Lord Stanley of Preston, who was at that time the Governor General of Canada, and an ardent hockey fan, the original cup (named the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup) was commissioned as a bowl ...

At the same time, the Oilers are consensus betting favorites to hoist Lord Stanley in June ... McDavid's contract is up after next season, and going Cup-less in the first 10 years of a career ...

Even Alexander Ovechkin eventually hoisted the cup after 13 long seasons ... who will never know what it’s like to lift Lord Stanley as a player. Within the last decade or so, there have ...