All You Wanted To Know About The Stanley Cup

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The Stanley Cup History

The Dimension Of Stanley Cup

How Many Stanley Cups Are There?

Which NHL Team Has The Most Stanley Cups?

Which Player Has The Most Stanley Cups?

What Coach Won The Most Stanley Cups?

The Stanley Cup Rings

How Much Stanley Cup Worth?

Most Stanley Cup Wins By NHL Team

List Of Stanley Cup Winners By Year

The Stanley Cup History

Almost 128 years ago, on March 18, 1892, Lord Arthur Stanley, Governor-General of Canada, instituted a prize for Canada’s best hockey amateur team. And only in 1906, the first professional hockey team took part in the competition for the Cup. Today, the Stanley Cup is perhaps one of the main professional trophies in the world of sports, which every hockey player dreams of winning. Every year it is awarded to the winner of the playoff series of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Dimensions Of Stanley Cup

Modern Stanley Cup has a height of 35.25 inches (89.54 centimeters). Cup made from combinations of silver and nickel alloys with total weight is 34.5 lb (15.5 kilograms)

The components of the cup are:

How Many Stanley Cups Are There?

An interesting fact, but not everyone knows that there is not one, but three Stanley Cups. The original “Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup”, the authenticated “Presentation Cup”, and a replica of “Presentation Cup”

The original bowl, the so-called “Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup” made of silver with dimensions of 7.28 inches high and 11.42 inches wide. In 1893, the best amateur hockey team Montreal Hockey Club was awarded this cup. Until 1970, the Stanley Cup winners were awarded by this cup, and for today, this cup is kept on permanent display in the Lord Stanley’s Vault at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In 1969 when Lord’s Stanley Cup was retired, an exact copy was made. This cup is still in use today and called the “Presentation Cup”.

In 1993, it was made a replica of the “Presentation Cup”. There is a tradition of giving a cup for several days to each member of the team and the management in order to share the joy of victory with their relatives and friends. More than 250 days a year, the cup goes from one hand to another. For such cases, a replica of the cup is used

Which NHL Team Has The Most Stanley Cups?

Montreal Canadiens has won the most Stanley Cups in NHL history and is one of the most titled hockey teams in North America. Since the founding of the National Hockey League in 1917, the team has won 25.3% of all Stanley Cup competitions. They won the Stanley Cup in such years: 1916 (NHA), 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993

Which Player Has The Most Stanley Cups?

Montreal Canadiens legendary player Henry Richard holds the NHL record as the hockey player who wins the most Stanley Cups. He won 11 Stanley Cups from 1956 to 1973. In addition, he has many other achievements, and in 2017 he was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history.

His career in the NHL began during the 1955–56 season, during this season the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup and 4 more in a row in the next years.

Henry Richard also known as “Pocket Rocket” spent his entire professional career playing for the Montreal Canadiens, and with his help, the club won the Stanley Cup in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973

What Coach Won The Most Stanley Cups?

William Scott Bowman is a coach with most Stanley Cup Wins. On his account 9 Stanley Cups. Under his mentorship, Montreal Canadiens Won Stanley Cup in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979. In 1992, he won the Stanley Cup coaching the Pittsburgh Penguins. And with Detroit Red Wings he won Stanly Cup three times in 1997, 1998, and 2002. At the moment he is retired as head coach. But takes a position of Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations for the Chicago Blackhawks, managed by his son Stan Bowman

The Stanley Cup Rings

The Stanley Cup ring is a championship ring, an annual award in the National Hockey League given by the team that wins the Stanley Cup Finals. Rings are awarded not only to team members but also to coaches, trainers, scouts, executives, and other staff members, and sometimes even to the players’ wives and former team players.

The tradition of giving champion rings for a victory in the Stanley Cup appeared in 1893. The first owners of such jewelry were hockey players of the Montreal Canadians. But for many years this tradition was not supported. And the winner was awarded other valuable prizes. Moreover, the players had to buy the rings themselves. An interesting fact, John Ferguson, who played for the Montreal Canadiens team that won the Stanley Cup in 1965, paid $ 60 for his ring. And at present, the approximate cost of the cup ring is about $25,000-$30,000. For example, the 2018 championship rings were made of 14-carat white and yellow gold, with diamonds, rubies, and blue sapphire. In total, 230 round diamonds and 22 square-shaped diamonds, 28 cone-shaped rubies and 7 star-shaped rubies were used in the jewelry. On the back of the ring, according to tradition, the score of each winning series of the team is engraved.

How Much Stanley Cup Worth?

In terms of cultural and historical value, the Stanley Cup is priceless. And if it is ever put up for auction, collectors from all over the world will be willing to pay millions of dollars for it. We can only guess, and to estimate the cost of materials from which it is made is not possible. There is no official data on the weight of silver and nickel from which the cup was made.

Most Stanley Cup Wins By NHL Team

List Of Stanley Cup Winners By Year