Three players (the,There are technically three versions of the "Stanley Cup": the original 1892 bowl or,The authenticated version or "Presentation Cup" was created in 1963 by Montreal silversmith Carl Petersen. The Maple Leafs were able to have gritty playoff games against opponents with having territorial rights over very good players which helped them net 9 Stanley Cup wins in the Original Six era. Amateur teams competed for the cup for 23 years before the cup went to the NHL. Those teams were led by Pat Quinn and had the likes of Mats Sundin, Darcy Tucker, Alexander Mogilny, Gary Roberts, Brian McCabe, Curtis Joseph, Tomas Kaberle and Tie Domi.Since the 2004 lockout, the Leafs have only made the playoffs once, in last year's shortened season. Even non-hockey fans have argued that the Stanley Cup is the best trophy.

The 29-year-old is arguably Tampa Bay's favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy through three rounds.Hedman is averaging 26:31 of ice time per game in the postseason; Heiskanen is averaging 25:43.Heiskanen leads defensemen with 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 21 games and is one of 11 defensemen in NHL history to score that many points in a single postseason.Hedman leads defensemen with nine goals, the first time a player at the position has scored that many in a single postseason since Brian Leetch scored 11 for the New York Rangers in 1994, when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup.Maroon won the Stanley Cup last season with the St. Louis Blues. ".Tampa Bay reached the Cup Final by defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins each in five games, and the New York Islanders in six games in the Eastern Conference Final.The Stars defeated the Calgary Flames in six games, the Colorado Avalanche in seven games, and the Vegas Golden Knights in five games in the Western Conference Final.Here are seven Stanley Cup Final storylines to follow:Tampa Bay can become the first team in the NHL expansion era (since 1967-68) to win the Stanley Cup the season after being swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Tampa Bay lost four games to Columbus in the Eastern Conference First Round last season, becoming the first Presidents' Trophy winner to be swept in the first round. They are the only other team to win four straight Stanley Cups, winning from 1980 to 1983.Fans on Long Island are still longing (no pun intended) for these days, as inept management and unstable ownership have crippled the franchise.Still, this run in the early 1980s was quite impressive. Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final storylines for Lightning vs. Stars Tampa Bay can win after being swept in first round of 2019 playoffs; Benn, Heiskanen in spotlight for Dallas Bowness also went to the Cup Final as an assistant with the Vancouver Canucks in 2011, when they lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.This will be the first time a coach and his former assistant have faced each other as coaches in the Stanley Cup Final, according to the NHL Coaches' Association,"There's no better satisfaction than what he's living right now," Stars general manager Jim Nill said of Bowness. The original collar and bowl were too brittle, and were replaced in 1963 and 1969, respectively. In April of that year, his elder brother,During the challenge cup period, none of the leagues that played for the trophy had a formal playoff system to decide their respective champions; whichever team finished in first place after the regular season won the league title. After the 2005–06 champion,Following the crowning of the 2017–18 champions, the.Currently, the Cup stands at 89.5 centimetres (35¼ inches) tall and weighs 15½ kilograms (34½ lb).Currently, to qualify for automatic engraving, a player:However, since 1994 teams have been permitted to petition the.With the Montreal Canadiens having won by far the most Cup championships of any team, the list of the players who have been engraved on the Cup the most often is dominated by Montreal players.Fifteen women have had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. J.This agreement was amended on November 22, 1961, substituting the Governors of the,Nevertheless, the NHL came under pressure to allow its champion to play the WHA champion.