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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 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]
Most games coached in the Stanley Cup Finals: Dick Irvin, [a] 77; Most games played in the Stanley Cup Finals: Red Kelly [b] and Henri Richard, [c] 65; Most games won by a coach in the Stanley Cup Finals: Scotty Bowman, [d] 36; Most games coached by the first coach of an expansion franchise: Barry Trotz (Nashville Predators), 1,196
Most Stanley Cups: 23, by the Montreal Canadiens (the Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times in total. Their first Stanley Cup championship came in 1916 as a member of the NHA) Oldest franchise(s) without a stanley cup: Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, 52 seasons since inception in 1970–71 season
"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 Playoffs – Winners and Finalists Since 1893". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02
Won the Stanley Cup all five years they played together. Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, a record for a player; combined with Maurice’s eight, they own the record for most Stanley Cups by any combination of brothers. [180] [181] Richards Todd, Travis United States: Travis only played three games in the NHL, and Todd only played eight. Ritchie ...
The oldest, and most recognizable, is the Stanley Cup. First awarded in 1893, the Stanley Cup is awarded to the NHL's playoff champion. The Stanley Cup is the third trophy to be used as the league's championship, as for the first nine years of the NHL's existence, it remained a multi-league challenge cup. [1]
In fact, all six Stanley Cups championship seasons combined between Washington and Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh has 5 of them), have involved a round against the other team. The rivalry was intense during the early 2000s when the Penguins beat the Capitals in the first round in consecutive seasons ( 1999–2000 , 2000–01 ), and seemed to amplify ...