Stanley Cup | ORGANIZATION

The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It is commonly referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug. The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its chalice. The original bowl was made of silver and has a dimension of 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) in diameter. The current Stanley Cup is made of silver and nickel alloy. Today, it has a height of 89.54 centimeters (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb).

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Latest News

Kesler settles in for the long haul
— Mar 20 2010 6:57 AM from Globe and Mail
Slumping Salmon Kings rout Condors, 5-1
— Mar 20 2010 6:26 AM from Bakersfield.com
Gonzaga wins with hockey-style pluck
— Mar 20 2010 6:20 AM from New York Post
Sharks lose 5th game in a row
— Mar 20 2010 6:12 AM from Contra Costa Times
San Jose Sharks suffer familiar defeat at hands of Calgary Flames
— Mar 20 2010 5:27 AM from The San Jose Mercury News

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The Boston Bruins' 1970 Stanley Cup team, including Johnny Bucyk (9), applaud Bobby Orr (4) as he is introduced during a ceremony before an NHL hockey game between the Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Boston.

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"He has taken on much more of a leadership role, and I think he’s recognized throughout the league as one of the pre-eminent two-way forwards ... He’s going to be very close to a point-a-game player this year. We now know that..."

Mike Gillis Mar 20 2010 7:05 AM from Vancouver Sun

"It's a fair deal for both sides"

Ryan Kesler Mar 20 2010 6:57 AM from Globe and Mail

"It's a relief to have another core player under contract for a significant period of time ... And we're hoping that this is going to drive Ryan to be even better."

Mike Gillis Mar 20 2010 6:57 AM from Globe and Mail

"He uses me to talk to so he can bounce things off of me because of my experience. For me, it keeps me with the Flyers, it keeps me involved in the game and you still sleep better at night in this position"

Bob Clarke Mar 20 2010 5:58 AM from Bleacher Report

"Paul Holmgren will ask me questions of things I’ve gone through in similar situations—talk to me about making trades"

Bob Clarke Mar 20 2010 5:58 AM from Bleacher Report

"It was an impossibility to create a team for the new changes in the game, because we had no time to do it ... All of a sudden we’re playing a game that none of us knew. Some teams had the right players for it, but it was all..."

Bob Clarke Mar 20 2010 5:58 AM from Bleacher Report

"Market share for teams goes up and down depending on how they play on the field"

Matt Powell Mar 20 2010 5:16 AM from Detroit News Online

"He's the power forward every team wants and the guy teams don't want to play against"

Kris Draper Mar 20 2010 4:53 AM from Globe and Mail

"It's really important, especially this time of year and moving forward ... We're going to need everybody. With each win, it's going to be a different guy that scores the big one."

Sidney Crosby Mar 20 2010 4:51 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"With the intensity this late in the season, I think everyone knows that everyone's got to contribute ... That was a big part of why we won [the Stanley Cup] last year -- everyone helped out."

Tyler Kennedy Mar 20 2010 4:51 AM from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette