Alright readers, I'm back from lunch and I'm ready to kick off another blog post. I managed to find this good source about the Stanley Cup; "Stanley Cup History." - A Brief History of the Stanley Cup and NHL Finals. Web. <https://www.ticketcity.com/nhl/stanley-cup-finals-tickets/stanley-cup-history.html>. This source was very reliable because it presented in-depth history of the Stanley Cup and the cup's founding father using reference dates. So, in order to fully cover the Stanley Cup, we should start with its creator, Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston. Lord Stanley of Preston was the Canadian governor-general, and in 1893 he donated a 3-foot tall silver trophy that was to be given annually to the top-performing Canadian hockey team. This trophy became known as the Stanley Cup, with the first and second winning team being the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association team. As time, and hockey, progressed, ownership of the Stanley Cup was passed between various hockey leagues until the NHL took ownership of the Stanley Cup and began awarding it annually to the team that won the Stanley Cup Playoffs, starting in 1926. I will educate you all about these various hockey leagues leading up to the NHL in the next couple of posts, which will be coming up shortly, so stay tuned for more!
Below is a picture of the man himself, Lord Stanley of Preston.
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