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The '''Stanley Cup''' is the trophy awarded every year to the team that wins the playoffs in the [[National Hockey League]]. It is the oldest award being played for in North American professional sports. The Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Stanley, a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Governor General]]. Unlike the trophy for all other major sports, the names of the winning team, its players, coaching staff and management are engraved on the trophy every year, and remain a part of the cup until the individual "ring" of names is retired after 80 years. The [[Montreal Canadiens|Montréal Canadiens]] have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, more than any other team. When it is not at a game or with a winning team it is at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. | The '''Stanley Cup''' is the trophy awarded every year to the team that wins the playoffs in the [[National Hockey League]]. It is the oldest award being played for in North American professional sports. The Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Stanley, a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Governor General]]. Unlike the trophy for all other major sports, the names of the winning team, its players, coaching staff and management are engraved on the trophy every year, and remain a part of the cup until the individual "ring" of names is retired after 80 years. The [[Montreal Canadiens|Montréal Canadiens]] have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, more than any other team. When it is not at a game or with a winning team it is at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Luc Robitaille holds the Stanley Cup championship Trophy he brought to the set of Star Trek Enterprise with Scott Bakula.jpg|thumb|300px|Longtime Los Angeles Kings player Luc Robitaille, as a member of the Detroit Red Wings, brings the Stanley Cup championship Trophy to the set of Star Trek: Enterprise with Scott Bakula on the Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles, California in 2002]] | |
One of the unique traditions is that every player on the winning team is allowed one day with the Cup. As such the Cup has had numerous misadventures, such as: | One of the unique traditions is that every player on the winning team is allowed one day with the Cup. As such the Cup has had numerous misadventures, such as: | ||
*being drop kicked into a lake (fortunately the lake was frozen) | *being drop kicked into a lake (fortunately the lake was frozen) | ||
| − | *left on the side of the road after a tire change | + | *left on the side of the road after a tire change (it was found when the team returned) |
| − | *used as a | + | *removed from an airplane due to weight restrictions, and thus spent the entire night in a baggage area |
| − | *on two occasions, dented after attempts to kick it into a pool (the Cup has no buoyancy) | + | *used as a flowerpot (after, of all things, being stolen and held for ransom; the ransom was not paid and the Cup was left with a relative) |
| − | *numerous times used as a punch bowl for | + | *on two occasions, dented after attempts to kick or throw it into a pool (the Cup has no buoyancy) |
| + | *shipped to the wrong address by a private carrier | ||
| + | *numerous times used as a punch bowl for beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), several times used as a baptismal font, and once having dog food served in it | ||
[[Category:National Hockey League]] | [[Category:National Hockey League]] | ||
[[Category:Sports Championships]] | [[Category:Sports Championships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:06, April 20, 2024
The Stanley Cup is the trophy awarded every year to the team that wins the playoffs in the National Hockey League. It is the oldest award being played for in North American professional sports. The Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Stanley, a Canadian Governor General. Unlike the trophy for all other major sports, the names of the winning team, its players, coaching staff and management are engraved on the trophy every year, and remain a part of the cup until the individual "ring" of names is retired after 80 years. The Montréal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, more than any other team. When it is not at a game or with a winning team it is at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
One of the unique traditions is that every player on the winning team is allowed one day with the Cup. As such the Cup has had numerous misadventures, such as:
- being drop kicked into a lake (fortunately the lake was frozen)
- left on the side of the road after a tire change (it was found when the team returned)
- removed from an airplane due to weight restrictions, and thus spent the entire night in a baggage area
- used as a flowerpot (after, of all things, being stolen and held for ransom; the ransom was not paid and the Cup was left with a relative)
- on two occasions, dented after attempts to kick or throw it into a pool (the Cup has no buoyancy)
- shipped to the wrong address by a private carrier
- numerous times used as a punch bowl for beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), several times used as a baptismal font, and once having dog food served in it
