I got a thousand dollars that says you couldn't find one NHLer that thinks the President's Trophy is more prestigious than the Stanley Cup.
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That has got a lot more to do with the media and advertising money than it has to do about prestige of sports. The playoffs have a potential of 105 extra games with spectators in twice or three times the frenzy as regular season games with the corporate world pulling in $millions for everything from souvenirs to beer sales and of course all the extra travel and game tickets etc. etc. whereas the President's Trophy is just part and parcel of the regular season...............not one extra dime generated because of it. :smile:
I don't know why many have to compare the presidents cup with the stanley cup. they have nothing to do with
each other, each is won for very different accomplishments.
It is extremely hard to win the presidents cup, to be on top after the schedule is complete is quite an
accomplishment, and any team should be proud of themselves for winning it.
Stanley cup playoffs are a brand new mini season, only 16 teams with eliminations after each round, till
one team wins the stanley cup, another great accomplishment.
both victories are great, and only about 1/3 of the teams who win the league trophy go on to win the
play off trophy.
there is much importance to winning the presidents cup, and only those who really don't connect to the
actual complete trip thru the season consider it unimportant. I heard many people say when 'this' season
started that this is really boring because the playoffs are so far away, and they have to wait all that
time again before hockey is interesting to them. so, go away and wait, and do something else, and all
of us who actually 'love' and take a deep interest in the 'whole' league will stay with it for 80 games
and applaud the winner, then we will go on to enjoy the playoffs.
hockey is a wonderful sport, I have had a deep interest in it since I was about 10 years old, the
winter wouldn't be fun for me without the NHL, and also other leagues as well.
my husband played for years, then coached our kids for years, with my help and others, our kids now
know hockey inside out, as well as their kids, what could be better.
i'm going to victoria on the 29th and while there will take in a 'major junior' game between the victoria
royals and the kamloops blazers, love it.