Stanley Cup, hockey's ultimate goal along with the earliest trophy competed for by United states . States sports league. The Stanley Cup includes a extended and storied past. The "Cup's" first champion was the 1893 Montreal Hockey Club and offers been presented every year since apart from 1919 (flu epidemic) and 2005 (lockout). Around 1910 the Stanley Cup was awarded to amateur teams as being a challenge trophy. Although technically still considered challenging trophy no team outdoors within the National hockey league has competed with this particular since 1926. The best non National hockey league team to win the "Cup" was the 1925 Victoria Cougars who then lost for that NHL's Montreal Maroons in 1926. In lots of, 17 different but nonetheless active teams and 5 defunct teams have drank
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