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Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

OTTAWA, ON - JANUARY 27: A general view of a large statue of the Stanley Cup during the NHL Fan Fair at the Ottawa Convention Centre on January 27, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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  • Rangers could be seeking Jackets' Nash

    BOSTON -- When the Columbus Blue Jackets visit Madison Square Garden on Sunday, the big buzz won't be about the return of former Ranger Vinny Prospal. The spotlight will be on Rick Nash , the star right wing who apparently is on the block, with the Blues   Read more »

  • Gritty Rangers show signs of greatness

    This season's surprising Rangers team -- which has charged to the top of the NHL 's Eastern Conference after 53 games -- reminds Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien of something: his Stanley Cup championship squad."The goaltending is strong, they have dept   Read more »

  • Richards says Pens' Cooke slew-footed him

    Rangers center Brad Richards , nursing a jammed neck from an open-ice hit delivered from behind by the Penguins' Matt Cooke , on Friday accused the oft-suspended forward of "a slew-foot, a cheap play" that was not called a penalty.Richards, who was held   Read more »

  • Tortorella treads lightly on 'Cup' talk

    GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- For now, all is quiet on the Rangers front, as long as no one mentions the words Stanley Cup .A day after Cablevision chairman James Dolan publicly praised general manager Glen Sather and said he believed that the Rangers were close t   Read more »

  • Rangers: First-half awards

    Not since the 1993-94 Stanley Cup championship season have the Rangers been off to such a sizzling start, and the sports world is starting to take notice. With that, our first-half awards: MVP Henrik Lundqvist . At 29, The King is having his finest seaso   Read more »

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About Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It is commonly referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug. The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its chalice. The original bowl was made of silver and has a dimension of 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) in diameter. The current Stanley Cup is made of silver and nickel alloy. Today, it has a height of 89.54 centimeters (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb).

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