As always, "You can't make this sh*t up", although I admit, the comet is kinda pushing it!
On this day in 1894 – The first Stanley Cup Final is played.The Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley, arrived in Canada
from England 1888 and witnessed his first hockey game the following
year. Becoming enamored with the game he decided to offer a trophy
to the best hockey team and so the Stanley Cup was born.
DYK: There is only one Stanley Cup and each year the names of
winning players, coaches, management, and club staff are engraved
on it and it stays with the winning team until the next Stanley Cup.
Each player on the winning team gets to have it in his posses-
sion for 24 hours. The original cup was 7.28 inches in height,
with the addition of all the names the cup’s height now stands at over 32 inches.
