Stanley Cup

[NickHouston]

Who Do you think will win?

 

[517Houston]

Nick you didnt even vote..lol

 

[Alien]

Who's Stanley?

 

[NickHouston]

Who's Stanley?

umm... im not rlly sure lol

 

[517Houston]

The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug or Lord Stanley's Cup.[1] The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is unusual among trophies, in that it has the names of all of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its chalice. The original bowl was made of silver and has a dimension of 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) in diameter. The current Stanley Cup, topped with a copy of the original bowl, is made of silver and nickel alloy. Today, it has a height of 89.54 centimeters (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb / 2 st 6½ lb).[2]

Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was donated in 1892 by then Governor General of Canada the Lord Stanley of Preston, as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. In 1915, the two professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), reached a gentlemen's agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup. After a series of league mergers and folds, the Cup became the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926. The Cup later became the de jure NHL championship prize in 1947.

 

[Caveadsum]

Hehe nice copy and paste Houston

 

[RandomGuy24]

It says you must select up to two answers only...FAIL. ;D

 

[517Houston]

Hehe nice copy and paste Houston

Ya think I'm smart enuf to write all that?? lol

 

[Caveadsum]

Sorry Houstons....I was pulling for them too. My mom's a loyal fan from your neck of the woods.

 

[517Houston]

It was one Hell of a ride though..

 

[NickHouston]

at least they went down fighting