The Stanley Cup Trophy weighs 15.5 Kg heavy. Stanley Cups has a height of 35.5 inches which is 0.90 in metre.
The championship trophy was named after Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston. He owned the original silver cup in 1983. He has a statue in Stanley Park in Vancouver named after him.
The bowl has been nicknamed Stovepipe Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, and facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug throughout the years.
The Stanley Cup Trophy 2020 was won by the Colorado Avalanche. In the most recent ongoing cup finale, the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights compete to win the prize.
How Much Does The Stanley Cup Trophy Weigh?
The Stanley Cup trophy weighs 15.5 Kg. Stanley Cup Trophy has a height of 35.24 inches. The original bowl is 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) tall and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) wide.
The players can not touch the cup unless they win. Any new player winning the cup has no idea how heavy it is until he gets to hold it.
After every 13 years, when the bottom band is filled with engraved names, one band from the top is removed and replaced with a new one. The removed band is displayed in the vault of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Since 1958, five bands have been changed in the cup. The oldest band is kept in Lord Stanley's Vault at the Great Esso Hall in the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside the new replacement band.
What Is The Stanley Cup Made Out Of?
The original Stanley cup was made of silver. However, present day Stanley Cups are made out of 459 troy ounces of pure silver and nickel alloy.
The winning team gets to keep the trophy for one year. They also get the bowl during the summer and a few days during the season.
Its design has transformed throughout the years; a collar and shoulder were added. Then a slimmer tower was designed as a stovepipe design.
In 1947, the cup's size was reduced then the modern one-piece Cup was designed with nine uneven-sized bands yielding.
It was then maintained to the five-band barrel that could contain 13 winning teams per band in 1958. The bowl had become too tall to manage at that time.
Between 1927 and 1947, a vertical incarnation of the cup was used to engrave names. It was named nicknamed Stovepipe Cup for its cylindrical shape.
It is one of the oldest existing trophies in the professional sports franchise in North America. It is one of the major sports trophies that is not recreated yearly.
Likewise, NHL ice hockey is made of carbon fiber, aluminum, fiberglass, wood, and boron fiber. The first hockey puck was made out of rubber pieces.
How Much Is The Stanley Cup Trophy Worth?
The Stanley Cup trophy worth is $15,000 if its silver and manufacturing costs are added. The cup is priceless itself for carrying an intrinsic hockey history.
Current silver's price for 1 ounce is $23.32, which says it would cost $10, 653.39 USD. Along with its intrinsic value that can not be measured, it has persons to manufacture and contribute creativity.
Lord Stanley bought the original cup for around the not-so-princely sum of 10 guineas ($50.00) in London. It equals around $1,300 in today's market.
NHL does not own the cup but runs with an agreement between cup trustees Brian O'Neill and Ian (Scotty) Morrison. The bowl has an intrinsic value and gives it a rich history.
Where Is The Original Stanley Cup?
The original Stanley Cup is in the vault room of the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was commissioned in 1892 as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup.
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley donated it as an award to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.
The Stanley family was instrumental in forming the sport of hockey. His sons founded the first hockey team in Canada, the Ontario Hockey Association.
The first cup was awarded to the Montreal AAA, aka the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association in 1893.
How Many Stanley Cups Are There?
There are three Stanley cups:
Original bowl of the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup
Presentation Cup
Permanent Cup(Replica of the cup presentation cup)
The original cup was in service until 1970. Now it is placed in the vault room of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
In 1963, then-NHL president Clarence Campbell ordered the creation of the Presentation Cup as the original was considered too brittle to be given yearly.
The presentation cup travels to players and their hometowns after a victory. It has myriad imperfections and maintains any engraving mistakes.
The replica one was created in 1993 by Montreal silversmith Louise St. Jacques. It is displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame whenever the Presentation is unavailable.
What Names Are On The Stanley Cup?
The names on the Stanley Cup are Vladimir Konstantinov, Claude Provost, Marguerite Norris, and others.
The Stanley Cup names are engraved after the roster of the Stanley Cup champion. The tradition started in the 1906-07 season with Montreal Wanderer.
After each championship, the players' names, coaches, and management staff are imprinted on the bowl. Only 52 names from the winning team can be inscribed on the cup.
There have been only 4 official engravers sanctioned by the NHL. Currently, the NHL Stanley Cup engraver is Louise St. Jacques.
The engraver uses a series of letter stamps and small hammers. It takes a half-hour to inscribe one name and a minimum of 10 hours for a whole team's names.
How many names are on the Stanley Cup?
There are 3,489 names engraved on the Stanley Cup until the 2021-22 season. 1477 players have won the cup, 867 players won it once, and 610 players won it multiple times.
The Washington Capitals became the first team engraved on a fresh bottom band changed in 2017.
In 1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires engraved nine names from their roster. Owner Peter Pocklington had his father's name imprinted on the Presentation Cup.
The first team to give their name on the inner bowl of the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup was Montreal Wanderers during the 1906-07 season. Another team with a name in the same section is the 1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires.
Who Has Won The Most Stanley Cups In The NHL?
Montreal Canadiens has won the most Stanley Cups in the NHL. They have own the cups 24 times.
They have played in 113, 8 seasons with NHA, and 105 with NHA's successor NHL.
20 teams from NHL won it 103 times among which 5 teams no longer exist since its inception in 1914 - 15.
