Ottawa's greatest treasure....the Stanley Cup came to visit the children at Cheo Hospital and Ronald Mcdonald house today. The kids who were in isolation....like Mr. T.....got to hold the cup in their room.
It was very impressive. It is 116 years old...it's almost 3 feet tall and weighs 35 lbs.
You can touch it or kiss it...but you can't carry it! (in case you drop it).
Even the handler...the guy who brings the cup to the hospital, schools and centers wears white gloves. The cup is stored in a special travelling case on wheels to protect it. Everybody was excited to see it...the kids, the nurses, the parents and staff. Canadians love their hockey! Nothing compares to Hockey Night in Canada!
The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It is commonly referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug.[1] The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on it.[2] The original bowl was made of silver and has a dimension of 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) in diameter. The current Stanley Cup is made of silver and nickel alloy. Today, it has a height of 89.54 centimeters (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb).[3]
The Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
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It's been a while since I've been able to make it over here, but I've been thinking of you all daily. I'm glad to see that Mr. T has his appetite back and can stand to eat again. YAY! Now if only those neutro-poly's would cooperate! Yeesh! It'd be nice if at least one thing would come easily!
And Mr. T, I am so totally, completely, head over heels jealous of that picture of you and Mr. Lord Stanley's Cup. I'm wiping drool off my keyboard, I'm that jealous!
How are you holding up grandmom? You are an amazing woman. What a road your grandson has traveled.
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