Ok, word has come out exactly how the Stanley Cup was dented as Cheli’s Chili Bar a couple weeks ago… Seems the very studly Brett Lebda, well um, dropped it. This Detroit Free Press article is hilarious:

How the Wings dented the Stanley Cup

Chris Chelios’ errant pass to Brett Lebda reportedly dented the Stanley Cup.

NHL spokeswoman Bernadette Mansur said June 7 the Stanley Cup got a slight dent Friday after some players took the trophy to Cheli’s Chili Bar, owned by Chris Chelios.

TSN host James Duthie reports what happened to the Cup. Here is what he wrote on the Ottawa Citizen’s web site.

“Chelios was atop the bar, Coyote Ugly style, Cup in hand, with the packed crowd cheering madly. At some point there was an attempted handoff to Brett Lebda. Whether it was the chaos of the crowd, or the…umm…content of the blood, balance was lost. Down went Lebda. Down went Stanley.

“And no, the dent wasn’t “slight”. In fact, it needed emergency service. Mike Bolt, the Keeper of the Cup, was taken to Joe Louis Arena, where Stan, like a forward who took a puck in the eye, was placed gently on the trainer’s table in the Red Wings dressing room, and operated on. Bolt had to use a hammer to carefully pop the dent out, a procedure that resembled neurosurgery in its intricacy. One of the bands that contain all the names popped off at one point.”

The Free Press asked Lebda and Chelios about the dent. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lebda said. “I didn’t drop it. That’s a bad rumor going around.”

Said Chelios: “I’m not saying nothing. I looked at the Cup today — there’s no dings in it. There’s nothing wrong with it. So it’s a rumor. A bad rumor.”