deeshamrock
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Pretty good article on the Cup history and some unusual things associated with it
http://mentalfloss.com/article/51140/22-things-you-might-not-know-about-stanley-cup
Close Pete but no cigar...
But Peter Pocklington—the former Edmonton Oilers owner perhaps best known for trading away The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky—included his father, Basil, on the list of names to go along with the 1983-84 champion Oilers, despite the fact that his father wasn’t officially affiliated with the team. Once found out, the league had the engraver strike out Basil’s name with a series of capital Xs (above).
There is a photo of that area
and very cool
but in 2007, the Stanley Cup went to war. To boost morale for Canadian and American troops serving in the Middle East, the Cup was flown into an active war zone at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for a meet and greet
There is a link posted there for the HoF journal that recorded the soldiers comments
There are 12 women who have their names on the Cup but only one is Canadian, the co-owner of the 88-89 Flames.
Two babies were baptized in it (which is very cool )
http://mentalfloss.com/article/51140/22-things-you-might-not-know-about-stanley-cup
Close Pete but no cigar...
But Peter Pocklington—the former Edmonton Oilers owner perhaps best known for trading away The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky—included his father, Basil, on the list of names to go along with the 1983-84 champion Oilers, despite the fact that his father wasn’t officially affiliated with the team. Once found out, the league had the engraver strike out Basil’s name with a series of capital Xs (above).
There is a photo of that area
and very cool
but in 2007, the Stanley Cup went to war. To boost morale for Canadian and American troops serving in the Middle East, the Cup was flown into an active war zone at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for a meet and greet
There is a link posted there for the HoF journal that recorded the soldiers comments
There are 12 women who have their names on the Cup but only one is Canadian, the co-owner of the 88-89 Flames.
Two babies were baptized in it (which is very cool )
