Mike Richards Touched The Prince Of Wales Trophy......Oh Noes?

OMG HE TOUCHED THE TROPHY SUPERSTITION SAYS WE ARE LOSING THE TROPHY BECAUSE RICHIE TOUCHED IT AND TOEWS DID NOT!!!!!!!!, right?

Maybe not so right.

Out of the past 8 Stanley Cup winners, 4 of them have touched their respective conference championship trophies. You see, that, superstitious people? 4 of 8. That's 50-50. The superstition does not work either way. He took a well-earned trophy, saluted the fans, and skated it into the locker room. There ain't nothing wrong with that.

Sticking specifically to the Prince of Wales trophy, the following is a list of people that touched that trophy and went on to win the Stanley Cup that same year.

1991: Mario Lemieux
1992: Mario Lemieux
1994: Mark Messier
2003: Scott Stevens
2009: Sidney Crosby

That's some pretty exclusive company. Now I am not saying that the fact that he touched the trophy means the Flyers are winning the Stanley Cup, but it does not guarantee a loss either. Unless you are the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have went on to win the Stanley Cup every year they touched the Prince of Wales trophy.