Did you know that there are several typo's on the Stanley Cup? And most of them are still un-corrected even though they are known?
Here are a few examples:
Toronto Maple Leafs was spelled "Leaes" in 1963.
Jacques Plante's name has been misspelled five times.
New York Islanders was spelled "Ilanders" in 1981.
Bob Gainey lost an 'e' when he was playing for the Canadians in the 1970's. Misspelles "Gainy"
Pat McReavy's name is misspelled "McCeavy" as a member of the 1941 Boston Bruins.
Ted Kennedy was spelled "Kennedyy" in the 1940s.
Boston Bruins was spelled "Bqstqn" in 1972.
There have been corrections made in the last few years when mistakes have been made.
In 1996, Colorado Avalanche's Adam Deadmarsh's last name was spelled "Deadmarch". Marking the first correction on the Cup.
Similar corrections were made in 2002 and 2006 for the names of Detroit Red Wings goalie Manny Legace ("Lagace") and Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal ("Staaal").
One name was later scratched out: Peter Pocklington, a former Edmonton Oilers owner, put his father's name, Basil, on the Stanley Cup in 1984; today, there is a series of "X's" over Basil's name.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Greetings Hockey Fans!
Hello hockey fans and everyone else.
I wanted to start a blog about that wonderful grail of hockey, The Stanley Cup.
Now with the 2008 season coming to an end, (anybody else wonder if the Penguins can get back into it?), I wanted to take an indepth look at all the glory and dreams that have made the Cup into what it is.
Starting off where did the Cup come from?
The Stanley Cup came to reality back in 1892, when Lord Stanley Of Preston, the serving Govenor General of Canada at that time, donated what was known as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. 1893 is the first year the Cup was played for, and the cup was awarded to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club, The Montreal HC or sometime's referred to as Montreal AAA.
Each year after that it would continue to be given to the top-ranking hockey team.
Its quite easy to say that alot has changed since then. I can't wait to get into it.
Come back again soon as I post more stories and glories of the Stanley Cup!
Oh... one last thing... Go Penguins Go!
I wanted to start a blog about that wonderful grail of hockey, The Stanley Cup.
Now with the 2008 season coming to an end, (anybody else wonder if the Penguins can get back into it?), I wanted to take an indepth look at all the glory and dreams that have made the Cup into what it is.
Starting off where did the Cup come from?
The Stanley Cup came to reality back in 1892, when Lord Stanley Of Preston, the serving Govenor General of Canada at that time, donated what was known as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. 1893 is the first year the Cup was played for, and the cup was awarded to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club, The Montreal HC or sometime's referred to as Montreal AAA.
Each year after that it would continue to be given to the top-ranking hockey team.
Its quite easy to say that alot has changed since then. I can't wait to get into it.
Come back again soon as I post more stories and glories of the Stanley Cup!
Oh... one last thing... Go Penguins Go!
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