Who is Lord Stanley?
With it being Playoff Hockey time, I thought it would be interesting to research the history of the Stanley Cup! Here are some fun facts and fabulous resources about the Stanley Cup. Photo by Alex Goykhman (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Who is Lord Stanley? Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley was the Lord of Preston and the 16th Earl of Derby. He donated the cup in 1892 with the intention to have it awarded to the "championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada." Who was the first team to be awarded the Stanley Cup? In 1893 the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association was the first team awarded the Stanley Cup. At the time the Stanley Cup was called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. What team holds the record for the most Stanley Cups? With a record 23 Stanley Cups, the Montreal Canadiens have the most Stanley Cup wins in the NHL. What makes the Stanley Cup unique? As the only trophy in