So, as you may have heard, the Stanley Cup was recently
misplaced. And, as you may or may not have heard, this is
hardly the first time it's happened. Some highlights from the Cup's colorful history:
- OTTAWA, 1905. A member of the 1905 league championship team punted the Cup onto the frozen Rideau Canal, where it stayed overnight. (The thing was smaller then.)
- MONTREAL, CIRCA 1910. One of the then-champion Montreal Wanderers operated a St. Catherine Street Bowling Alley, where the Cup was "lodged in a showcase, heaped big with chewing gum to entice prospective buyers."
- MONTREAL, 1924. Who doesn't have a crazy road trip story or two? The Cup does; the 1924 Canadiens forgot it by the side of a road after they stopped to repair a flat tire.
- OTTAWA, 1927. The Ottawa Senators won it, and it spent much of the year's summer in King Clancy's living room, where it served as a receptacle for everything, including letters, bills, chewing gum, and cigar butts.
- NEW YORK, 1940. After the New York Rangers won the cup, Hall of Famer Lynn Patrick and teammates celebrated by urinating in it.
- NEW YORK, 1980. Clark Gillies of the 1980 New York Islanders allowed his dog to eat from it. Gillies said, "He's a nice dog."
There's been so much abusin' that there's actually a book titled:
Why Is The Stanley Cup In Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool? Check the cover for a photo of two pooches (Gillies'?) eating from it.