Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Just the Facts About the Stanley Cup-- Part 4: Who Was Lord Stanley?

OK, here's the scoop on the real guy.

English-born Frederick Arthur Stanley became a huge hockey fan after moving to Canada in the late 1880s.  He decided that the teams needed a prize to compete for and bought a silver cup for about $50, intending it to belong only to the team that had won the most recent championship.

Amateur teams competed for it for several years, with the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association the first to be awarded the cup.  Professional teams from the National Hockey Association got involved in 1910.  The NHA gave way to the National Hockey League, and its member teams have been competing for the Stanley Cup since 1926.

How 'Bout Changing the Name to the Cooter Cup?  --CooterPuck

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