Yep except for in 1919(flu) and in 2005(lockout).
Yes, the Stanley Cup is the same trophy that is awarded every year in the NHL.
The Melbourne Cup is held every year.
Yes, the Stanley Cup is the same trophy awarded every year in the NHL to the team that wins the playoffs.
The Stanley Cup
Yes; it is.
Every year
No, the Stanley Cup is a perpetual trophy that is awarded to the NHL champions each year. The winning team's names are engraved on the cup, but the trophy itself remains the same.
The world cup is held every four years so the next tournament will be in 2014 after this year.
Canada
it is the first Tuesday of November every year
The Melbourne Cup (Australia) is always held on the first Tuesday in November every year.
It is named after Frederick Arthur, first Lord Stanley of Preston, Governor General of Canada from 1888-1893, who donated the Cup as "a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the dominion of Canada."