This one is basically common knowledge at this point. Mario Lemieux, fresh off of his Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991, decided to find out if the 35 pound metal trophy could float.
It did not. Thankfully, it is pretty easy to retrieve a Stanley Cup from a swimming pool, and they had it back on dry land in no time.
Lemieux and the Penguins made this somewhat of a tradition when the Cup ended up in both Sidney Crosby and Lemieux’s respective pools after their 2009, 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup wins.
In 2017, the Cup wasn’t the only thing that wound up swimming. Lemieux himself was coaxed into jumping into Crosby’s pool while fully clothed. Why not?
This is far from the worst thing that you can do with the Cup. Most of these guys have decent-sized swimming pools and throwing a massive party in them afterwards just makes sense. On a Stanley Cup party scale, this is maybe a 2/10 and likely the most common occurrence when the Cup makes its summer rounds through all of the lucky players.
There’s a good chance the Penguins will get another shot at a Stanley Cup pool party in the next couple of years, with players like Crosby and Evgeni Malkin still in their primes.
Quick note to the Pens organization: If Phil Kessel sticks around for another season, best be sure to get his hot dogs out of the Cup before throwing it in. No one likes soggy hot dogs.
But when the celebration was just getting underway, Avs forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel dented the Stanley Cup while trying to take a picture with it. It was the first time that the Cup had been damaged on the ice during post-game celebrations.
The tradition became subject of an ESPN marketing campaign which showed players using the Cup: Ken Daneyko ate cereal out of it, Derian Hatcher used it as a cooler at a party, and Brett Hull locked himself out of his vehicle with the Cup inside while out shopping with Mike Modano.
It is a superstition that a player who touches the Stanley Cup before he wins it is cursed to never win a championship. HOISTING THE TROPHY: It is an unwritten rule that only those who have won a championship can hoist the Stanley Cup above their heads.
The police arrived not knowing what to expect. What they found was an irreplaceable artifact: the Stanley Cup that had been stolen in 1970. No one knew exactly who had taken it or where it had been for the past seven years, but it was finally back in safe hands.
And hockey is no exception. Of all the superstitions and lucky omens that the game has, there is one that is above all. You never touch the Stanley Cup until you have rightfully won it.
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The original bear symbol was born from the folklore of the Stanley brand, a recurring character in many of the stories we hear from our community. He made his debut with a crown that had lightning bolts around it as a nod to the inventor of the Stanley bottle, William Stanley, Jr.
Currently the Cup consists of a bowl, three tiered bands, a collar, and five barrel or uniform bands. The trophy stands at 35.25 inches and weighs 34.5 pounds. (complete measurement and inscription breakdown).
There are a few factors responsible for Stanley's extreme virality. First, influencers continue to sing the brand's praises all over social media, and partnerships with celebrities like country star Lainey Wilson keep the cup in our feeds.
The size was also perfect, as it made it so I would follow my New Year's resolution of drinking more water with its 40 mL holding capacity. I am a clumsy person, so I need a durable cup. The Stanley is made of stainless steel, and I have dropped it many times on hard surfaces without leaving a dent.
The shocking TikTok video shows that not only are Stanley tumblers aesthetically pleasing, they're also apparently fireproof! In the short clip, user @danimarielettering can be seen sifting through a car that was on fire the day before.
The Rangers went on to win the series in a thrilling seventh game double overtime nailbiter. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Messier scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden, giving the Rangers their first Stanley Cup in 54 years.
In 1999 when the Dallas Stars won it, the Cup was damaged when then Stars player Guy Carbonneau tried to throw the trophy from the roof of a house into a pool.
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