HHOF - Stanley Cup Facts, Firsts & Faux Paus

Facts, Firsts & Faux Paus

Original Bowl (silver)
Height: 18.5 cm / 7.28 inches
Diameter: 29 cm / 11.42 inches
Current Version (silver and nickel alloy)
Full Stanley Cup: Height - 89.54 cm / 35-1/4 inches
Weight - 37 lbs - 17 kg
Bowl: Height - 19.05 cm / 7-1/2 inches
Diameter - 28.57 cm / 11-1/4 inches
Circumference - 88.9 cm / 35 inches
Collar: Height - 15.87 cm / 6-1/4 inches
Shoulder: Height - 8.25 cm / 3-1/4 inches
Barrel: Height - 46.35 cm / 18-1/4 inches
Base: Diameter - 43.81 cm / 17-1/4 inches

Quick Hits

Errors & Corrections

1937-38: Chicago Blackhawks - Pete Palangio's name appears twice, once spelled correctly and once incorrectly as PALAGIO.
1941-42: Toronto Maple Leafs - Turk Broda is represented twice, once as TURK BRODA and once as WALTER BRODA.
1946-47: Toronto Maple Leafs - Gaye Stewart is misspelled as GAVE STEWART.
1950-51: Toronto Maple Leafs - Ted Kennedy's name is spelled incorrectly as TED KENNEDYY.
1951-52: Detroit Red Wings - Coach Tommy Ivan's name is misspelled as TOMMY NIVAN
-- Alex Delvecchio's name is misspelled as ALEX BELVECCHIO.
1956-60: Montreal Canadiens - Jacques Plante won the Stanley Cup five consecutive years, his name is spelled differently each and every time.
1962-63: Toronto Maple Leafs - Misspelled as TORONTO MAPLE LEAES.
1971-72: Boston Bruins - Misspelled as BQSTQN BRUINS.
1976-77: Montreal Canadiens - Bob Gainey's name is misspelled as GAINY.
1980-81: New York Islanders - Misspelled as NEW YORK ILANDERS.
1983-84: Edmonton Oilers - Owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father Basil Pocklington, who was unaffiliated with the team. The NHL learned of the move and ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by 16 X's.
1995-96: Colorado Avalanche - ADAM DEADMARSH was misspelled as ADAM DEADMARCH. It was later corrected - a Stanley Cup first.
2001-02: Detroit Red Wings - MANNY LAGASE was corrected to MANNY LEGACE.
2005-06: Carolina Hurricanes - ERIC STAAAL was corrected to ERIC STAAL.
2007-08: Detroit Red Wings - TOMAS HOMSTROM was corrected to TOMAS HOLMSTROM.
2009-10: Chicago Blackhawks - KRIS VERTSEEG was corrected to KRIS VERSTEEG and in 2021, Brad Aldrich's name was removed by being covered with Xs after illegal actions.
The misspelled 1980-81 New York Islanders engraving

The misspelled 1980-81 New York Islanders engraving.

The 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers engraving with the X'd out Basil Pocklington.

The 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers engraving with the X'd out Basil Pocklington.

Of note: The Boston Bruins elected to engrave hard-rock defenseman Ted Green on their team's 1969-70 championship roster, even though Green had suffered a serious injury in the exhibition season and did not play that year.

The Original Bowl with tiers (circa 1920s).

The Original Bowl with tiers (circa 1920s).

The streamlined Stanley Cup (1927-1947).

The streamlined Stanley Cup (1927-1947).

The Stanley Cup (circa 1950s).

The Stanley Cup (circa 1950s).

Inside Bowl
1906-07 Montreal Wanderers 20
1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires 9
Unknown H. Broadbent 1
Total 30
First Ring
1924-25 Victoria Cougars 12
1925-26 Montreal Maroons 18
Total 30
Second Ring
1926-27 Ottawa Senators 17
1928-29 Boston Bruins 16
Total 33
Fourth Ring
1923-24 Montreal Canadiens 21
Total 21
Barrel Ring 1
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens 27
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs 32
1967-68 Montreal Canadiens 28
1968-69 Montreal Canadiens 28
1969-70 Boston Bruins 36
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens 31
1971-72 Boston Bruins 27
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens 29
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers 31
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers 33
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens 29
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens 34
1977-78 Montreal Canadiens 35
Total 400
Barrel Ring 2
1978-79 Montreal Canadiens 36
1979-80 New York Islanders 33
1980-81 New York Islanders 33
1981-82 New York Islanders 31
1982-83 New York Islanders 31
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers 30*
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers 38
1985-86 Montreal Canadiens 41
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers 40
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers 34
1988-89 Calgary Flames 39
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers 46
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins 41
Total 473*
Barrel Ring 3
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins 52
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens 41
1993-94 New York Rangers 44
1994-95 New Jersey Devils 43
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche 41
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings 52
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings 55
1998-99 Dallas Stars 47
1999-2000 New Jersey Devils 52
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche 48
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings 52
2002-03 New Jersey Devils 52
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning 52
Total 631
Barrel Ring 4
2004-05 Season Not Played 0
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes 52
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks 47
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings 52
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins 52
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks 51*
2010-11 Boston Bruins 52
2011-12 Los Angeles Kings 53
2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks 52
2013-14 Los Angeles Kings 52
2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks 52
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins 52
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins 52
Total 619*
Barrel Ring 5
2017-18 Washington Capitals 52
2018-19 St. Louis Blues 52
2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning 52
2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning 52
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche 52
2022-23 Vegas Golden Knights 52
2023-24 Florida Panthers 53
Total 365
Grand Total (current version) 2,603*

*Does not count names that have been removed (X'd out)


Carving A Piece OF History

There have only been four official engravers of the Stanley Cup. The first engravers comprised of two generations of the Petersen family, with assistance from Fred Light Sr. They were followed by Doug Boffey, owner of Boffey Silversmiths of Montreal. The current engraver is Louise St. Jacques, who took over Boffey's engraving business and left the legacy of the shop's name in place.

During engraving the Cup is disassembled from the top down. The band being engraved is clamped onto a homemade circular jig that creates a steel background for stamping. Special hammers with different head-weights are used to strike against a letter-punch to sink each letter into the silver.