Hi All, Here's the first entry for our upcoming hockey pool blog. Just a quick draft of the pool's history and something to get you fired up for the new playoff season. I'm open to relevant comments so feel free to let me know what you think. Up for review are a number of issues: how many expansion team managers will be brought into the 08-09 playoff pool, what are the rules around trades, what happens if there's a tie? I don't have a way to upload photos so if anyone in Vancouver has a digital camera please bring it over so we can take a photo of the cup. It is glorious!
ELIAHU CUP (AKA: BAGEL CUP)
Welcome to the Eliahu Cup official blog. The Eliahu Cup is an ice hockey playoff pool championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff pool champion. Commonly referred to as the "bagel cup" because of a tradition of placing a bagel on top when awarded. The Eliahu Cup is a receptacle that enables holding and celebratory drinking of wine, preferably Maneschevitz, out of the cup by the winning General Manager. Cup winners keep the cup in their care over the course of the year.
The Eliahu Cup hails from Tel Aviv, in the Holy Land, where it was purchased in December '08 after a heavy haggling session. Returning from Israel, the Eliahu Cup was stored for a week in London before going to Vancouver. The Eliahu Cup has never been won by a team outside of Vancouver.
Current Cup Holder: Yoni Dayan (Vancouver)
Original Seven General Managers 2007-2008
Winner: Yoni Dayan
1. Michael Oved Dayan
2. Jack Dayan
3. Yoni Dayan
4. Alex Gubanov
5. Ari Shack
6. Michael Horowitz
7. Michael Friedman
Additional Expansion Team General Managers 2008-2009
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