millbank Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Leafs Removed from Cup They can't win enough to guarantee a playoff spot. And now they can't even win when it comes to winning. Only one National Hockey League club could be so perpetually luckless, and you guessed it — it's the Toronto Maple Leafs. On the trophy that symbolizes NHL supremacy, and a good chunk of Canadiana, there is no longer a mention of the Leafs' championship wins of 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1951. Greats such as Frank McCool, Ted Kennedy, Babe Pratt, Turk Broda, Syl Apps, Howie Meeker and Bill Barilko are not on the Cup any more as members of the Maple Leafs. Instead, the ring around the Stanley Cup that included the six Leafs championships (along with those won in the early 1940s to mid-1950s by the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins) was recently removed so that a new ring could be added for the Carolina Hurricanes from 2005-06 and future winners.
MattyT Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Huh. Didn't know they removed rings from The Cup. Just assumed that they would continue to add larger rings at the bottom that would hold more info.
HopsGuy Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 I wasn't aware the parts of the Cup were being removed. We had quite a lively discussion a few years ago about how many years it would be before the winners wouldn't be able to celebrate wtih a skate around the ice with the Cup. What about your "Day with the Cup", but you can't get it out of your garage? This is a bit disconcerting.
mtdoak Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Yup, i believe its every 12? years a ring is removed to make room for another new ring. They rings are kept in the HHOF in Toronto.
5 Wide Posted January 9, 2007 Posted January 9, 2007 Gee that's a shame.....Of course back when the leafs won their cups there were only 6 teams in the league.
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 Huh. Didn't know they removed rings from The Cup. Just assumed that they would continue to add larger rings at the bottom that would hold more info. Just imagine how big the cup would be then!
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