It later became the trophy for the yearly championship game between the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) in 1915 and the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) in 1922.

[3], Lord Stanley's entire family became active in ice hockey. Obviously, you’d have to get up close to the Stanley Cup to see them, but a lot of mistakes have been stamped on it over the years. Under the new proposal, the Stanley Cup Final series alternated between the East and the West each year, with alternating games played according to NHA and PCHA rules. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! [3] Stanley was first exposed to the game at Montreal's 1888 Winter Carnival, where he saw the Montreal Victorias play the Montreal Hockey Club.

Lightning Game 1 will begin at 7:30 p.m. A 100 years ago today the @NHL started play with 4 teams playing for the #stanleycup that looked like this. The Stanley Cup is the only trophy in professional sports that has names engraved upon its chalice as well as its rings and base. This law levies a federal tax on all alcoholic beverages to raise revenue for the federal government and gives individual states the option to further regulate the sale and distribution of ...read more. [45] A second version, called the Replica Cup, was created in 1993 by Montreal silversmith Louise St. Jacques to be used as a stand-in whenever the Presentation Cup is not available at the Hockey Hall of Fame.[45]. [20] One year later, the Montreal HC and the Montreal Victorias, the two remaining amateur teams, left the ECAHA, and the ECAHA dropped "Amateur" from their name to become a professional league.

Originally, a new band was added each year, causing the trophy to grow in size. But in the 1992-93 NHL season — also the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup as a trophy — it was full, so there was no room for another team to be added. The Dallas Stars will meet the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday night. Sweetland and Ross first presented the trophy in 1893 to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, the champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC), since they "defeated all comers during the late season, including the champions of the Ontario Association (the Ottawa Generals)". Can the Lightning even up the series tonight? The lockout was controversial among many fans, who questioned whether the NHL had exclusive control over the Cup. The Capitals’ John Carlson is up for this years James Norris Memorial Trophy, which will be announced during the Stanley Cup Final. Team misspellings include: BQSTQN BRUINS (1971-72), TORONTO MAPLE LEAES (1962-63) and NEW YORK ILANDERS (1980-81). Examples include:[2][44], There is only one official Stanley Cup; it is authenticated by the seal of the Hockey Hall of Fame on the bottom of the Cup, which can be seen when winning players lift the Cup over their heads. The competition expanded in 1906 and began allowing professional teams to compete for the Cup.

[35] Adrienne Clarkson, then Governor General of Canada, alternately proposed that the Cup be presented to the top women's hockey team in lieu of the NHL season. The challenge games (where the Cup could change leagues) are to be decided either in a one-game affair, a two-game total goals affair, or a best of three series, to the benefit of both teams involved. They had only won the title of the previous champion's league and would have been crowned as Cup champions under the old challenge rules.

It’s been inside the Arctic Circle but never below the equator. As Pritchard explained, that means it can hold 14 12-ounce beers.

So we take that (top one) off and slide the others up and go from there. It was originally intended to go to the outstanding Canadian team, as determined by a play-off, and the first winner was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association. The next year, the Ottawa Senators added a second band onto the Cup. The modern one-piece Cup design was introduced in 1958, when the old barrel was replaced with a five-band barrel, each of which could contain 13 winning teams. #stanleycup @NHL @HockeyHallFame @sfgov pic.twitter.com/wDU8ITBpnJ, — Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) April 14, 2018. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. How much blame does Carson Wentz deserve for the Eagles' problems? [32], Then NHL President Clarence Campbell and the Cup in 1957, The WHL folded in 1926, leaving the NHL as the only league left competing for the Cup. [17] In that same year, the first all-professional team, the Toronto Trolley Leaguers from the newly created Ontario Professional Hockey League (OPHL), competed for the Cup. It takes 13 years to fill a new ring on the Cup, and there will come a time when Wayne Gretzky’s name will no longer be on the physical Stanley Cup. However, the NHL will also consider other reasons on a case-by-case basis.