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Originally Posted by baddog
They had a rep with the NHL Hall of Fame or something that travels around with the cup every years for 10+ years. He said this was definitely different than anything he had experienced before.
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The Stanley Cup has two guys that are assigned to watch over it for life. When they don't want to do it anymore or one of them dies the other guy picks another. It is their job and the cup has its own trust fund to pay them and for its care, traveling expenses, etc...
Back in 1947 the trusties of the time elected to cede control of the cup to the NHL. Now the NHL pays for engraving, repairs, etc, and decides who ultimately wins the cup. Before there was one major hockey league the trusties would have decided which league ultimately had the best team. "All of hockey" have not always felt confident in their decisions. Especially when the home league didn't have its best team win.