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The History of the Stanley Cup
Catherine Kenyeres
The coveted cup. The Stanley Cup is the prize that NHL hockey
teams strive to receive at the end of a hockey season.
The history of the Stanley Cup, the most coveted award sought
after by the NHL hockey teams dates back to 1892. Lord Stanley,
the then Governor General of Canada proclaimed that he thought
that a challenge cup should be held from year to year by the
champion hockey team in the Dominion.
At that time, there was no cup. Subsequently, Lord Stanley
purchased a silver cup that was 7 ½ inches high by 11 ½ inches
wide for the price of approximately $50.00. Lord Stanley
appointed two trustees of the cup, Philip D. Ross and Sheriff
John Sweetland from Ottawa and also set forth conditions to
administer the yearly competition.
The champions had to return to cup to the trustees in order that
it be handed over to another team which may win it. Each champion
team was to have their hockey team name and year engraved on a
silver ring fitted on the cup. The cup was never to be the
property of a team but to remain a challenge competition.
If the existing trustees resigned this post, new trustees would
be named in their place. Unfortunately, Lord Stanley never saw a
hockey playoff game nor did he present his cup to a winning team.
Lord Stanley had elected to return to his home in England.
However, the pursuit of winning the Stanley Cup has flourished
over the years and has become a world class sporting competition.
Catherine Kenyeres is a successful author and publisher for
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Catherine has written numerous
articles for the sports enthusiast.
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