How long does a winning team get to keep the Stanley Cup before it goes back to the Hockey Hall of Fame?
The winning team has the Stanley Cup for the summer between
hockey seasons. As part of this, each player and executive of the
winning team is given one day during the summer when the Cup is in
their possession. The Cup has travelled all over North America and
Europe.
This tradition was only started in the 1990s. Before the Hall of
Fame existed, the winning team took care of the Cup until the next
team won it. Once the Hall of Fame was started in 1945, the Cup was
returned each fall for safe-keeping.