The Stanley Cup - The Best Trophy In All Of Sports!

The Stanley Cup is the BEST trophy in all of sports, bar none. Yes, the NHL's ultimate prize has more tradition and flamboyance than any other trophy. You ask why? Well, here are just a few answers.

The Stanley Cup is named after a Lord as it's full name is Lord Stanley's Cup. If you want to know why, well, you will have to do that research as I never have. All I know is Lord Stanley's Cup sounds a lot better than The Lombardi Trophy, The Sprint Cup, The BCS trophy, or any other trophy in sports.

The Stanley Cup is often referred to as being "hoisted" by the winning team. It is tradition for members of the winning team to "hoist" the Stanley Cup. Can you name any other trophy that has a traditional action reference with it? Sorry, but the closest I can get is the milk drinking at the Indy 500 or kissing the bricks at the brickyard and neither of those are as catchy as "hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup".

The Stanley Cup is literally handled with white gloves until it is presented to the winning team. To the best of my knowledge, there is not another trophy treated with such respect and class. Once the Stanley Cup Finals reaches what could be a deciding game, you will hear the statement that the Stanley Cup is in the house as a television shot of the trophy being in the arena is given.

The winners actually drink champagne from the Stanley Cup. Another great reference you will hear when discussing who will win the NHL championship is who will drink from Lord Stanley's Cup.

All of the names of the players on all of the winning teams have been engraved on the Stanley Cup. Apparently, as they run out of space they add another ring to the Cup. Next time you see it, look closely and you will see the engravings.

During the off season, each individual of the Stanley Cup Champion team gets to keep the Stanley Cup for a day. They can do whatever they want with it, and if I understand it correctly, the Cup is sent to their home.

There are bigger trophies. There are more beautiful trophies. There are older trophies. But there are none with more tradition, more class, or more personality than Lord Stanley's Cup!