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Establishing the Stanley Cup

Annually, the winning team with the National Hockey League’s play-offs receives the oldest championship trophy for professional athletes in North America – the Stanley Cup, also called Lord Stanley’s Cup, Lord Stanley’s Mug, The Holy Grail, or even the Cup. The Stanley Cup had become 1882, and changes hands from winning team to the next [...]

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Makeovers on the Stanley Cup

Through the entire 119 many years of its existence, the Stanley Cup has endured several changes to its appearance. Originally, the Stanley Cup would have been a gold-lined silver punch bowl that stood at about seven inches high and eleven inches wide; now after many additions and updates, the Stanley Cup stands at nearly five [...]

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