{"id":312,"date":"2005-02-16T16:52:18","date_gmt":"2005-02-16T21:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marktime.org\/?p=312"},"modified":"2009-01-22T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2009-01-22T18:04:17","slug":"free-the-stanley-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marktime.org\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Free the Stanley Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a movement afoot called “Free Stanley<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The basic idea here is to free the Stanley Cup.\u00a0 The Cup existed long before the NHL, and control was only given to the NHL in 1947.\u00a0 The whole idea of the Stanley Cup was to be a challenge cup – for anyone to be able to challenge the current cup holder to gain control.<\/p>\n

Now that the NHL season is dead, I agree that the Stanley Cup should be awarded to SOMEBODY.\u00a0 The Free Stanley site lists a bunch of leagues (college and minor-league pro) that should be considered for a challenge.<\/p>\n

It might work like this:\u00a0 The winners of the Canada University Hockey Championship, the Allen Cup (senior league), the AHL, the ECHL, and perhaps the NCAA would play in a tournament to award the cup.<\/p>\n

Currently, Free Stanley is primarily a Canadian phenomenon, but I think it should be more of a North American phenomenon.<\/p>\n

See the site linked above and contact the Hockey Hall of Fame at info@hhof.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Hat Tip:\u00a0 A Small Victory<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Update:\u00a0 My letter to the Hockey Hall of Fame:<\/p>\n

Dear Board of Trustees:<\/p>\n

I would like to recommend that you award the Stanley Cup to a team identified by a playoffs between several leagues who are playing this year, rather than leave it unawarded.\u00a0 While the NHL players and owners are selfishly fighting for money rather than goals, hockey lives on in other leagues.
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\nI would suggest that a Stanley Cup Tournament be held between several of the following North American league’s champions:
\nAHL
\nECHL
\nNCAA
\nCanada University Hockey Champion
\nAllen Cup champion
\nMemorial Cup champion
\nUHL
\nCHL<\/p>\n

The teams would be seeded and then play a standard single-elimination tournament to determine the winner.<\/p>\n

The Stanley Cup should be engraved this year – regardless of what the NHL does.<\/p>\n

Mark Smith
\nHamilton, NJ USA
\nECHL Trenton Titans season ticket holder