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The
Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy competed for
in North America. Although the trophy was donated by Frederick Arthur,
Lord Stanley of Preston, he never actually presented the cup, nor
did he ever witness a championship game. Lord Stanley's family and
he were avid sports fans, and his daughter was among one of the
first female hockey players in Canada, and his 2 sons, Arthur and
Algernon formed a men's hockey club called the Rideau Rebels. Stanley
was of the opinion that there should be some form of challenge cup
to be held by the winning club, based on the accepted rules at the
time. He charged one of his aides, Lord Kilcoursie to arrange for
the purchase of the cup from a London silversmith for approximately
$50.00.
The Cup is the only trophy where each member of the winning team has his name engraved on the trophy. The original trophy was a bowl with a silver ring below it for engraving. As time went on the ring became full and teams began engraving their names around the fluting, and some teams went as far as engraving their names on the inside of the bowl. In 1908 the Montreal Wanderers won the Cup but failed to engrave their names on it. Perhaps the cost was too great, or they simply lacked the initiative to complete the task. Whatever the reason, there seems to be no known explanation as to why they chose not to follow tradition. The following year, however, the Ottawa Senators added another ring to the bottom of the bowl and began a tradition of adding rings when the all of the space on the existing ring was taken up. The Stanley Cup has been found in the basements of players, left in bars, and found in rivers, yet it has endured year after year. The look of the Cup has not changed in 42 years and as long as no teams take more than their allotted space on the cup, it should last until 2005 without any more alterations. The NHL has made a copy of the cup for promotional purposes so that when the original is "on tour", visitors to the Hockey Hall of Fame can view it's replica. Still, the Cup that is hoisted by the winning team captain is the original. The Stanley Cup has a mystique about it. Boys will dream and practice for years to try and make an NHL team. Men will compete for the honour of carrying the Cup around the ice in victory, and it can bring both winners and losers to tears. Stanley Cup Fun Facts First
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Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders New York Islanders New York Islanders New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins New York Rangers Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Montreal Maroons Chicago Black Hawks New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Montreal Maroons Victoria Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto St Patricks Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators No Decision due to Flu epidemic Toronto Arenas Seattle Metropolitans Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Millionaires Toronto Blueshirts Quebec Bulldogs Quebec Bulldogs Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers Ottawa Senators Montreal Wanderers Montreal Wanderers Kenora Thistles Montreal Wanderers Ottawa Silver Seven Ottawa Silver Seven Ottawa Silver Seven Ottawa Silver Seven Montreal A.A.A. Montreal A.A.A. Winnipeg Victorias Winnipeg Victorias Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias Winnipeg Victorias Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias Montreal A.A.A. Montreal A.A.A. |
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