06-25-2013, 10:56 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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The Cup should be handed out by a past Cup winning Hall of Fame player.
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06-25-2013, 11:35 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
The Cup should be handed out by a past Cup winning Hall of Fame player.
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They do that in tennis!  Or a celeb. Last month Nadal received the French Open trophy from Usain Bolt!
At least in hockey they give it to the captain and not the owner like in the other 2 sports.
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06-25-2013, 11:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Do it like the green jacket in Golf, the previous winning captain passes the cup onto the next winning captain.
If a team wins back to back, then a previous team legend comes out to hand out the cup.
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06-25-2013, 11:46 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Do it like the green jacket in Golf, the previous winning captain passes the cup onto the next winning captain.
If a team wins back to back, then a previous team legend comes out to hand out the cup.
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That's a horrible idea. What if the previous year's team's winning captain was the current year's finals loser. How excited would he be to hand over the trophy?
What if the previous year's captain retired? What if he was traded?
Keep it the way it is.
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06-25-2013, 11:51 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
They do that in tennis! Or a celeb. Last month Nadal received the French Open trophy from Usain Bolt!
At least in hockey they give it to the captain and not the owner like in the other 2 sports. |
Each team could nominate who hands them the cup.
Ex. Chicago could have picked Hull, Esposito, Mikita. Boston could have selected Orr, Esposito, Bourque.
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06-26-2013, 11:24 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I think CFL commishs Tom Wright and Mark Cohon were the worse at presentations...especially when they shreik out their speech in French.
I like to see the NHL do what they do in UEFA soccer...make all the guys climb up to the club seats in their skates and full gear and then back ice level with the cup again.
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06-26-2013, 06:08 PM
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Franchise Player
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#1 breaks my heart.
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06-26-2013, 07:10 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Sydney, NSfW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oilers_fan
#1 breaks my heart.
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06-26-2013, 10:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I love how in the NHL it's the players that get the trophy first.
The NFL/NBA/MLB got it all wrong giving it to the owners first. They're not that put in blood, sweat, and tears to earn the hardware. Give it the players first. Maybe with the NFL the coach should get the trophy first since they play such a significant role in each game; being the play caller and all. And the trophy is named after a coach.
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06-26-2013, 10:09 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowperson
I think every commissioner is booed in every sport at the championship hand off ceremony.
Pick a sports commissioner name, google it with "booed" attached and you're off to the races.
Is there actually a sports league commissioner who is popular?
Cowperson
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UFC president Dana White?
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06-26-2013, 10:23 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Grew up in Calgary now living in USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Each team could nominate who hands them the cup.
Ex. Chicago could have picked Hull, Esposito, Mikita. Boston could have selected Orr, Esposito, Bourque.
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I think this is an excellent and exceptional idea, and would start a very good and memorable tradition. Especially for those who played the game in the past, but are honored/asked by the winning team (prior to the start of the SCF) to present the Cup. This would make the presentation more meaning for for older and newer fans and for the families of the players chosen to hand out the cup.
Handing out the cup should be a tradition not a chore by someone who gets paid by the league. I guess Bettman would still prefer to make the announcement on the winning team but hopefully it would be shorter.
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07-01-2013, 04:31 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Haparanda
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Freeway
UFC president Dana White?
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Not true.
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07-01-2013, 04:42 PM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vilzeh
Not true.
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What? Dana White is incredibly popular
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07-01-2013, 05:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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One thing I like at the NHL draft is each team announces it's pick and the Commissioner only gets up to announce trades. In the NBA the commissioner has to be front and centre and announce the picks.
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07-01-2013, 05:41 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oilers_fan
#1 breaks my heart.
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I stil haven't seen it. I turned it off when the empty netter went in.
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