The Cup

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The Cup is a common nickname for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and one of the most iconic prizes in professional sports.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Stanley Cup
championship trophy
sports trophy
alsoKnownAs Lord Stanley’s Cup
Stanley Cup
associatedWith Hockey Hall of Fame
Lord Stanley of Preston
NHL playoffs
awardedFor winning the NHL playoffs
awardedTo NHL champion team
category NHL trophies and awards
North American sports trophies
ice hockey trophies and awards
ceremony on-ice presentation after deciding game
city Toronto
competition National Hockey League playoffs
component bowl
collar
engraved bands
country Canada
United States
countryOfDisplay Canada
culturalSignificance one of the most iconic trophies in professional sports
symbol of ultimate achievement in ice hockey
donor Lord Stanley of Preston
engraving names of coaches
names of team executives
names of team staff
names of winning players
firstAwarded 1893
governingBody National Hockey League
hasReplica display cup
presentation cup
housedAt Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto
inception 1892
league National Hockey League
managedBy Hockey Hall of Fame
material silver
namedAfter Lord Stanley of Preston
originalTrophyStatus retired from regular travel
originalUse challenge cup for Canadian amateur teams
professionalUseSince 1926
shape chalice-like
sport ice hockey
tradition captain first to hoist trophy
each player gets personal day with trophy
players take turns skating with trophy

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Stanley Cup
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