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Originally Posted by Janey
the 1947 agreement should be abrogated for the duration of the time that the NHL does not compete. I agree with that whole heartedly.
It would also serve to remind us that the trophy is an indelible part of the canadian psyche and tradition, not a mere trapping of foreign controlled corporatism. I say there should be a triage of the awarding of the trophy, defaulting to the NHL when it is actually playing hockey, but being defaulted by the NHL when they are not.
At which point it should be awarded as it was before 1947.
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Yes, I have since changed my opinion after reading many lengthy articles about it online and in the newspaper... And will agree with Janey on this one. I was under the assumption it had been formally and totally adopted by the NHL, but it appears it is only owned by the NHL as long as they are competing.
If the NHL isn't competing, it should revert to the challenge trophy for which it was donated originally, prior to being adopted by the NHL.