Sunday, August 29, 2010

The Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup (French: La Coupe Stanley) is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as Lord Stanley's Mug. The Stanley Cup is surrounded by numerous legends and traditions, the oldest of which is the celebratory drinking of champagne out of the cup by the winning team. Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made each year; Cup winners keep it until a new champion is crowned. It is unusual among trophies, in that it has the names of all of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on its chalice. The original bowl was made of silver and has a dimension of 18.5 centimeters (7.28 inches) in height and 29 centimeters (11.42 inches) in diameter. The current Stanley Cup, topped with a copy of the original bowl, is made of silver and nickel alloy. Today, it has a height of 89.54 centimeters (35.25 inches) and weighs 15.5 kilograms (34.5 lb / 2 st 6½ lb)


WINNERS OF THE STANLEY CUP


2009-10 - Chicago Blackhawks
2008-09 - Pittsburgh Penguins
2007-08 - Detroit Red Wings
2006-07 - Anaheim Ducks
2005-06 - Carolina Hurricanes
2003-04 - Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03 - New Jersey Devils
2001-02 - Detroit Red Wings
2000-01 - Colorado Avalanche
1999-2000 - New Jersey Devils
1998-99 - Dallas Stars
1997-98 - Detroit Red Wings
1996-97 - Detroit Red Wings
1995-96 - Colorado Avalanche
1994-95 - New Jersey Devils
1993-94 - New York Rangers
1992-93 - Montreal Canadiens
1991-92 - Pittsburgh Penguins
1990-91 - Pittsburgh Penguins
1989-90 - Edmonton Oilers
1988-89 - Calgary Flames
1987-88 - Edmonton Oilers
1986-87 - Edmonton Oilers
1985-86 - Montreal Canadiens
1984-85 - Edmonton Oilers
1983-84 - Edmonton Oilers
1982-83 - New York Islanders
1981-82 - New York Islanders
1980-81 - New York Islanders
1979-80 - New York Islanders
1978-79 - Montreal Canadiens
1977-78 - Montreal Canadiens
1976-77 - Montreal Canadiens
1975-76 - Montreal Canadiens
1974-75 - Philadelphia Flyers
1973-74 - Philadelphia Flyers
1972-73 - Montreal Canadiens
1971-72 - Boston Bruins
1970-71 - Montreal Canadiens
1969-70 - Boston Bruins
1968-69 - Montreal Canadiens
1967-68 - Montreal Canadiens
1966-67 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1965-66 - Montreal Canadiens
1964-65 - Montreal Canadiens
1963-64 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1962-63 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1961-62 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1960-61 - Chicago Blackhawks
1959-60 - Montreal Canadiens
1958-59 - Montreal Canadiens
1957-58 - Montreal Canadiens
1956-57 - Montreal Canadiens
1955-56 - Montreal Canadiens
1954-55 - Detroit Red Wings
1953-54 - Detroit Red Wings
1952-53 - Montreal Canadiens
1951-52 - Detroit Red Wings
1950-51 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1949-50 - Detroit Red Wings
1948-49 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1947-48 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1946-47 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1945-46 - Montreal Canadiens
1944-45 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1943-44 - Montreal Canadiens
1942-43 - Detroit Red Wings
1941-42 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1940-41 - Boston Bruins
1939-40 - New York Rangers
1938-39 - Boston Bruins
1937-38 - Chicago Black Hawks
1936-37 - Detroit Red Wings
1935-36 - Detroit Red Wings
1934-35 - Montreal Maroons
1933-34 - Chicago Black Hawks
1932-33 - New York Rangers
1931-32 - Toronto Maple Leafs
1930-31 - Montreal Canadiens
1929-30 - Montreal Canadiens
1928-29 - Boston Bruins
1927-28 - New York Rangers
1926-27 - Ottawa Senators
1925-26 - Montreal Maroons
1924-25 - Victoria Cougars
1923-24 - Montreal Canadiens
1922-23 - Ottawa Senators
1921-22 - Toronto St. Pats
1920-21 - Ottawa Senators
1919-20 - Ottawa Senators
1918-19 - No decision
1917-18 - Toronto Arenas
1916-17 - Seattle Metropolitians
1915-16 - Montreal Canadiens
1914-15 - Vancouver Millionaires
1913-14 - Toronto Blueshirts
1912-23 - Quebec Bulldogs
1911-12 - Quebec Bulldogs
1910-11 - Ottawa Senators
1909-10 - Montreal Wanderers
1908-09 - Ottawa Senators
1907-08 - Montreal Wanderers
1906-07 - Montreal Wanderers
1906-07 - Kenora Thistles
1905-06 - Montreal Wanderers
1905-06 - Ottawa Senators
1904-05 - Ottawa Senators
1903-04 - Ottawa Senators
1902-03 - Ottawa Senators
1902-03 - Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA)
1901-02 - Montreal AAA
1901-02 - Winnipeg Victoria
1900-01 - Winnipeg Victoria
1899-1900 - Montreal Shamrocks
1898-99 - Montreal Shamrocks
1897-98 - Montreal Victorias
1896-97 - Montreal Victorias
1895-96 - Winnipeg Victorias
1895-96 - Montreal Victorias
1894-95 - Montreal Victorias
1893-94 - Montreal AAA
1892-93 - Montreal AAA
 

Saturday, August 28, 2010

biking

biking is one of the most underrated sports in the world













http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GbuAeOdoq4