Colorado Eagles did not give the Kelly Cup back

[Growlers]

According to Patrick J. Kelly. The Colorado Eagles didn't give back the Kelly Cup like they were supposed to in March. One of the owners decided he wanted to keep it. The League had to get a new Trophy made. Did anyone hear anything about this?

There is an interview on Facebook. Not sure how to post it in here, So here is the link to the page

Busted Coverage

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[Cyclones Rock]

Wow. If true, may they have a Cleveland Browns gap between Championships.

You'd think that the ECHL and AHL would have a relationship such that the thief would at least have to pay for the replacement.

 

[Tater Tot]

Kelly Cup Not Returned

From a news station in Ohio

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Kelly Cup Not Returned

From a news station in Ohio

The original Kelly Cup has every right to be taken from the Colorado Eagles and returned.

 

[Woo Hockey]

Statement from Eagles Owner Martin Lind Regarding Kelly Cup | Colorado Eagles

“The management of the ECHL has full knowledge of the situation with the Kelly Cup. We have made numerous attempts to return it. They have chosen to ignore our requests, therefore the Kelly Cup remains in Colorado. This is all that will be released regarding this matter.” – Martin Lind

A BS statement.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Statement from Eagles Owner Martin Lind Regarding Kelly Cup | Colorado Eagles

“The management of the ECHL has full knowledge of the situation with the Kelly Cup. We have made numerous attempts to return it. They have chosen to ignore our requests, therefore the Kelly Cup remains in Colorado. This is all that will be released regarding this matter.” – Martin Lind

A BS statement.

So I'm assuming the ECHLs office refused physical deliver of the cup.

 

[royals119]

Statement from Eagles Owner Martin Lind Regarding Kelly Cup | Colorado Eagles

“The management of the ECHL has full knowledge of the situation with the Kelly Cup. We have made numerous attempts to return it. They have chosen to ignore our requests, therefore the Kelly Cup remains in Colorado. This is all that will be released regarding this matter.” – Martin Lind

A BS statement.

That does sound like BS. If they wanted to return it all they have to do is box it up and ship it back. Sounds like they have attached some strings to the return which the league doesn't agree with.

 

[JMCx4]

Gotta be much more to this story, folks. Silly Season sometimes starts early.

 

[nickp91]

So does this mean the ECHL will try getting the Kelly Cup stored in the Hockey Hall Of Fame instead of staying with the winning team season long

 

[210]

So does this mean the ECHL will try getting the Kelly Cup stored in the Hockey Hall Of Fame instead of staying with the winning team season long

I suspect not.

 

[Woo Hockey]

Statement from the ECHL regarding the Kelly Cup

 

[Albatros]

Joke of an organization.

 

[Censored23]

Simple: Return the cup, or dont bother showing up in October.

 

[210]

Simple: Return the cup, or dont bother showing up in October.

Well, they won't be showing up because they play in a different league now...

 

[Flukeshot]

Pretty crazy that the ECHL wouldn't have just taken legal action before making a new trophy. Heck, hire a repo company.

 

[GarbageGoal]

This story is wild.

ECHL champs have to go beat AHL Colorado to take possession of the cup. I want a movie made.

 

[Woo Hockey]

Pretty crazy that the ECHL wouldn't have just taken legal action before making a new trophy. Heck, hire a repo company.

I wonder if they are but had the trophy made up anyway. They would still need something to give to this year's champions if they didn't get that trophy back by now.

 

[210]

The Colorado Eagles are completely in the wrong about this, but one has to wonder why the ECHL didn't fly someone out there just to get Cup. Granted I didn't look anything up, but there absolutely has to be a direct flight from an airport reasonably close to an ECHL city to Denver. From there it's an hour (give or take) drive to Loveland.

 

[Avsrule2022]

Here is the rumor: Apparently the ECHL revoked the Eagles ECHL charter membership when they left for the AHL. It was paid for and in good standing, the same as the recent Alaska Aces franchise that was allowed to be kept and sold to a buyer who "relocated" the team. (It will be interesting to see what happens if the Manchester team does indeed fold). So the Eagles owner decided to keep the cup until he got his $500,000 back.

Is it petty to keep the cup like that? Pretty much. But if this is indeed the situation, I would definitely be using some leverage if I thought I was owed half a million dollars.

In the end, if true, this all should have played out behind closed doors with lawyers and such. Not a good look for anyone here.

 

[JMCx4]

The Colorado Eagles are completely in the wrong about this, but one has to wonder why the ECHL didn't fly someone out there just to get Cup. Granted I didn't look anything up, but there absolutely has to be a direct flight from an airport reasonably close to an ECHL city to Denver. From there it's an hour (give or take) drive to Loveland.

Maybe they should hire Wesley Snipes to get it back. Or Liam Neeson. Or Mel Gibson.

 

[JMCx4]

Here is the rumor: Apparently the ECHL revoked the Eagles ECHL charter membership when they left for the AHL. It was paid for and in good standing, the same as the recent Alaska Aces franchise that was allowed to be kept and sold to a buyer who "relocated" the team. (It will be interesting to see what happens if the Manchester team does indeed fold). So the Eagles owner decided to keep the cup until he got his $500,000 back. ...

So we can also look forward to such drama when Seattle chooses Boise to be their AHL affiliate? Eventually the ECHL offices will have the most mud on their faces in this series of spats. But maybe that's why they proceeded with a new trophy, knowing they were in a defensive position in this matter.

 

[210]

Here is the rumor: Apparently the ECHL revoked the Eagles ECHL charter membership when they left for the AHL. It was paid for and in good standing, the same as the recent Alaska Aces franchise that was allowed to be kept and sold to a buyer who "relocated" the team. (It will be interesting to see what happens if the Manchester team does indeed fold). So the Eagles owner decided to keep the cup until he got his $500,000 back.

Is it petty to keep the cup like that? Pretty much. But if this is indeed the situation, I would definitely be using some leverage if I thought I was owed half a million dollars.

In the end, if true, this all should have played out behind closed doors with lawyers and such. Not a good look for anyone here.

It did, and the ECHL revoked the franchise.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Makes sense now.

It is a contract law issue. I guess the cost of a new trophy is a lot less than $500,000 so it's advantage ECHL right now.

 

[Nightsquad]

I am not defending the bad behaviors of the Colorado Eagles, I think that their actions are wrong but I get how the ECHL acts badly as well.

Everytime a team folds, surrenders, or switches leages it seems the ECHL retains rights to everything related to naming and merchandise. Maybe there is likely some push back.

On the other hand maybe the ECHL is trying to push back. While the Toronto-Growlers relationship is good for the future of the ECHL the ECHL has had to suffer with westward AHL expansion. ECHL attendance is down, strong teams have been poached so they have to have almost had enough. At the end of the day, whatever the reason, the Kelly Cup does need to be returned to the league, its not Colorado's to keep indefinitely.

 

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

At first i thought this was just a publicity stunt for the ECHL to create a new trophy and generate more interest in the league.

One poster makes it seem like an internal dispute that's bleeding into the public eye.

If that's true, that's very bad media attention for the league, and by (a loose) extension, the NHL.

Hopefully it's the former.