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The Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey league. It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. [1]
Joe Sakic, won the Conn Smythe Trophy with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, their first championship in franchise's history. In the Stanley Cup Finals, a sweep refers to a National Hockey League (NHL) team winning four straight games and losing none in a best-of-seven format. There have been 20 sweeps in Stanley Cup Finals history. [1]
"List of winners of the Stanley Cup". NHL.com "List of Stanley Cup Playoff Formats: 1917 to date". NHL.com "Stanley Cup-winning goals". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12 "STC List of winners of the Stanley Cup". LegendsofHockey.net. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30
Stanley Cup: 1893: Awarded to the NHL playoff champion. Previously it was a challenge cup (1893–1914) and then an interleague championship trophy (1915–26). Named after Lord Stanley of Preston, the 6th Governor General of Canada, who donated the original cup. [6] Florida Panthers: Prince of Wales Trophy: 1925–26
From the NHL's inception until 1920, both NHL and PCHA teams were eligible for the Stanley Cup. The NHL inherited the NHA's regular season system of dividing it into two halves, with the top team from each half moving on to the league finals. The NHL finals was a two-game total goals series in 1918 and a best-of-seven series in 1919.
The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) considers it to be one of the "most important championships available to the sport". [1]
Pete Babando scored the Cup winning goal in double overtime of game 7 in 1950. In ice hockey, the Stanley Cup Finals (also known as the Stanley Cup Final among various media) [nb 1] is the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup. The series is played in a best of seven format, meaning ...
These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the 2023–24 NHL season and subsequent 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. These lists do not include the canceled 2004–05 NHL season.