A happybirthday to the late great mrhockey Gordie Howe. When Lord Stanley donated the Cup he made sure to mandate that two trustees would always ensure that the Cup remained safe.
When handling the Cup, these men always wear white gloves. Of course, that is not to say that others wear the gloves, or that the Cup has always remained under the eye of its supervisors. In fact, during the playoffs, a Canadiens fan named Ken Kilander tried to steal the Cup and just walk out of the door with it.
While Montreal fans may not forget about the Cup, but two Montreal teams sure did. First, the Montreal Wanderers left it at the home of their team photographer.
The Wanderers, as it so happens, are one of only two teams to have their names engraved on the original bowl of the Cup. Several years later, the Canadiens forgot it on the side of the road. They had gotten a flat tire and took the Cup out of the car to change the tire. This would not have been memorable had they not forgotten the Cup on the side of the road.
The team realized it was missing and had to go back and get it. Luckily for them, the Cup was sitting on a snow drift right where they left it. Since Pritchard took over Cup-keeping duties in , the Cup has been able to have some summer fun in a pool on at least three occasions. The first was when the Penguins won the cup in Mario Lemieux was holding a team party at his house when the old two-niner, Phil Bourque, decided he wanted to see if the Cup could float. It was quickly recovered, but took another swim two years later.
In their drunken state, the players forgot about the cup until they sobered up the next day. When the Cup was recovered it was handed over to Harry Smith, the most responsible man on the Ottawa team. There are over 2, names on the cup, and it is constantly changing. They won the Stanley Cup four times from to But that streak was snapped when they lost to the Edmonton Oilers in The bowl of the original Stanley Cup.
Over the years, the Stanley Cup has changed. Parts of the cup have had to be replaced, including the original bowl. By the late s, it was becoming fragile and people wanted to keep it safe. This special bowl was put in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto for all fans to enjoy. A new bowl that looks just like the original was made. This is what sits on top of the trophy given to players today. The Stanley Cup travels around for different events.
So the Hockey Hall of Fame decided to make a replica. So, when you get to lift it, it's really worth it. The trophy has always been about more than the shiny nickel and silver alloy of which it is now composed. The dreams of the young and the accomplishments of the aged in its pursuit have always defined the trophy as much as its appearance. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan spent his day with the Stanley Cup -- a tradition started in that affords each member of the winning team a day during the summer with the trophy to celebrate -- retracing his hockey path from neophyte to champion by stopping at his high school and his college both in Boston to share the trophy with those who made his journey possible.
I never realized that until this year when we were getting really close to winning the championship. Since the trophy came into existence in , its appearance and its meaning have grown exponentially.
It has undergone cosmetic changes and bears the scars and imperfections of years of sometimes hard living, but it is still perfect in the eyes of players and fans across the world.
From to , the Stanley Cup holder was determined by challenge games involving the top amateur teams in Canada. That changed in when the Montreal Wanderers declared themselves professional and won the Stanley Cup in March. In , the National Hockey Association, the precursor to the NHL, took possession of the Stanley Cup and began the tradition of an interleague championship series at the end of the season, competing against the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.
During this time, the Stanley Cup trustees also deemed teams based in the United States were eligible to compete for the Cup. The next season, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first United States-based team to win the Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens in four games. The NHL came into existence the next season, and its winner played the champion from the various incarnations of the western professional leagues from In , the NHL entered into an agreement with the Cup's trustees that granted control of the Cup to the League and allowed it to reject challenges from other leagues and teams.
There are multiple Stanley Cups By the late s, it was becoming fragile and people wanted to keep it safe. This special bowl was put in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto for all fans to enjoy. A new bowl that looks just like the original was made. This is what sits on top of the trophy given to players today. Since the introduction of the five-band cup, each engraved team is displayed on the trophy between 52 and 65 years though in practice, this was reduced by one year as a result of the — band only containing 12 teams prior to its removal , depending on the order they are engraved on the relevant band.
Players were eventually given rings by the team more than fifty years later. While the NHL has maintained control over the trophy itself and its associated trademarks, the NHL does not actually own the trophy but uses it by agreement with the two Canadian trustees of the cup.
During a party after the win, the trophy was dropped in a bonfire and badly damaged. It was repaired at the expense of the team. Parts of the cup have had to be replaced, including the original bowl. So the Hockey Hall of Fame decided to make a replica. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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