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
a nba trophy is a prize a team gets for winning a championship, like nfl has a trophy nhl has the Stanley cup
The Stanley Cup.
The NBA Championship Trophy is for a singular league while the World Cup Trophy is a world championship award.
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.
he did not buy it, the cup (trophy) was made to honour him by calling it the "Stanley Cup" to be presented to the winning NHL hockey team. It was a changle trophy that started out in the late 1800s, the NHL never started until 1917.And he did buy it back thenfor all of Canada that had hockey teams. in the Early years teams from the USA even won it a time or two
The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League and is said to be the oldest trophy in North America.
The National Hockey League (NHL), plays for the Stanley Cup championship trophy.
The Stanley Cup
It was originally donated by Lord Stanley in 1892. The NHL was not yet formed. It became the de facto championship trophy for the NHL in 1926 and by 1947 the Stanley Cup became what it is today.
a nba trophy is a prize a team gets for winning a championship, like nfl has a trophy nhl has the Stanley cup
When an NHL team wins the championship, the award that is presented to them is known as the Stanley Cup.
Vezina Trophy
The Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup.
Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was donated in 1892 by then Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston, as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. In 1915, the two professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), reached a gentlemen's agreement in which their respective champions would face each other for the Stanley Cup. After a series of league mergers and folds, it became the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup
The Grey Cup is awarded to the championship game winners of the Canadian Football League. The Stanley Cup is the award that is given to the championship game winners of the National Hockey League.
The Stanley Cup is awarded to the winner of the NHL. (National Hockey League)