Should the NHL consider taking a ring off the Cup and adding a ring with all HHOFers

[MessierII]

Why would hall of famers who didn’t win the cup have their name on it?

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Awful

 

[StrangeVision]

Definitely not, the purpose of the Stanley Cup is to celebrate those who have won the Stanley Cup, not a catch-all monument for hockey achievements. The Hall of Fame exists for those who had careers worthy of recognition and remembrance (with or without having won the Cup).

 

[brentashton]

this is such an enjoyable site... if you never seen it.........have fun

The Ultimate Stanley Cup

The trophy that fans typically see is a fraction of the complete artifact. What would the Cup look like if all of the rings were put together?

www.espn.com

I think I’ve read most of that history at one time or another, but the graphic by ESPN is so powerful. Thanks for sharing.@

 

[ricky0034]

keep adding rings and see how big it gets

if the winners drop the cup while skating around the ice with it because it's too big for them to handle then they forfeit their victory and the team they just beat gets it instead

 

[Bondurant]

Want your name on The Cup? Win it.

 

[Hisch13r]

No

 

[njdevils1982]

I think I’ve read most of that history at one time or another, but the graphic by ESPN is so powerful. Thanks for sharing.@

i know huh, it's so well done. scroll slow........

 

[HTFN]

The best in the sport are already truly immortalized... in the Hall of Fame.

Like... what? If you won the Cup at all your name deserves to be on it, at least for a while, and where do those rings end up again? Immortalized and viewable?

I just can't figure out what the incentive is to both put names on the Cup that never won it, and also rob every role player to win of their small little chance at being embedded in hockey history.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Not on the Stanley Cup, but I think that Hall of Famers should have a ring commemorating the fact that they are in the Hall. After all, their career was noteworthy enough to be in the Hall, and that deserves something special that a player can look at every time he wants, imho. Just make something from scratch, and leave the Stanley Cup alone.

 

[5 Minute Major]

When did a massage therapist get their name on the Cup?

This whataboutism doesn’t make your bad idea any less bad but I don’t think that actually happened.

How do you qualify to get your name on the Stanley Cup? - Hockey Answered

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[powerbomb]

You know, I don’t mind a band on the Cup that has a list of Hall of Fame champions across an era that’s otherwise not presently displayed on the trophy. But including names of players who never won the Cup? That’s sacrilege!

 

[Oddbob]

The trophy is literally for winning that season's championship. If you didn't win, you shouldn't get your name on it.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Just put the old rings on a second cup they slowly build up till its a certain size and then another and another keep at hhof

I really like the idea of putting the original bowl (the one kept at the HHOF) on top of the oldest retired bands, and using that as the main Cup display at the HHOF.

Of course that still leaves some rings unaccounted for, but at least it’s sensible progress in the right direction.

 

[CBJx614]

What makes the Stanley Cup so special is you have to earn your way on to it, and the only way to do that is by winning the championship.

Marcel Dionne was a marvellous player and a well-deserved Hockey Hall of Fame. But he didn't win the Stanley Cup so there's no way his name should be on there. You have to earn it, and you earn it by winning it.

Exactly. It takes a team to win the cup, from the training staff to the superstars. It makes 0 sense to put names on the cup who have never won it

Having your name etched on the cup is literally one of hockeys greatest traditions, why would we change it?!? Generations have grown up wanting their name on the cup. Why tarnish it by putting players who have never touched it on their?

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

Have to win the cup to get your name on there!

 

[Nineteen67]

No. You don’t get your name on the Cup for being great, you get it engraved for being a champion.

 

[SML2]

All the names of Hall of Famers?

Eventually, teams and their players are removed and a new ring is added, so all players that win the Cup will eventually have their names removed from it.

Hall of Famers, regardless of winning a Cup or not, would have their name engraved on the Cup forever. I know this is bucking tradition, but I think it would be pretty cool to truly immortalize the greats of the game on the best trophy in sports.

Like I said, I get if some people aren’t down with this idea but if the NHL did it would you be OK with it?

I think they should save the bottom ring for advertisers. Think of the revenue. Everytime you saw a pic of someone holding the cup, you would get that added product/corporate plug.

There. Now there's a new dumbest idea in the thread. I figured I would take some of the heat off of the OP.

You're welcome.

 

[CanadianHockey]

I think they should save the bottom ring for advertisers. Think of the revenue. Everytime you saw a pic of someone holding the cup, you would get that added product/corporate plug.

There. Now there's a new dumbest idea in the thread. I figured I would take some of the heat off of the OP.

You're welcome.

This will eventually become a thing, and I hate that.

 

[SML2]

This will eventually become a thing, and I hate that.

I can't remember what I was watching the other day but they raised an excellent point. They were talking about Soccer and how there are ads on literally everything. The point that was raised was that they don't have play stoppages and there's no place to put commercials. Most of our sports in North America were basically built for TV, so we get the ads in the breaks. They need to do it anywhere else they can fit it. I don't think you're ever going to see the Stanley Cup brand up for sale. It's not really necessary, I was just being a jerk.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[dr robbie]

This may be my least favorite suggestion ever read on this site.

Only changes I would consider to the Cup would be:
-Awarding it to winner of the next best league when there is an NHL lockout. Having "season not played" on there is disgraceful. It shouldn't be an NHL trophy but a hockey trophy. It would also pressure both sides to come to a quicker agreement when a lockout occurs as it could quickly showcase another league.
-Only having player names on there. Management/staff being on there is dumb. I shouldn't have to read through lines of unrecognizable names to find the players that earned it. Give the non-players a ring and keep them off the Cup

 

[holy]

They should replace the Stanley Cup with the Hall of Fame. Then we'll see who truly is a worthy winner.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Alternately, we could take all the old rings and use them to make long, metal arms, which the cup-winners could then slide their arms into, allowing them to carry the cup 20-30 feet above their heads. That way, you keep all the old names while also making the newest winners more visible - closer to God.

Damn, I should really post a thread...

 

[Hoek]

Terrible idea. You'd have names of guys that never won the trophy on the trophy.