Stanley Cup

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.

2. the best-of-seven-games series in which the champion of the Prince of Wales Conference and that from the Clarence S. Campbell Conference oppose each other for this trophy.

Stanley Cup

noun

1. (in North America) the trophy presented annually to the champions of the National Hockey League

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stanley Cup¹

Named after Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908), governor general of Canada, who donated the trophy for the best amateur team of the 1893–94 season

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stanley Cup¹

C19: named after Lord Stanley (1841–1908), 6th Governor-General of Canada, who first presented it in 1893

Example Sentences

But with a Stanley Cup, an MVP award, a goal-scoring title and two Olympic gold medals in his trophy case, he has a resume few players can match.

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Mizuho’s Jordan Klein likened last night’s earnings to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup.

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The two companies will now be able to get their ads in the rink and on fans’ screens for every NHL game broadcast, from the regular season all the way up to the Stanley Cup playoffs, according to a press release.

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The Maple Leafs, playing Canada’s national sport, have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967.

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With the NHL deal, both Kalshi and its rival Polymarket will have the league’s greenlight to use its logo, terms such as “NHL” and “Stanley Cup,” and names of individual teams.

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