guest speakers will show off the Stanley Cup at Cole Harbour Place arena.

Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SidneyCrosby?src=hash">#SidneyCrosby</a> from the <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins">@penguins</a> for visiting our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halifax?src=hash">#Halifax</a> offices this morning with Stanley! <a href="https://t.co/pNUKDPPLqT">pic.twitter.com/pNUKDPPLqT</a> —@PALairlines

So<br>This just happened in hanger (while I sat upstairs reading paper on proning) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SidneyCrosby?src=hash">#SidneyCrosby</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash">#StanleyCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/y0eM8L2xlc">pic.twitter.com/y0eM8L2xlc</a> —@UpshawCrystal