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

Months later, they ended up finishing third in the Patrick Division before being swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Washington Capitals.

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In the decade he spent with the Colorado Avalanche, Rantanen averaged more than a point per game during the regular season and 1.3 over the team’s last five postseason runs, including their 2022 Stanley Cup victory.

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Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

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Of course, you’ll remember that the 1919 Stanley Cup never declared a winner, as it was whistled off due to an outbreak of influenza.

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And on Tuesday night, it helped them win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

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