Livin - Loud

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Livin [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img] Loud

ChizzerZ24

Yepper hall of fame is it's home until all is resolved! However many years down the road it could make a good trivia question " What year was the stanely cup offered to a league other then the N.H.L"? Something along that line...

mugen1

Question: What year(s) was the Stanley Cup offered to a league other than the NHL?

Answer: the years 1893 to 1926, and maybe 2005.

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The following was taken from......

http://nhl.com/hockeyu/history/cup/cup.html

The Stanley Cup

It all started on March 18, 1892, at a dinner of the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association. Lord Kilcoursie, a player on the Ottawa Rebels hockey club from Government House, delivered the following message on behalf of Lord Stanley, the Earl of Preston and Governor General of Canada:

"I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion (of Canada).

"There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now elicit, and the importance of having the game played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup which shall be held from year to year by the winning team."

The Stanley Cup was originally known as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. Shortly thereafter, Lord Stanley purchased a silver cup measuring 7 ½ inches high by 11 ½ inches across for the sum of 10 guineas (approximately $50); appointed two Ottawa gentlemen, Sheriff John Sweetland and Philip D. Ross, as trustees of that cup; and set the following preliminary conditions to govern the annual competition:

The winners to return the Cup in good order when required by the trustees in order that it may be handed over to any other team which may win it. Each winning team to have the club name and year engraved on a silver ring fitted on the Cup.
The Cup to remain a challenge competition and not the property of any one team, even if won more than once. The trustees to maintain absolute authority in all situations or disputes over the winner of the Cup. A substitute trustee to be named in the event that one of the existing trustees drops out.

The first winner of the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) hockey club, champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada for 1893. Ironically, Lord Stanley never witnessed a championship game nor attended a presentation of his trophy, having returned to his native England in the midst of the 1893 season. Nevertheless, the quest for his trophy has become one of the world's most prestigious sporting competitions.

Blinddemonz

Since then it has been an icon or whatever you may choose to call it. Apart of the NHL and hasn't been moved since and should stay that way.

Sassmaster

iTrader: (2)

It was bought to be presented to the best amateur team in canada... give it to our juniors. They deserve it, unlike most NHL players who only play for their paycheques.

mugen1

If it stays that way, then the NHL just broke its obligation. In effect, the NHL is the trustee of the cup. If it cannot award the cup, it should pass the duties on to some other governing body - appoint another trustee. I would like to think the cup goes deeper than the NHL itself. The spirit of hockey and competition, perhaps? You don't think the competition for the cup will be any less because of the calibre of play or skill of players? Watching the Canadian Junior team play, I think the spirit of play there was incredible. They didn't play for money - maybe some of them did (showcase for future draft). In any case, nothing these days is sacred, so I'm not surprised. All is going to hell.

Tim Baillie.

If the NHL can't pull their head out of their A$$, the cup should be used by others that want to play hockey, and play it for more then 1.8 Million................they play for the love........

But it will never happen, the NHL and NHLPA are all to high on themselves....................

I got $209 in the bank, lets start a new league and screw the NHL...............

fazes

We started up our pond hockey league this morning..we already have a cardboard stanley cup made!

Blinddemonz

Where's the pics [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

ChizzerZ24

I agree with with Tim lets all put money in and start the CCAHL each from there respective provinces play other provinces provided that respective province has members in the CCA... [img]smile.gif[/img] make our own trophy of MDF [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ January 11, 2005, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: ChizzerZ24 ]