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- Always accompanied by a white-gloved keeper
- Named after the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892
- Awarded to the NHL champions
- Stanley Cup playoffs held each spring
- Most Recent Champions: Pittsburgh Penguins
- Teams compete in a best-of-seven game series playoff format
- Top eight teams in each conference compete in the playoffs
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The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy given to the National Hockey League champions. The Stanley Cup playoffs is a best-of-seven series between the Eastern and Western Conference champions in the NHL.
The 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs began on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in 7 games to win their third Stanley Cup.
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Most Stanley Cups
- Montreal Canadiens: 24
- Toronto Maple Leafs: 13
- Detroit Red Wings: 11
- Edmonton Oilers: 5
- Boston Bruins: 5
- New York Islanders: 4
- New York Rangers: 4
- Ottawa Senators: 4
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Stanley Cup Questions
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Anyone watch the Stanley Cup finals? Who won? 2 AnswersIt's not over yet!Series tied 3 - 37 GAME 7:  6/12 8:00 PM EDT LIVE ON CBC(HD), NBC(HD), RDS(HD) read more -
Who is your pick in the Stanley Cup, Red Wings or Penguins? 1 AnswerI want Pens, but i think Wings. Steelers and the Penguins would be sweet. Doesnt mario lemieux own the team.... I like him and would like to see him win! Red ... read more -
Does anybody know what channel might carry the Stanley Cup inals game 7 in Europe? 1 AnswerI don't know about TV but https://europe.espn360.com/ streams the games live in Europe except for Italy and Russia. read more
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