Stanley Cup Definition
noun
A championship hockey tournament played each year by qualifying teams from the National Hockey League.
American Heritage
The trophy awarded for this championship, shaped like a bowl mounted on a pedestal.
American Heritage
Origin of Stanley Cup
After Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908), governor general of Canada and donator of the trophy for the winning team in the 1893–1894 season
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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