Does the Stanley cup get bigger?

Answer 1

Yes, or at least it used to. The original Cup is just the bowl part and was originally mounted on an ebony base. Over the years, as the engravers ran out of room to add more names, the Cup received numerous face lifts. Doing a web search of images of the Stanley Cup will show you a surprising variety of different looks for the Cup. Recently, however, it was decided not to add more to the cup, but to simply remove rings from the base section and replace them with new rings as the need arises. So not all the champions names appear on the Cup as it is now. However, the retired rings can be viewed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.