This is a chronology of Stanley Cup engravings.
See also: Stanley Cup Winning playersA unique feature of the Stanley Cup is that, with few exceptions in the past, it is the only trophy in professional sports that has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved on it.
This has not always been the case. When he first donated the Cup in 1892, one of Lord Stanley of Preston's original conditions was that each team could, at their own expense, add a ring on the Cup to commemorate their Cup victory (the first year being an exception). Lord Stanley's original trophy was simply a silver bowl minted with the words "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup" on one side of the outside rim, and "From Stanley of Preston" with his family's coat of arms on the other side.
The format and location of the engravings, including the addition and deletion of extra bands and rings attached to the bottom of Lord Stanley's original cup/bowl, has changed through the years. For reasons unknown, some teams (details below) never bothered to engrave their names on the Cup. This was rectified in the '1948 Redesign'.
Read more about Chronology Of Stanley Cup Engravings: Challenge Cup Era, The "World Series" Era, The NHL Takes Over The Cup, and The "Stovepipe", The 1948 Redesign, The 1957 Redesign
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