As Canada's Governor-General, the Englishman had become an ice hockey enthusiast. His sons Arthur and Algernon started their own team called the Rideau Hall Rebels. So the future 16th Earl of Derby purchased a cup and had it engraved, and it eventually became the emblem of NHL supremacy.
If William Shatner wants to be appointed as Canada's next Governor-General, he needs to start showing up at NHL playoff games (in Vancouver or Montreal, not San Jose!).
The NHL's top 16 teams vie for the trophy. It takes four playoff series (winning 16 games) for the eventual NHL champion to hoist the cup and drink champagne from it.
The first set of playoff series (conference quarterfinals) are nearing completion. We know that Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and Vancouver and San Jose will advance. Perhaps Washington, Chicago, Buffalo and Detroit will join them. (We'll know this week.)
Hockey mania is already at a fever pitch throughout Canada, and here where I live (near Washington, DC), there are great hopes for the Washington Capitals to beat the Montreal Canadiens. But the Canadiens have played well, and we're fearful that the Caps (with the NHL's best regular-season record) may not make it to the top of the heap.
Next Monday I'll update this story, but if you're a real hockey fan you'll find hundreds of other hockey stories online. Here's a good story on why the NHL playoffs beat the NBA playoffs: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/384228-give-me-the-nhl-playoffs-over-the-nba-playoffs-anyday
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