Prince of Wales Trophy
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The Prince of Wales Trophy is a National Hockey League award traditionally presented to the playoff champion of the Eastern Conference.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League trophy
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
ⓘ
Stanley Cup ⓘ |
| awardedFor | playoff champion of the Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| awardedTo | NHL team ⓘ |
| category |
Ice hockey conference trophies
ⓘ
National Hockey League trophies and awards ⓘ |
| ceremonialCustom | often not touched by players until Stanley Cup is won ⓘ |
| competition |
NHL playoffs
ⓘ
surface form:
NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
|
| conferenceCounterpart | Western Conference championship trophy ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| currentConference | Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| currentPurpose | playoff champion of the Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| divisionOrConferenceHistory |
American Division champion
ⓘ
Eastern Conference playoff champion ⓘ Eastern Division champion ⓘ NHL regular season champion (early years) ⓘ Wales Conference playoff champion ⓘ |
| firstAwardedBy |
Edward VIII
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Wales (future Edward VIII)
|
| firstAwardedFor | winner of first NHL game at Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Montreal Canadiens ⓘ |
| frequency | annually ⓘ |
| governingBody | NHL Board of Governors ⓘ |
| governingSportBody | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Clarence S. Campbell Bowl ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| imageSubject | NHL Eastern Conference champions holding trophy ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPresentation | Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward VIII ⓘ |
| namedAfterTitle | Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| notableCustom | superstition about touching the trophy before Stanley Cup Final ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
champion of the American Division
ⓘ
champion of the Eastern Division ⓘ champion of the NHL regular season ⓘ playoff champion of the Wales Conference ⓘ |
| presentedBy | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| shortName | Wales Trophy ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
| trophyType | conference championship trophy ⓘ |
| usedIn | NHL postseason ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Conference (NHL)