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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]
The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey [liɡ nɑsjɔnal də ɔkɛ], LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams – 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
NHA champion vs. PCHA champion 1918–1921 NHL champion vs. PCHA champion 1919 finals cancelled after the fifth game because of the flu epidemic. 1922 With three leagues (the NHL, the PCHA, and the WCHL) competing for the Cup, a semifinal series was held between two league champions, with the third having a bye directly to the Cup finals. 1923 ...
The NHL's first championship trophy was the O'Brien Cup, which was created by the National Hockey Association in 1910 and transferred to the NHL in 1918, after which it was awarded to the playoff champion until 1927.
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]
Instead, the NHL championship trophy during this era was the O'Brien Trophy. From 1917–18 to 1920–21 , the NHL season was split, requiring separate standings, with a single playoff series between the winner of the first half of the season and the winner of the second half of the season.
The National Hockey League (NHL) conference finals are the Eastern Conference and Western Conference championship series of the NHL. The conference finals are each a best-of-seven series, and comprise the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs .
This is a list of players who are not rookies, but are playing in their first NHL season via expansion or through the birth of the NHL. Most goals by a player, first NHL season, one game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917, January 12, 1918 and February 2, 1918), 5; Most goals by a player, first NHL game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917), 5