page_title: Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup
hierarchical_section_title: Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup
caption_attribution_description: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina - Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Glen Wesley speaks to Marines wounded in the War on Terrorism at the Wounded Warrior Barracks here July 13, 2006. Wesley, a long time veteran of the National Hockey League, shared the Stanley Cup with the Marines to wish them good luck and a speedy recovery.
context_page_description: There are many traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League, the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. It is commonly referred to as simply "The Cup", "The Holy Grail" or facetiously as "Lord Stanley's Mug".
  Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made annually; the champions keep the Cup until a new champion is crowned. It is also one of only two trophies in professional North American sports which has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved upon it, the other being the CFL's Grey Cup.
  It is at the centre of several legends and superstitions. Many of these anecdotes involve the Stanley Cup being mistreated in some way. It is the most-travelled championship trophy in the world.
context_section_description: There are many traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. It is commonly referred to as simply "The Cup", "The Holy Grail" or facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as "Lord Stanley's Mug".
  Unlike the trophies awarded by the other three major professional sports leagues of North America, a new Stanley Cup is not made annually; the champions keep the Cup until a new champion is crowned. It is also one of only two trophies in professional North American sports which has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved upon it, the other being the CFL's Grey Cup.
  It is at the centre of several legends and superstitions. Many of these anecdotes involve the Stanley Cup being mistreated in some way. It is the most-travelled championship trophy in the world.
caption: Wounded United States Marines pose with the Stanley Cup, with Glen Wesley of the 2006 Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes in the background (upper left, in orange).
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