Stanley Cup
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The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and is one of the most iconic and historic trophies in professional sports.
Observed surface forms (8)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League trophy
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championship trophy ⓘ ice hockey trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North American sports
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professional ice hockey ⓘ |
| awardedDuring |
Stanley Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stanley Cup Finals
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| awardedFor |
Stanley Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Hockey League playoff championship
|
| awardedFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
NHL team
ⓘ
Stanley Cup champion ⓘ |
| cityOfOriginal | Toronto ⓘ |
| competition |
Stanley Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stanley Cup playoffs
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| component |
barrel with engraved bands
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bowl ⓘ collar ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOriginal | Canada ⓘ |
| engravingPractice | names of players, coaches, and team staff of winning team engraved ⓘ |
| finalSeriesFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1893 ⓘ |
| formerGoverningBody | Stanley Cup trustees ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| hasNickName |
Stanley Cup
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surface form:
Lord Stanley’s Cup
The Cup ⓘ The Holy Grail of hockey ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
display Stanley Cup
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presentation Stanley Cup ⓘ |
| height | approximately 89.5 centimetres ⓘ |
| inception | 1892 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLimitPractice | oldest engraved band removed when full and displayed separately ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | championship trophy of the National Hockey League ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginal | Hockey Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| material |
nickel alloy
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silver ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lord Stanley of Preston
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surface form:
Frederick Arthur Stanley
Lord Stanley of Preston ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
oldest existing trophy awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America
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only major North American sports trophy that travels with players during off-season ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | challenge cup for Canada’s top amateur ice hockey club ⓘ |
| presentedBy | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| sportGoverningBody | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| sportSeason | NHL playoffs ⓘ |
| tradition |
each player on winning team gets personal time with the Cup
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winning team captain usually receives the Cup first on the ice ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 15.5 kilograms ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zdeno Chára
subject surface form:
Art Ross