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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 on the Stanley Cup. But the engravers don’t always get it right. Su ce it to say, they are not competing in the Scripps Spelling Bee anytime soon. Here are the mistakes that they have made to date:

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

?1941-42: [Toronto Maple Leafs] –

Goaltender Turk Broda is represented twice, once as TURK BRODA and again as WALTER BRODA (his real name).

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

?1951-52: [Detroit Red Wings] – Coach Tommy Ivan’s name is misspelled as TOMMY NIVAN; center Alex Delvecchio‘s name is misspelled as ALEX BELVECCHIO.

?1956 thru 1960: [Montreal Canadiens] – Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante won the Stanley Cup fi ve consecutive years; his name is spelled di erently each time.

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

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

?1983-84: [Edmonton Oilers] – Owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father, Basil Pocklington, who was una liated with the team.

After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a string of 16 X’s.

?1995-96: [Colorado Avalanche] – Forward Adam

Deadmarsh’s name was misspelled as ADAM DEADMARCH. It was later corrected, a Stanley Cup fi rst.

?2001-02: [Detroit Red Wings] – Goaltender Manny Legace’s name was misspelled as

MANNY LAGASE; it was later corrected.

the name of his father, Basil Pocklington, who was una liated with the team.

After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a string of 16 X’s. Deadmarsh’s name was misspelled

Know Your Definitions

Match these 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee words with their defi nitions

1. Avuncular 2. Verdure 3. Vicissitudes 4. Pertinacity 5. Traditive 6. Pellucidity 7. Vesicant 8. Compotator 9. Fatidic 10. Humectant a. tending to cause blistering b. adhering resolutely to an opinion c. retaining or preserving moisture d. relating to prophecy e. tending to appear late f. lush green vegetation g. one who drinks with another h. a change of circumstances or fortune i. relating to an uncle j. refl ecting light evenly from all surfaces

1. I; 2. F; 3. H; 4. B; 5. E; 6. J; 7. A; 8. G; 9. D; 10. C Answers:

You Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Yankel and Moshe are strolling along one day when Yankel sees a thick-looking envelope on the ground. He quickly picks it up, and to his amazement, it contains a receipt and $350 in cash.

“Would you believe my luck?” he says to Moshe. “I’ve “Would you believe my luck?” he says to Moshe. “I’ve just found $350 in a wage packet. It’s my lucky day.” just found $350 in a wage packet. It’s my lucky day.”

“Let me see the receipt inside the envelope,” “Let me see the receipt inside the envelope,” says Moshe.

Yankel gives the receipt to Moshe. Moshe glances at the fi gures on the receipt, then says to Yankel, “I wouldn’t call it lucky. Just look at the amount of tax you paid!”

Riddle me This me This

A hockey team has nine players. Half of them are boys. How is that possible?

so does the other half. team consists of boys, and Therefore, one half of the Answer: The team is all boys. BALTIMOREJEWISHHOME.COM