In its early days, was the Stanley Cup ever used as a spittoon? If so, by whom? (and please tell me they’re burning in h-e-double-hockey-sticks).
Considering all the abuse it’s undergone, I wouldn’t be surprised if it had. Nothing in there specifically about a spittoon, though.
Not finding much proof. I know a lot of the other stories and lore surrounding the Cup, but I’ve never heard the spittoon yarn - but honestly I wouldn’t be surprised, given that the thing’s been around for nearly a century, much of that time spent around unsavoury tobacco-chewing types.
Here’s a blog article that mentions it being used as a spittoon in passing, no details. That’s it for actual references, every other article in my search only mentioned the Stanley Cup-spittoon correlation in reference to snarky fans wondering “what would happen” if Carolina or Nashville got their hands on it.
Honestly, given the amount of time the thing spends in private hands at unmonitored parties for decades, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s happened, but I certainly wouldn’t want to fess up to doing it, especially as I watch teams drinking champagne out of it (granted, the thing’s also been pooped in, had plants grown in it and been filled with dog food).