I think the reason you see the guys holding the cup that way is because it
is so heavy and big.
When they award the cup to the winning team at center ice you see the
players hand to cup off to each other by handing it off sideways.
It seems like they have been doing it this way for years.


Eric J. Burton
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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:05 PM
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Subject: Holding the Cup


Just a quibble, I'm sure, but it seems demeaning to me to see the
Stanley Cup held sideways. It's a trophy cup, not a beer barrel, and
should be held right side up, especially by those who know what it
takes to win it.

Go Badgers!