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Because It’s the Cup

12 Jun
Blackhawk on a horse at Diversey and the Lake Shore Path

Blackhawk on a horse at Diversey and the Lake Shore Path

In 1892, Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby and then Governor General of Canada gave a gift of a championship trophy to annually be awarded to the top amateur team in Canada. The generously sized bowl shaped trophy would eventually become known as the Stanley Cup, and the rest is history.

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