Saturday, May 31, 2008

Uh-oh Typo!

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.

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