The stat sheet: the Stanley Cup

Hockey Digest, July-August, 2004 by Chris Dolack

(7 1/2, 11 1/2)

The height and diameter in inches of a silver cup purchased in 1893 by Lord Stanley, the Earl of Preston and Governor General of Canada, to be awarded to the champion hockey team in Canada. Among the conditions Stanley required for the cup was that the winners return it in good order when required and that each winning team should have the club name and year engraved on a silver ring fitted on it. The orginal cup was retired in 1969 and the bowl that currently sits atop the Stanley Cup is a replica.

(10)

The cost of the cup, in guineas (or about $48.72).

(0)

Number of championship games Lord Stanley witnessed. He returned to his native England during the 1893 season.

(400,000)

Approximate number of miles the Cup has traveled in the past five seasons because each winning player and team management member gets to take the cup home for a day to share with family and friends.

($4 million)

Amount it has raised for charity in the past three seasons.

(35)

Weight in pounds of the Cup.

(1)

Number of times the Cup has been used as a baptismal font, in this case at the christening of Avalanche assistant captain Sylvain Lefebvre's daughter after Colorado won the championship in 1996.

(2,116)

Number of names on the Cup as of May 2002.

(8)

The number of women who have their names engraved on the Cup.

(14,433)

The distance in feet the Cup climbed Mt Elbert in Colorado with Avalanche executive Mark Waggoner in 2001, believed to be the highest elevation the Cup has hiked.

(250)

Number of days a year the Cup travels with its escorts provided by the Hockey Hall of Fame.

(24)

Record number of times the Montreal Canadiens have won the trophy.

(13)

Number of years it takes to fill a ring of the Cup with names of winners.

(17)

The number of times Jean Beliveau's name appears on the Cup, more than any other person. He won 10 times as a player and seven times as management.