Initial B Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 5 hours ago, grande said: Those were all either donated by the GG or (in the case of Vanier) named after the current GG. If we want to follow that, we'd have the Payette Cup (which I'm certainly not opposed to). Why not just call it "The Governor-General's Cup" (GGC)? ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The Canadian Premier League Championship Trophy. The problem with calling it a "cup" is that this has a well defined meaning in football circles and the CPL is not a "cup" competition. The European Cup was changed to Champions League when it went from a straight knock out format to initial round robin groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 6 hours ago, dsqpr said: The Canadian Premier League Championship Trophy. The problem with calling it a "cup" is that this has a well defined meaning in football circles and the CPL is not a "cup" competition. The European Cup was changed to Champions League when it went from a straight knock out format to initial round robin groups. Yet the winner of the UEFA Champions League (the competition) is awarded the European Cup (the trophy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 5 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: Yet the winner of the UEFA Champions League (the competition) is awarded the European Cup (the trophy). I was talking about the name of the competition, not the shape of the silverware!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 20 hours ago, grande said: Those were all either donated by the GG or (in the case of Vanier) named after the current GG. If we want to follow that, we'd have the Payette Cup (which I'm certainly not opposed to). Or you could call it the Governor General's Cup and make it timeless. May be a bit stuffy and British for some, but it does give a nod to tradition and when the league is old and well established it would have a pretty timeless feeling. But now that I think of it, it may already be used as a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Not for me. Anything more Canadian please. Let's try to stop acting like a Dominion (which unfortunately we still are). 7 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Or you could call it the Governor General's Cup and make it timeless. May be a bit stuffy and British for some, but it does give a nod to tradition and when the league is old and well established it would have a pretty timeless feeling. But now that I think of it, it may already be used as a name. CDNFootballer and Ivanovski94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Just now, MtlMario said: Not for me. Anything more Canadian please. Let's try to stop acting like a Dominion (which unfortunately we still are). Fair enough - but I wouldn't mind a bit of tradition in this one CPL area. Trophies seem to be one spot where tradition seems appropriate. T_Bison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I have nothing against tradition, just think that a new Canadian league should consider something or someone (ex. Mobilio) more recent. Cheers. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The Valour, Forge and FCE cup? Kent, Sébastien and Ams1984 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Boooooo to the sheild, I wanted a cup. Sheilds are so less creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Shway said: Boooooo to the sheild, I wanted a cup. Sheilds are so less creative. Well, it could be 100% made in Canada of parts of the actual Canadian Shield. That would be kinda cool, especially if it's a bit oddly shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'd love to see something unique like the hardware used for Ligue 1 or the A-League (I also thing they should do one piece for the top overall team on the full season and one piece for the winner of the finals). If it's just another generic cup with the Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Vanier Cup, etc. then I'd see it as a missed opportunity. Ivanovski94 and Aird25 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) I've heard a lot of Calgary fans calling this the triple/treble even though it's only one trophy, and in reality one competition. How do other people view this? Edited October 25, 2019 by Aird25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, Aird25 said: I've heard a lot of Calgary fans calling this the triple even though it's only one trophy, and in reality one competition. How do other people view this? "Triple" usually implies completely separate season and cup competitions, but I can see the rationale. If you are going to have two mini seasons and a playoff, and a team wins all three, it isn't entirely unreasonable to claim more than a single claim to fame. As relatively meaningless as the President's Trophy is in the NHL, it is still a separate accolade than Lord Stanley's treasured chalice and it wouldn't be unreasonable for a team to brag about winning both the regular season and the playoffs. Not a perfect analog for sure, but I think there are some parallels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFBF Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I wouldn't call it a triple because they aren't separate competitions. For example, they walk away with nothing even though they won both the spring and the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Edited October 25, 2019 by Ansem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ansem said: Must have been a typo in the original tweet, they reposted it as the North Star Shield. If you don't want to go to twitter for it, here's the photo: Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 That's really nice. Pity it's going to get broken! Lofty and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Damn, this is so sad. I know we're on a budget and everything but I'm pretty sure we could pay 5k for a better trophy. Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Love the league but I'm disappointed Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It looks cheap. Unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 50 minutes ago, T_Bison said: That's really nice. Pity it's going to get broken! The trophy the players hoist will be made with 100% plexi glass sourced from the arena formerly known as the Air Canada Center lol Ivanovski94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Shway said: Boooooo to the sheild, I wanted a cup. Sheilds are so less creative. If it was an actual bloody shield it might have been OK. This glass platter is a joke! We presented ours last Saturday: Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, ted said: If it was an actual bloody shield it might have been OK. This glass platter is a joke! We presented ours last Saturday: Sheit you guys got CPL money eh, very nice! deschamp86, Ivanovski94 and ted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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