Buying Parts from Canada

[65Vart]

Who is this Stanley and why do y'all want his cup?

That's the best reply today. All I need is a tasty wave and a cool buzz. Thanks for that 340 Dart power.

 

[needsaresto]

We're just looking forward to getting Phoenix back.. or if that fails, Atlanta.

Grant

First we have to kill Bettman the greaseball thief.

 

[stansblue72]

Who is this Stanley and why do y'all want his cup?

I'm a Stanley and I have all kinds of cups!:grin:

Thought some might find this interesting.

Creation of the Stanley Cup

"I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup, which would be held from year to year by the leading hockey club in Canada. There does not appear to be any outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the interest that hockey matches now elicit, I am willing to give a cup which shall be held annually by the winning club."

So mused Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, at a sports banquet in Ottawa. The following year Canada's governor-general was true to his word, purchasing a silver bowl for $50 and naming it the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. Hockey folks went with a less formal designation, the Stanley Cup.

The first winner was a Montreal team that finished atop the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, considered the best league going at the time. But in its early years, the prize was not exclusive to one hockey league, nor was it meant to be. It was a challenge cup, changing hands in much the same way as a boxing title. Contenders issued challenges, and the champions held the Cup for as long as they could fend off all comers. Independent trustees ensured that legitimate challenges were met on a regular basis.

In later years, as professionalism swept the game, it was accepted that the Stanley Cup could not remain exclusive to amateur teams. The Stanley Cup officially turned pro in 1910, when the National Hockey Association took possession of it. But it was not until 1926 that the National Hockey League emerged indisputably as the top league in North America, effectively taking control of the Cup. That control was formalized in an agreement signed with the Cup trustees in 1947.

 

[swest]

:happy10:

 

[grassy]

Next year, it will be TO in the playoffs..:happy6::happy6::happy6:

Birth place of hockey is only 24 minutes from me

I wish the USPS did not stop parcel post..if it had not, companies could say free shipping to lower 48 and lower 9 in Canada...too bad.. however, Canadians are subsidizing the free shipping to the lower 48 deal..


Grassy