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The best and most obvious thing you get for winning the Stanley Cup is you get to tell others you are a Stanley Cup champion!
Well, of course, but what are the tangible things a player gets?
There are four things a player gets:
See the full breakdown of the benefits of winning the cup.
Oldest Professional Sports Trophy in North America: The Stanley Cup was first awarded in 1893, making it the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America. It predates the World Series and the modern Olympic Games.
Named After Lord Stanley of Preston: The trophy is named after Lord Stanley of Preston, who was the Governor General of Canada in 1892. He purchased the cup for 10 guineas (approximately $50 at the time) to be awarded to Canada’s top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.
Unique Tradition of Engraving Winners: Unlike most trophies that have a single team or individual’s name engraved on them per year, the Stanley Cup has the names of all the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its bands. This tradition allows every member of the winning team to be permanently recognized.
Travelled the World: The Stanley Cup has been taken to the top of mountains, swum with in pools, and traveled to numerous countries as part of the tradition that allows each winning team’s players to spend a day with the cup. It has even been to combat zones to visit troops, making it one of the most well-traveled sports trophies.
Sometimes we like to know who hasn’t won as much as who has won.
So what teams haven’t won the Stanley Cup?
Well, unfortunately (for them) there are eleven teams.
The Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks are the oldest of the bunch.
See how each of these 11 teams have faired/failed in the playoffs and how close each came to raising Lord Stanley.
When you see the names on the cup it is not just the players on the ice who are on there.
Each championship team is allowed to put up to 52 names on the cup that includes players, coaches, management and staff.
The criteria is based on regular season games played, Stanley Cup Finals games, or active affiliation with the club. A team is allowed to petition for a name to be put on that falls outside of this criteria.
See how a team decides which names to choose (and the ones to leave off).
What!? There is more than one Stanley Cup?
Yes, there is actually three of them.
See which one they use in different situations and how to tell them apart.
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