1. The first American team to play for the Stanley Cup was the Portland Rosebuds of the PCHA, the first American team to win the Stanley Cup was the PCHA’s Seattle Metropolitans.

2. The Stanley Cup was originally known as he Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup.

3. Lord Stanley not only never presented the Cup to a championship hockey team, but because of having to unexpectedly return to England earlier than planned he never had a chance to see a Stanley Cup championship game.

4. The Kenora Thistles won the Stanley Cup in 1907, with a population of roughly 4,000 at the time, this is the smallest community to ever win he Cup.

5. Due to labor issues, no Stanley Cup was played for or awarded in 2005. This was the first year with no Stanley Cub champion since the great flu pandemic of 1919.

6. Jean Beliveau’s name appears on the Stanley Cup more times than anyone else. He won the Stanley Cup as a player on ten different occasions, he then was part of seven Stanley Cup championships as a member of management.

7. The first woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup was Marguerite Norris who was President of the Detroit Red Wings when they won the Cup in 1954 and 1955.

The Stanley Cup is one of the most sought after and famous awards in sports. The unique start that the Cup had as a challenge trophy that was not confined to only being won by National Hockey League teams is unlike the championship trophy awarded in any other major sport. The Stanley Cup is one of the few trophies that fans of the sport have that much knowledge and respect for, and there is obviously a reason for that.