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The Stanley Cup is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America. The trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs.
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The trophy was originally commissioned by Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada, in 1892 as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. Lord Stanley donated it to reward Canada’s top-ranking amateur hockey club.
The first Cup was awarded in 1893 to Montreal Hockey Club, and winners from 1893 to 1914 were determined by challenge games and league play.
Professional teams first became eligible to challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1906. In 1915, the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), the two main professional ice hockey organizations, reached a gentlemen’s agreement in which their respective champions would face each other annually for the Stanley Cup.
It was established as the de facto