{"id":29835,"date":"2020-06-21T10:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T10:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=29835"},"modified":"2020-06-21T10:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T10:09:27","slug":"stanley-cup-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/stanley-cup-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"9 little known Stanley Cup facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stanley Cup has a long history that dates back to 1893. 127 years later, the famous championship trophy is the biggest prize in ice hockey. However, despite its fame there are plenty of Stanley Cup facts that many people are not aware of. Here are our top 9.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

9 little known Stanley Cup facts<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. The Stanley Cup is named after a lord<\/h3>\n

Our first Stanley Cup fact is that the famous trophy is named after Lord Stanley of Preston<\/a>, who was the Governor-General of Canada in 1892. He had bought the cup at the paltry sum of 10 guineas, which translates to around $10.<\/p>\n

It was his infatuation with the top amateur hockey club at the time, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, which prompted him to give it to them as an award,<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. The ‘One Player, One Day’ policy<\/h3>\n

Winning the Stanley Cup isn\u2019t an easy feat and is the pinnacle of an ice hockey player’s career. So, when a hockey team finally lands one, it becomes a thing of treasure.<\/p>\n

Because of this, each player and member of that ice hockey team is allowed to keep the Stanley Cup trophy with him for one day. After that, the cup is passed to the next player until every one of them has had a turn. It is a tradition started by the New Jersey Devils in the mid-90s.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3. There have been three versions<\/h3>\n

There have been three versions of the Stanley Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first was the ‘Dominic Hockey Challenge Cup’, which was awarded in 1893. It wasn\u2019t until 1963 when Clarence Campbell, the NHL President, changed it to the ‘Presentation Cup’. The third verison, which is still in use today, was created in 1993 and is called the ‘Replica Cup.’<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

4. Errors on the cup<\/h3>\n

Over the years there have been plenty of examples of errors made in the names of the players whose names were engraved on the cup. For example, 1996 Stanley Cup winner Adam Deadmarsh, of the Colorado Avalanche, had his name incorrectly spelt ‘Deadmarch’.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

5. Record for consecutive wins<\/h3>\n

The Stanley Cup is notoriously difficult to win but that hasn’t prevented one ice hockey teams from dominating the trophy.\u00a0 The Montreal Canadiens hold the record for the most Stanley Cup wins, landing the trophy a staggering 24 times in tota. They also hold the record for the most consecutive wins, managing to win it five years running between 1956 and 1960.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

6. How to get your name on the Stanley Cup<\/h3>\n

One of the least well known Stanley Cup facts is that being part of a Stanley Cup winning franchise doesn’t automatically get your name on the trophy. Some of the prerequisites for getting your name inscribed on the prestigious Stanley Cup are:<\/p>\n