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Originally Posted by Lebell
The Stanley Cup is public property?
Every day I think I've heard the stupidest thing that can be said.
The next day I am proven wrong.
It belongs to the NHL, PERIOD.
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Funny, I thought the same thing.
The NHL are trustees for the cup, they don't own it. Lord Stanley issued the cup back in 1893 to the public to be held by trustees and given to the winning team of that year.
75 odd years of trusteeship doesn't turn into ownership.