First Stanley Cup Game Played: Montreal AAA Wins Hockey's Holy Grail
The trophy didn't even exist yet. When Montreal's AAA beat Ottawa 3-1, Lord Stanley's famous cup was still being engraved in London — it wouldn't arrive in Canada for another month. The players celebrated their championship without knowing what they'd actually won. Five teams had competed all season for a prize none of them had seen, based on a letter from Britain's Governor General promising "a challenge cup." When the silver bowl finally showed up, it stood just seven inches tall and cost ten guineas. Today it's grown to nearly three feet, covered in rings documenting every winner, because someone decided champions should add their names rather than pass along the original.
March 22, 1894
132 years ago
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