Is the Stanley Cup getting bigger?
It’s much taller now. Parts of the cup have had to be replaced, including the original bowl. By the late 1960s, it was becoming fragile and people wanted to keep it safe. This special bowl was put in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto for all fans to enjoy.
Did Tampa bend the Stanley Cup?
Tampa Bay Lightning partied so hard at victory boat parade that they dented the Stanley Cup. The original Stanley Cup sits at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, safe and sound. Thankfully, the Lightning will be able to repair the damage sustained to the Stanley Cup after shipping it to Montreal for a fix up.
What did Tampa Bay do to the Cup?
For the third time in 10 months, a Tampa Bay team reveled in a boat parade to celebrate its victory in the quest for a championship trophy. And also for the third time, that trophy was not exactly treated with the utmost delicacy.
Are fans allowed to touch the Stanley Cup?
When the Cup is on display to the public, people are allowed to touch it, but they cannot lift it. Lifting the Cup is reserved for those who have won it. But hockey lore says someone who touches the Cup but has not won it will never win it. As for the players who win the Cup, they can do anything with it.
Who broke the Stanley Cup 2021?
Tampa
After breaking our hearts (and the cap), Tampa broke the Stanley Cup Back to video. At day’s end, back on dry land, the Cup was photographed looking quite banged up. Half the bowl at its summit had been flattened.
Did they dent the Stanley Cup?
The Cup was dented by Lightning forward Pat Maroon, who accidentally fell. “It was obviously raining and it was wet,” Maroon told the Tampa Bay Times. “I went to lift it, and I went backwards with it. I slipped and [Cup keeper] Phil [Pritchard] helped me up and the Cup went back on its end.”
How did the Stanley Cup get dented 2021?
According to BriseBois, the championship trophy was dropped by one of the Bolts players while showing it off to the fans. “I’ll tell you the real story because I want people to know the real story,” he said. “It was obviously raining and it was wet. I went to lift it, and I went fat backwards with it.