This year, the Detroit Redwings have won the Stanley cup.
This year, 2009-2010 season, the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup.
Lord Stanley, an avid hockey enthusiast, purchased the Cup with his own money (about US$1,150 in 2010 dollars) intending to award it annually to that year's top Canadian amateur hockey team.
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Last year, 2007/2008, the Cup was won by the Detroit Red Wings.
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The last Canadian team in the finals were the Ottawa Senators in 2007. They lost. The Vancouver Canucks are going to the finals this year (2011).
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."
The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
I'll assume you're talking about the NHL hockey team. Heck, no. They won the Presidents Trophy last year as the best team in the regular season and they made it to the Stanley Cup final. This year (2011-12) they are still amongst the top teams in the NHL. They haven't truly sucked since the late 90's.
After a team wins the Stanley Cup the players each have one day during the summer with the Stanley Cup to do whatever they like after each player has gotten their turn it goes back to the hockey hall of fame in Toronto until next year.
It started in 1889 or 1892