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#1 QuacksMeUp

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Posted 17 February 2005 - 03:40 PM

It was a very long and very trying illness for his whole family. But the end came suddenly.

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Posted 17 February 2005 - 06:10 PM

Not sure if anyone can resurrect this one.

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Posted 17 February 2005 - 06:23 PM

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Posted 13 June 2009 - 05:25 PM

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As curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Phil Pritchard has plenty of artifacts to fuss over, but taking care of Canada’s Holy Grail is his main responsibility.
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Would you date Stanley if she were a woman?

Well, she’d be pretty old, and she’s pretty beaten up, so probably not. But she would be pretty experienced.
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What was the strangest encounter you’ve ever had with a hockey fan while traveling with the cup?

I was in Reno, Nev., and this older lady came up to me and asked where the cups are.

And I said, “What do you mean the cups?”

And she said, “Well isn’t that a coffee urn? Can’t I get a coffee out of that?”

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 08:45 AM

I didn't know if this was mentioned before or where else to put this, but did anyone notice this:

Past years:


This year:


The bottom of the Cup changed, or can it be that Crosby is holding the replica?

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:05 AM

QUOTE (Dutch Duck @ Jun 15 2009, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The bottom of the Cup changed, or can it be that Crosby is holding the replica?

Good catch there, Dutch. That sure would be cheesy of them, wouldn't it? wink.gif

But it did undergo a major repair this past year from some damage, IIRC. It's possible they had to replace that black base on the bottom of it. Also, have any rings been retired off of it this year? Maybe that's another possibility for the change with the base...

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:16 AM

QUOTE (ladiesandgentlemen @ Jun 15 2009, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Good catch there, Dutch. That sure would be cheesy of them, wouldn't it? wink.gif

But it did undergo a major repair this past year from some damage, IIRC. It's possible they had to replace that black base on the bottom of it. Also, have any rings been retired off of it this year? Maybe that's another possibility for the change with the base...

It must be because of the repairs, look at Pronger and Cleary, the bottom ring is still empty. I believe a ring retired after the Hurricanes won the Cup.

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:22 PM



The bottom ring starts with the lockout season, 2004-05, and then lists the Hurricanes, Ducks, and Wings. Dutch Duck appears to have good recall. If Wikipedia has it correct, the 1940–41 to 1952–53 ring was retired with the Hurricanes' engraving in 2006. The next ring will be retired in 2017.

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The authenticated version or "Presentation Cup" was created in 1963 by Montreal silversmith Carl Petersen. It is authenticated by the seal of the Hockey Hall of Fame on the bottom of the Cup, which can be seen when winning players lift the Cup over their heads, and it is the one currently awarded to the champions of the playoffs and used for promotions.

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Found a discussion about the change in logos at Chris Creamer's Sports Logos message board.

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 08:08 PM

The smaller logo is the VERY old HHOF logo... The one you see in the Crosby photo is the current HHOF logo, it was in fact changed last summer, while the cup was in for repairs... This would have been before the "Def Leppard" incident, which was it's first public showing with the new logo engraving.

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:52 PM

Yea I post on that Sports Logo board, DTP.

It's just what Todrick said.
The old logo was the original HOF logo, they replaced it during the Red Wings engraving with the new HOF logo.

The one Crosby lifted is indeed the real deal. The "presentation" Cup. The "original" Cup is in the HHOF. They HHOF also has a third Cup, the "house" Cup to use when the presentation Cup is not on hand or for other promotional events. The presentation Cup is also 5 lbs heavier than the others.

The Presentation Cup is also the Cup with all the spelling mistakes on it, (as well as some personal engravings on the INSIDE of the Cup wink.gif )

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 06:47 PM

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Hockey players are extraordinarily superstitious, and the long-held belief that players not touch the Stanley Cup until they’ve actually won it is widely kept as virtual law. But Eric Belanger was particularly amusing. Although he refused to touch the Cup, he teased over and over again, putting his fingers close and then drawing them back quickly. Even when he was having his photo taken with the Cup, he put his arms around the Cup making it appear that he was touching the trophy but made certain he maintained a minute distance between him and the Cup.

Stephane Robidas inadvertently touched the Cup and thought, to hell with it and fully grasped it. "Ah, this feels really good. I could learn to like this when Dallas wins the Cup this year," he said to derisive taunts from the Penguins’ fans in attendance.

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