1. Who was Stanley?
Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston, was the 1892 Governor General of Canada. He and his family became huge fans of hockey at Montreal's 1889 Winter Carnival. Lord Stanley purchased a decorative cup in London for around $50 that he gave as a donation to award Canada's top amateur hockey club.
2. A new cup is not reproduced every year, but it's always changing.
The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy given out in competition in North America. Instead of giving the new champions their own Cup to keep, they are given the Stanley Cup for just that year. Five, detachable rings are added to the bottom of it with winners names engraved each year. When these rings become full, they are taken off and preserved in Lord Stanley's Vault in the Hockey Hall of Fame. 
3. There are actually 3 "one-of-a-kind" Stanley Cups.
The original Stanley Cup is now actually preserved and on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. A Presentation Cup was created in 1963 and is the official Cup awarded to this day. The third Cup is a replica of the Presentation Cup and is used as a stand-in at the Hall of Fame when the Presentation Cup is not there.4. The Stanley Cup has a chaperone.
The Cup always has at least one representative that has absolute power over everything to do with the Stanley Cup. Lord Stanley insisted on this so that it was kept in proper condition. This is important due to the fact that the Cup is always on the go. Each player on the winning team gets one day to keep the Cup to do with as they wish. This has been a tradition since 1995. 5. The cup's travels are logged in a journal.
Since each player is given 24 hours with the Cup, a journal was started to record it's travels. You can follow the Stanley Cup Journal on the Official Site of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The journal dates back as far as 2003. Some players just enjoy having it for the day, but some choose to have a bit of fun with it. This "Cup" leads quite an eventful life.There are at least 3 games left to watch, and 6 more if both teams really fight for it. Swing by Wobbly Boots Roadhouse and watch with us. We've got plenty of screens for everyone to watch on, drinks will be cold, and food will be hot. The best possible way to watch the game if you can't be at the stadium.
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