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The Stanley Cup is named for Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Preston, 16th Earl of Derby. He was the Governor General of Canada (1888 - 1893), who bought the original bowl used as a trophy.
The Montreal Hockey Club defeated the Ottawa Hockey Club on March 22 1894 to be the first team to win the Stanley Cup.
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.
1998
The first hockey player to earn $100,000 in a year was Bobby Orr. Bobby Orr played for the Boston Bruins. He earned $1,000,000 over the course of 5 years at $200,000 per year.