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Errors On the Cup As the oldest and most revered trophy in professional sports, there is no greater honor than having your name engraved in the Stanley Cup. But the engravers don’t always get it right. In fact, it seems like they should get a big fat “F” based on the errors they have made. Here is a list of the errors to date.

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1937-38: [Chicago Blackhawks] – Pete Palangio‘s name appears twice; it’s spelled correctly once and incorrectly as “Palagio.”

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?Broda is represented twice, once as TURK

1941-42: [Toronto Maple Leafs] – Goaltender Turk

1971-72: [Boston Bruins] – The team name is misspelled as BQSTQN BRUINS.

1974-75: [Montreal Canadiens] – Forward Bob Gainey’s name is misspelled as GAINY.

?team’s name is misspelled as NEW YORK 1980-81: [New York Islanders] – The

BRODA and again as WALTER BRODA (his real name).

ILANDERS.

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1946-47: [Toronto Maple Leafs] – Forward Gaye Stewart is misspelled as GAVE STEWART.

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1983-84: [Edmonton Oilers] – Owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father, Basil Pocklington, who was unaffiliated with the team. After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a string of

?Tommy Ivan’s name is misspelled as

1951-52: [Detroit Red Wings] – Coach

TOMMY NIVAN; center Alex Delvecchio‘s name is misspelled as ALEX BELVECCHIO.

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1956 thru 1960: [Montreal Canadiens] – Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante won the Stanley Cup five consecutive years, his name is spelled differently each time.

1995-96: [Colorado Avalanche] – Forward Adam Deadmarsh‘s name was misspelled as ADAM DEADMARCH. It was later corrected, a Stanley Cup first.

?Legace‘s name was misspelled as MANNY LAGASE; it

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was later corrected.

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2001-02: [Detroit Red Wings] – Goaltender Manny

1962-63: [Toronto Maple Leafs] – The team name is misspelled as TORONTO MAPLE LEAES.

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