Sunday, June 08, 2008
Another great thing about hockey
The Stanley Cup is the best trophy in sports.
The Cup (or at least the "traveling" version of the Cup) is brought to the Stanley Cup games by a guy whose job it is to take care of this one trophy. He carries the Cup in a special case, and handles it while wearing white gloves. Then, everything changes.
When some team actually wins the Stanley Cup, they get real possession of the trophy (well, the traveling version). In the photo above, the Cup is being taken out of Pittsburgh's arena after Game 6 by the Wings' John Franzen and Chris Chelios. You will notice they are carrying it in a shopping cart, and that it is balancing precariously on top of a case of beer. Now that's what should be going on with a sports trophy! (As some of you may remember, I really don't have a problem with unusual uses for sports trophies).
Next, the members of the winning team get to take the Cup wherever they want-- Newfoundland, strip clubs, fishing, Sweden, whatever. (I can guarantee the Wings will take it to all four of these, actually). The hockey news over the summer is mostly about the goofy things the Cup is up to, which is pretty fun to follow. How can you not like that?
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The Stanley Cup is by far the best trophy in sports. Certainly the most recognizable. Plus, there's not another trophy in a major sport that you can actually celebrate winning by drinking alcoholic beverages out of it. You think you'd be able to out of the “World Cup,” but it's not even a cup, for crying out loud!
# posted by 
: 5:21 PM
: 5:21 PM
Perfect story for this blog:
1. Hockey
2. Dead octapi
3. Lawyers
http://theworldofisaac.blogspot.com/2008/06/man-wants-to-sue-red-wings-and-nhl-on.html
RFDIII
1. Hockey
2. Dead octapi
3. Lawyers
http://theworldofisaac.blogspot.com/2008/06/man-wants-to-sue-red-wings-and-nhl-on.html
RFDIII
# posted by : 7:12 PM
: 7:12 PM
When the Stars won the cup in 1999, I was taking driver's ed at a local mall, and the Cup was there for picture-taking. There really is no greater trophy.
# posted by : 8:12 PM
: 8:12 PM
I remember when the Stars had it, one of them dented it when it went with them into a swimming pool... yeah. The guy that takes care of it kind of went ballistic.
Although way back when, they used to use the Cup as a puck in celebration after they won it.
I think the best picture ever though, was Derian Hatcher putting his newborn baby girl in the Cup.
Although way back when, they used to use the Cup as a puck in celebration after they won it.
I think the best picture ever though, was Derian Hatcher putting his newborn baby girl in the Cup.
People eat out of the Cup. Which shows that some people have no fear of Hepetitis.
And the Cup might end up in a Detroit strip club, a place so frightening I don't even want to contemplate it.
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And the Cup might end up in a Detroit strip club, a place so frightening I don't even want to contemplate it.
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