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False Idols

The unloved Conference championship trophies.

From center ice to Red Square, from Wayne Gretzky to Arnold Schwarzenegger, we follow the trail of the Stanley Cup in this collection of photos.
False Idols

Philadelphia's Eric Lindros accepts the Prince of Wales trophy in 1997, before the Flyers were swept by Detroit in the Stanley Cup Final.

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The reward for making it to the Stanley Cup Final is the Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference champ) or Clarence Campbell Bowl (Western champ). Nobody gives a hoot about either one.

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