Stan's the Man

Or is he? Where does the Stanpley Cup originate from anyway? Hold on a sec.

Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was donated in 1892 by then Governor General of Canada the Lord Stanley of Preston, as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. Since then, many others have won it and I discovered there are several permanent misspellings on it. The same with this blog. Normally you would hear what I write instead of reading it in print. So I apologize now and forever more! Anyway, there is stand-in Cup used at the Hall of Fame. It is just over 35 inches tall and weighs a whopping 34.5 pounds.

The Cup or the Holy Grail as it is also called...is almost in arms reach for Chicago. We were lucky enough to once again to watch the Hawks win over the Flyers 7-4. Now-Game 6 in Philly Wednesday night.


1) Now is this a hat or what? The higher the hat, the closer to God? Bless this man for braving the wearing of it.
2) Bill is our man who always finds us great seats. This was taken at the last playoff game. For as much as he loves the Hawks and helped us all see them during the playoffs, he fell ill just before this game and was unable to be there in person. Get well Bill!