many a slip ’twixt cup and lip

The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup was commissioned in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston, sixth governor-general of Canada. This, above, is how it looked in 1930. Below is the storied Cup after it was redesigned in 1947. The version that the Carolina Hurricanes won tonight — kudos and congratulations to them — is a reasonable … Continue reading many a slip ’twixt cup and lip