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When was the the first Stanley Cup awarded to the champion hockey team of the NHL?
The NHL was formed in 1917 and the Stanley Cup awarded to its first champion in 1918. Previously the cup was awarded as the "Dominion of Canada Challenge Cup" and was awarded to the top amateur team in Canada starting in 1893 to Montreal HC.
As a side note the "winged wheel" of the Detroit logo was actually taken from the Montreal HC.
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In what year was hockey Stanley cup first awarded?
1893
Why is the Hockey championship trophy called the Stanley Cup?
Because Governor General of Canada (British) donated it to the best hockey team in Canada. In 1926 it was first awarded to the team which was the champion of the NHL
Who won the 1885 Stanley Cup in ice hockey?
No one. The Stanley Cup was awarded for the first time in 1893.
What was the Stanley cup made of?
it was first awarded in 1893, but in 1917 it was first awarded to the winner of the NHL
Where was the first Stanley cup awarded?
Montreal AAA
Who is the Stanley cup named after?
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."
What team won the first Stanley cup and who did they defeat in 1893?
The Stanley Cup was first awarded to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association on behalf of the affiliated Montreal Hockey Club, the champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in 1893, since they "defeated all comers during the late season, including the champions of the Ontario Association" (Ottawa).Diamond, Dan, ed. (1992). The Official National Hockey League Stanley Cup Centennial Book. Firefly Books. ISBN 1-895565-15-4.
First Stanley cup winners?
Montreal HC (Hockey Club)
Which NHL hockey team won the first stanley cup?
Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Ottawa Hockey Club 3-1
Who was the first footballer to be awarded European Footballer of the Year?
Stanley Matthews from England in 1956
What was the first American hockey team to win the Stanley cup?
the New York Rangers
Who wore the first hockey helmet?
Swedish Ice Hockey champion, Sven Tumba invented the first hockey helmet, called the SPAPS-helmet
