| The Stanley Cup |
| The world's most famous trophy, and what every hockey player at a young age dreams of winning. It is awarded to the league champions. History of the trophy: The Cup was a gift from Lord Stanley, the Earl of Preston, in the spring of 1892 for all Amateur Athletic Associations throughout Canada to compete for on a yearly basis. It was originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, and the original Cup, a silver 7.5" x 11.5" cup, only cost about $50. It was established with the following provisos: -The winners must return the Cup to the appointed trustees in good order when required so that it may be presented to any other team that wins it. -Each winning team will have their names and year they won engraved on a silver ring fitted on the Cup. -It is to remain a challenge cup and is not the property of any one team, no matter how often they win it. -The trustees maintain absolute authority if any situations or disputes involving the winner of the Cup. -Should a trustee leave their position, a substitute trustee shall be named. It would remain an amateur championship until the establishment of the short-lived National Hockey Association in 1909. The National Hockey League would be formed and start competing for the Cup with the other leagues across Canada in 1917, and would retain the rights to the competition of the Cup in 1926 after the folding of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. |
| Years the Devils won the Stanley Cup, and the team they've defeated: |
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