Stanley Cup
Definition
The championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion, making it the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
Originally donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston, Governor General of Canada, as a challenge cup for Canada's top amateur hockey clubs, it evolved into the NHL's ultimate prize by 1926.
Examples
After a grueling seven-game series, the Panthers finally hoisted the Stanley Cup, turning Miami into a sea of blue and orange pandemonium.
Legend has it that every player dips into the Stanley Cup tradition of 'baptizing' it with a little something extra – because nothing says victory like questionable hygiene.
My uncle claims his beer league team won a mini Stanley Cup, but it's just a dented thermos from the dollar store.
Engraving errors on the Stanley Cup are so common, it's basically a hockey hall of typo fame.