Few sports can rival the speed, precision, brutality and sheer enjoyment of hockey. Being that hockey is considered a contact and physical sport, the end of a season is something that should be celebrated. Wins and losses aside, mere completion of a season is something that deserves an award. 

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Awards and trophies run the gamut when it comes to the sport of hockey. With the NHL hockey season in the final game series, these hockey trophies and awards will be the highlight of the events. Even if you are not a hockey sports fan it’s probable that you’ve at least heard of the Stanly Cup Award. For a little background, the Cup was initially a donation trophy given to honor the best amateur hockey team in Canada, where this sport more or less governs even today. In 1982, it was donated by Lord Stanley of Preston, Canada’s Governor General at the time. The Cup has been won by the Montreal Canadian’s for a record of 23 times including the pre NHL period. This record was far followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In more recent times the winning of this award has made some of the most exciting highlights in the American news and media especially the 1993-94 Stanley Cup winning by the New York Rangers. Last year’s Cup winning trumpeted the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are returning again this 2009-10 season, over the Detroit Red Wings.

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