What is the Stanley Cup?
The Stanley Cup, notably the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America, was donated in 1892 by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston and son of the Earl of Derby. He purchased the trophy for 10 Guineas ($50.00 at that time) to be presented to "the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada." The first team ever awarded the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1893. Since 1910, when the National Hockey Association took possession of the Stanley Cup, the trophy has been symbolic of professional hockey supremacy. Beginning in 1926, only NHL teams have competed for this prized trophy.
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98 Comments
Joe Foster
Ice hockey to be more accurate.
Irene Townsend
American/Canadian question, was thinking Tennis
Wayne Linburg
Love this game. Go Bruins !
Lynda Walsh Vanderkooi
Better know it live in Toronto which bleeds blue for Maple leaf !
docluci
Knew this answer
larrywagner
George Oliver Prince, I'm a southerner to. And a Nashville Predators fan.
tbear
Being a St. Louis BLUES fan I better not have missed this question! " LET'S GO BLUES "
Peter Schiefer
Joe Foster, Actually wouldn’t be Professional ice hockey. I don’t think college teams get the trophy
silrem
Tuan Bahardeen, Maurice Rocket Richard is right up there with them.
Kevin Gooch
Ice hockey is a different game to hockey ?
Sandy Cole Duke
Got 6 out of 10.
cyndilee
Ellen Henderson, Ellen Henderson, dont forget Canada!
Michael Joseph Callahan
Looks like I’ll run out of money
Robert Zinda
Love finding out how dumb or smart I am
Susie Lamenzo
Ellen Henderson, Well, I think of Ice Hockey more as a Canadian sport than US. ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ is legendary!
Susie Lamenzo
Tuan Bahardeen, Tuan Bahardeen, Tuan Bahardeen, During a visit to Toronto, we went to the hockey Museum. The Stanley Cup is impressive! I think they have one Cup for the Mu & a 2ndon for that year’s winner. They keep adding a lower ring when they need additional space to add the newest Champion info.
I was thrilled to see Geordie play in person w/his son at the old Hartford Whalers, before that accident. Only saw Gretsky on TV.