Stanley Cup

nounIce Hockey.

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

Origin of Stanley Cup

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

Words Nearby Stanley Cup

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How to use Stanley Cup in a sentence

It’s hard to stand out in the same division with the defending Stanley Cup champions … especially when they also happen to be among the favorites to run it back and win again.
The Florida Panthers Haven’t Made A Real Playoff Run In Decades. That Could Change This Year. | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | February 26, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
At the same time, a playoff meeting or — more specifically and dramatically — a Stanley Cup meeting is not out of the question.
The NHL’s Most Bitter Rivalry Is On Pause. But It Could Come Back With A Vengeance. | Terrence Doyle | February 18, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
On the ice, last year’s Stanley Cup winner, the Tampa Bay Lightning, still looks dominant, but there have been some surprises, too.
We Can’t Blame Canada For Hockey’s Rough Start | Sarah Shachat | February 17, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
Surprisingly, Vancouver’s Braden Holtby, a former Vezina Trophy winner and Stanley Cup champion with the Washington Capitals, is also at the bottom of the list.
The NHL’s Canadian teams are scoring a lot. Like, a lot, a lot. | Neil Greenberg | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post
After the Lightning won last season’s Stanley Cup, they entered the offseason with a little over $5 million to play with and a number of restricted free agents to sign.
The Tampa Bay Lightning Are Skating It Back By Sliding Just Under The Salary Cap | Julian McKenzie | February 2, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight

A debate conflicted with a Boston Bruins Stanley Cup playoff game.
Gomez or Go Home: The Massachusetts Senate Race Is Down to the Wire—and It Matters Big Time | David Freedlander | June 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Its team, the Bruins, is the fifth-wealthiest in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup in 2011.
Cancellation of NHL Games Has Negative Economic Impact | Miranda Green | December 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

noun

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

Origin of Stanley Cup

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

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