Stanley Cup
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The Stanley Cup is a trophy given to the champions of the National Hockey League (NHL) every year.
It was bought by Lord Stanley, the Governor General of Canada, in 1892, for $50. The first team to win it was the Montreal A.A.A. in 1893. Other teams could challenge for it. By 1915, it was awarded on a yearly basis.
The names of players and others such as coaches are put on the cup every year. As a result, the NHL had to make the cup bigger, by adding layers to the bottom. When the first cup was full of names, they made a copy of it, which is now what is awarded.
Today, there are 30 teams in the NHL. They play 82 games per year, and then 16 teams make the playoffs. These teams play best-of-seven series until there is only one champion.
The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, the most of any team. They also won the most in a row: five between 1955-56 and 1959-60.
Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens appears the most on the Stanley Cup, 11 times.
The Stanley Cup was not awarded in 2005: there was no NHL season because of a labour disagreement. It was not awarded in 1919, either, because of the influenza epidemic.
[change] Recent Stanley Cup Winners
- 2008 Detroit Red Wings
- 2007 Anaheim Ducks
- 2006 Carolina Hurricanes
- 2005 Season Cancelled
- 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2003 New Jersey Devils
- 2002 Detroit Red Wings
- 2001 Colorado Avalanche
- 2000 New Jersey Devils
- 1999 Dallas Stars
- 1998 Detroit Red Wings
- 1997 Detroit Red Wings
- 1996 Colorado Avalanche
- 1995 New Jersey Devils
- 1994 New York Rangers
- 1993 Montreal Canadiens
- 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1990 Edmonton Oilers
- 1989 Calgary Flames
- 1988 Edmonton Oilers
- 1987 Edmonton Oilers
- 1986 Montreal Canadiens
- 1985 Edmonton Oilers
- 1984 Edmonton Oilers
- 1983 New York Islanders
- 1982 New York Islanders
- 1981 New York Islanders
- 1980 New York Islanders
- 1979 Montreal Canadiens
- 1978 Montreal Canadiens
- 1977 Montreal Canadiens
- 1976 Montreal Canadiens
- 1975 Philadelphia Flyers
- 1974 Philadelphia Flyers
- 1973 Montreal Canadiens
- 1972 Boston Bruins
- 1971 Montreal Canadiens
- 1970 Boston Bruins
- 1969 Montreal Canadiens
- 1968 Montreal Canadiens