The Calgary Stampeders broke the Grey Cup following their 20-16 win against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday. Here’s a look at some other memorable moments when trophies were damaged:
Shawinigan Cataractes leave the MasterCard Memorial Cup looking like a train wreck. Pictures published by l’Echo de Shawinigan show the top of the 93-year-old Cup bashed in and the two hockey player figurines on either side of the bowl missing. The newspaper said the wooden base was also cracked.
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Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy — only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.
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Ajax’s Maarten Stekelenburg dropped the Eredivisie trophy off the back of the party bus that was heading through the streets of Amsterdam.
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At the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup, a replica trophy, which is the one teams are presented with on the ice after the game, broke apart as captain Chris Bruton of the Spokane Chiefs tried to hand it off to a teammate.
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Kelly Bates was blamed by teammates for breaking the Grey Cup after the B.C. Lions won it in 2006.
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When Chris Chelios accepted the Norris Trophy in 1993, the lid fell off during his acceptance speech.
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Professional bowler Pete Weber lifted the BPAA U.S. Open Trophy over his head in 1991, shattering the eagle as it tipped over onto the ground.