U Sports men’s hockey trophy renamed David Johnston University Cup
TORONTO — David Johnston is now part of a select group of former Canadian governors general honoured at the highest levels of sport.
U Sports, Canadian university athletics’ governing body, announced Tuesday its men’s hockey trophy is being renamed the David Johnston University Cup in honour of Canada’s 28th governor general. The hardware had been referred to as simply the University Cup.
The NHL’s Stanley Cup, CFL’s Grey Cup and CWHL’s Clarkson Cup are among other championship trophies named for a former governor general.
“What an honour,” Johnston said at a news conference. “It’s especially exciting for me to connect this with the office of the governor general.