# Stanley cup question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 11, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454 "2002-06-11T14:36:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![satanslawyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@satanslawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/satanslawyer)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454/1 "2002-06-11T14:36:40Z")

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Sitting at the bar watching the game Saturday, we came to the discussion of how they are able to adding team after team to the Stanley Cup. What happens if they run out of room. A friend of a friend suggested that there add different rings on every year. Is this true?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454/2 "2002-06-11T15:00:54Z")

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Searched Yahoo for “stanley cup history” and found [this page](http://www.geocities.com/szczepanczyk/stanley.html), which yielded this info:

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> The rings that comprise the base of the Cup are eventually retired to make room for new teams. Older rings are retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame… The Cup has five rings connected, each with room for 13 teams, so if you’re lucky enough to get your name on the Cup, your name will stay on the Cup for 64 years.

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454/3 "2002-06-11T18:23:57Z")

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Yep. The real Stanley Cup was gone by the 70’s I believe, and now resides in the Hockey H of fame.

The new cup is treated with much honor, but recently players from the winning team get to take the cup home for a few days each.

Some guys can tell of stories about buckling it up in the plane seat next to them…some guys take it fishing…or to BBQs, weddings, etc. Or having it roll around in the back of their car/truck…

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**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454/4 "2002-06-11T19:07:47Z")

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I swear I saw this on the Hockey Hall of Fame website, but I can’t find it again.

There are apparently two versions of every hockey trophy, so that one can constantly be on display at the Hall of Fame. For security reasons, they do not disclose which is which.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-cup-question/113454/5 "2002-06-11T19:12:09Z")

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**Elwood** , the site I linked to above might resolve that issue for you.