Why do they call it the "Stanley Cup"?

[undeterred]

It doesn't sound like something you'd want to win.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Because "Dominion Hockey Challege Cup" is too long.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup

[AsahinaKimi]

3. Yeah and DHC cup sounds like something from a hospital pharmacy

or a locker room. :P

[Ohio Joe]

2. Are you shitting me?

The Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy a team can win.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup

[Dr. Strange]

5. Damn right.

[Swede]

6. I like how it travels to every hometown of each player of the winniing team..

It's been everywhere.

[Kat45]

11. My friend's son is one of the keepers of the Cup.

There are four of them, IIRC, and two have to travel with the Cup everywhere it goes. And with the international make-up of the NHL, he gets to go to all over the place.

[jmowreader]

19. It doesn't just travel to their hometowns...

it goes to their HOMES.

[mikeargo]

18. I wouldn't know...

I'm a Bruins fan.

[pokerfan]

4. Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, PC

There's an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter">Order of the Garter (KG)?



:shrug:

ETA: Never mind. The order of the garter is clearly referring to the hockey version. Ice hockey players use a similar, albeit more masculine, version of a garter-belt for holding up hockey socks. As these socks are essentially wool tubes, they need to be kept from rolling onto the ankles. One may opt to utilise hockey tape for secure adherence; otherwise, a hockey garter-belt performs the same function. These are typically elastic featuring metal hourglass clips with rubber circles, allowing for adjustment and a locking mechanism to ensure a snug fit.

[dysfunctional press]

7. it's actually called 'lord stanley's cup'

and judging by the size of it...lord stanley was HUNG.

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. Yes, and quite likely.

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

8. Because my ex-boss's yellow Lab service dog is named Stanley

the odd thing is, she's really not that much of a hockey fan. :-)

[undeterred]

9. I guess he doesn't mind having his cup passed around

by a bunch of men with sticks. :shrug:

[KamaAina]

10. Actually, he probably wouldn't.

She has never had him altered. Once she had to board him while she traveled. Upon her return, she was flabbergasted to discover that Stanley had jumped an eight-foot barbed-wire fence to gain access to a female. Shortly thereafter there came into existence a litter of puppies that looked like their pit bull Mom with Stanley's head stuck on!

[gratuitous]

12. Because the "Mortimer Cup" just sounds stupid

But slapping a rubber disk around a sheet of ice with curved sticks makes perfect sense.

[bluesbassman]

13. Because "Bed Pan" was already being used.

The similarities are remarkable though.



:hide:

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. That's not a bedpan.

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That's the first ever goalie facemask.
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Didn't last long though. They didn't think to put in eyeholes.
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[timtom]

14. I'm gonna go out on a limb here.

When one wins an award of that magnitude, one has won laurels. I believe the award is in honor of Stanley Laurel. And a fitting one it is, too.

Wha...what? Ice Hockey? Oh, dear. Well, that's quite different. Never mind.

[Gormy Cuss]

15. Is a Stanley like a Johnson?

:hide:

[undeterred]

17. Is there a "Johnson Cup"?

Yes, Don Johnson wears it.

[MiddleFingerMom]

22. What a coincidence...

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I used to don a cup... and it was associated with my Johnson.
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Small world.
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[nolabear]

20. Because The Stella Cup sounds too silly?