How to see the Stanley Cup, Wayne Gretzky in Indianapolis this weekend

UPDATE: Tony Stewart will not be attending Monday's All-Star event due to illness.

Original story: Hockey's most iconic piece of hardware, the greatest player to ever lace up a pair of skates and an auto racing star will be in the Circle City this weekend as the Indy Fuel host their league's All-Star festivities.

Activities begin at The Pavillion at Pan Am during the team's Fan Fest Sunday afternoon. The event will feature interactive hockey games and exhibits along with autographs from Fuel players and ECHL All-Stars from 2 to 8 p.m.

Former Indianapolis Colts punter Hunter Smith's band will be playing tunes and local food trucks will be offering food and drinks too.

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For true hockey fans, the biggest draw to the event is, of course, the Stanley Cup itself. The oldest sports trophy in North America, it will be joined by the Conn Smythe (awarded annually to the NHL playoff's MVP) Hart (regular season MVP), and more trophies from the Hockey Hall of Fame.

If you miss the trophies Sunday, they'll also be at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Monday for the All-Star Classic. Several other display cases at the arena will highlight Indianapolis' hockey history and multiple pieces of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia.

The Great One himself will appear during a pre-All-Star game ceremony, which starts at 1 p.m. He'll be introduced when IU grad and Chicago Blackhawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison sings "(Back Home Again in) Indiana."

Corneilson stepped into Jim Nabors shoes and sang the song for the first time before the Indy 500 last year. He'll be back at the speedway again this year.

As part of the All-Star game, auto racing great Tony Stewart will play the role of celebrity coach. The game's format is mirroring the model of this year's NHL All-Star game by having four teams from each ECHL division compete in a three-on-three tournament.

Stewart, who retired from NASCAR in 2016 but still continues to race, will coach the North Division All-Stars.

Once the first two games are done, a skills competition featuring a fastest skater, hardest shot, and rapid-fire goalie challenge, will take place on the ice. The championship game will follow those events.

Tickets for the Fan Fest Sunday are $5 if you buy them ahead of time here, otherwise, they're $10 at the door. Tickets for Monday's event at the Coliseum start at $29. The games and skills competition will also be broadcast on the NHL Network.

Nate Chute is a producer at the IndyStar who was fortunate to see the Stanley Cup last month and can't wait to see it again. Follow him on Twitter at @nchute.