Is the Stanley Cup chipped?

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

I’m sure people here remember the Dallas Stars party at a house and the cup was thrown off the roof into the pool...but they missed the pool. Also, Pantera was there.

So yeah, it has been chipped

 

[Deadpool8812]

I don't know if this really is the truth, but what I heard is that there is actually 3 cups. One for the HOF, one that gets given out the night of the win and a spare just in case. Michael Ryder put it on a table and the table fell over and put a big dent in the cup, if there really is a spare, I imagine that they broke it out the next day after that.

Taken from Wikipedia:

There are actually three Stanley Cups: the original bowl of the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup", the authenticated "Presentation Cup", and the "Replica Cup" on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Taken from Wikipedia:

There are actually three Stanley Cups: the original bowl of the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup", the authenticated "Presentation Cup", and the "Replica Cup" on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

To flesh this out a bit more:

The original bowl which sits in the Hockey Hall of Fame was used from 1892-1963. It was originally just a bowl, then was attached to various bases over time. It sits in a vault (literally, a de-commissioned bank vault with heavy door) inside the Hall of Fame where it can be viewed, but rarely if ever makes public appearances elsewhere.

The "Presentation Cup" is what we all think of as the Stanley Cup. It's a replica of the original bowl, which sits on the big barrel-shaped based and gets awarded and then passed around among the players. It has been "the Cup" for the past 55 years.

The "Replica Cup" is simply a body double, because they still need to have something on display at the Hall of Fame when the Presentation Cup is traveling. The Replica Cup is for all intents and purposes just a decoy for the fans.



It honestly wouldn't surprise me if the Presentation Cup has a GPS chip as suggested in the OP. It is the only one of the three which is regularly exposed to the possibility of theft, which is why they hire handlers to travel with it. It would make sense if there were a secret Plan B in case it ever gets away from the handlers.

 

[Iapyi]

Seems reasonable.

I'm glad you agree but just to be clear I was being a little bit facetious though not 100%.

 

[Jumptheshark]

It does have a permanent handler (forget his name) but I did hear from a player that during a particularly rowdy party they attempted to pop the bottom of it off to fill it with a larger amount of alcohol and there was a blinking device attached to it that changed from green to red (breach?). So you'd figure the league knows where that thing is at all times

there are 3 cups in total and all get repaired on a regular basis

 

[Spirit of 67]

I'm glad you agree but just to be clear I was being a little bit facetious though not 100%.

LOL.

I used an answer that could be taken along with the joke or, if you were serious, would be very smarmy.

I mean, is this any worse than the team that forgot and left it sitting on a curb?

 

[Iapyi]

LOL.

I used an answer that could be taken along with the joke or, if you were serious, would be very smarmy.

I mean, is this any worse than the team that forgot and left it sitting on a curb?

Lots of worse things have been done to the cup. Especially knowing it is not the original. I'm thinking we are pretty close to the same mindset.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Lots of worse things have been done to the cup. Especially knowing it is not the original. I'm thinking we are pretty close to the same mindset.

These stories are why it now has a chaperone.