The top of the Grey Cup trophy came loose as Calgary linebacker Juwan SImpson raised it in celebration Sunday night. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press.)

Apparently, having the Calgary Stampeders in the Grey Cup game is bad news for the trophy itself, as they managed to break the Cup during the celebration of their 20-16 win over Hamilton Sunday. That's the second time in three years the trophy's been broken following a game involving Calgary, as Toronto Argonauts' defensive lineman Adriano Belli broke the Cup in 2012 during his team's celebrations after they beat the Stampeders. Of course, the Cup's been broken before (notably in 2006 during the B.C. Lions' celebration of their win over Montreal, one where the Stampeders' participation can't be blamed), but it's still unusual to see this happen twice in three years, and both in games involving Calgary. Above, you can see a photo of the top portion of the cup (the original trophy commissioned by Earl Grey in 1909) separating from its base as Stampeders' linebacker Juwan Simpson raised it in celebration. Here are some other shots of the broken trophy that circulated on Twitter afterwards:



Grey Cup, broken! Winners locker room, thick w cigar smoke, wet with champagne, effusive with joy. Drink up. #greycup pic.twitter.com/nqrIApYQTu — David Ebner (@DavidEbner) December 1, 2014

The Grey Cup is seriously so broken on so many places. pic.twitter.com/LdhqNVaO1F — Scott Mitchell (@SUNMitchell) December 1, 2014

The #GreyCup trophy is in the possession of the Stamps for less than 2 minutes and its already broken. pic.twitter.com/OT5Vt75avq — Tim Capper (@reppact) December 1, 2014

For comparison, here's what Belli's break in 2012 looked like:

View photos Toronto defensive lineman Adriano Belli broke the Grey Cup in 2012. More

And what the Lions' 2006 trophy break looked like: