| The top bowl of the Stanley Cup is a copy of the original bowl purchased by Lord Stanley in 1892. The original bowl became brittle and was replaced in 1969. |
| The first team to have its roster engraved on the Stanley Cup was the 1906-07 Montreal Wanderers. |
| The tradition of engraving the winning team’s roster, management, and club staff began in 1924. It is also the only trophy in professional sports that engraves this on its trophy |
| The height of the Stanley Cup is just under 3 feet and weighs 35 pounds. |
| As of 2007 the cup has the names of 12 women engraved on it. |
| One name was scratched off the trophy with a series of X’s. That of Bazil Pocklington who was the father of Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington who had his name engraved on the Cup. The NHL ordered the name to be removed as Bazil Pocklington was not affiliated with the team. |
| It takes 13 years to fill the bottom ring of the Stanley Cup. Once the bottom ring is full another ring of the same size is removed from the top base and retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame. |
| As of 2007, The Montreal Canadians have won the cup the most times with 24 titles. Toronto is ranked second with 14 and Detroit with 10 titles. |
| To have your name engraved on the Stanley Cup these NHL requirements must be met: A player must have played at least 41 games with the club during the season or one game played in the Stanley Cup Final. In 1994 a stipulation was added to allow the winning team to petition the league to have a players name engraved on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from meeting the NHL requirements (ex. Injury, been on the active roster but scratched, etc.) |
| Each player on the winning team and management is allowed to have the cup in their possession for one day. |
| Jean Beliveau’s name appears on the cup 17 times (10 as a player, 7 as management). Henri Richards name has appeared the most on the Stanley Cup 11 times as a player, most for a player. Scotty Bowman’s name appears 7 times, the most for a head coach. |
| Quite a few name have been misspelled on the cup but Jacques Plante’s name has been spelled or misspelled 6 different ways (it was correct one time). |
| The first United States team to win the Stanley Cup was the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans. |
| After winning the Stanley Cup in 1905 the Ottawa Silver Seven decided to celebrate by attempting to kick the cup (which was only the bowl portion at the time) across the Rideau Canal. One player booted the kick which only went half way across the frozen canal and it stayed there overnight before being retrieved the next day. |
| In 1924, The Montreal Canadians won the Stanley Cup and wanted to celebrate by drinking champagne at the home of team owner, Leo Dandurand. On the drive over to the house the car they were traveling in got a flat tire. After changing the flat tire the Canadian players made their way to Dandurand’s home only to forget that they left the cup on the sidewalk when they were changing the tire. They returned to the scene and picked up the cup in the spot they had left it. |
Mario Lemieux holding the Cup after 1991 Stanley Cup Finals.
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