The Stanley Cup started in 1893, but it was first called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. In 1915, the first Stanley Cup was given to the best professional team in the world, instead of focusing only on Canadian competition. The NHL Stanley Cup era formally began in 1927, though only one non-NHL team won the famous trophy between 1918 and 1926 (Victoria Cougars of the WCHL, 1925).