The 1948 Redesign
With the Stovepipe Cup becoming impractical because of its ever-increasing height, the NHL decided to redesign the trophy.
The base of the Stovepipe Cup (all of the bands before the New York Rangers' 1928 ring) was moved back to the top directly under the bowl. A new shoulder collar was added below, onto which only the names of the previous winning teams were engraved. This new shoulder includes all winning team names only. The 1908, 1910 Montreal Wanderers, 1911 Ottawa Senators, 1918 Toronto Arenas, 1922 Toronto St. Pats, 1920, 1921, 1923 Ottawa Senators team names were finally added to the cup. The cancelled 1919 Stanley Cup Finals was also acknowledged with "1919/Montreal Canadiens/Seattle Metropolitans/Series Not Completed". Room was left on the new collar for future teams.
All of the 1927–28 to 1945–46 rings from the Stovepipe Cup were redone into nine bands of various heights that were attached below the new collar, forming a vastly expanded barrel-like body. The first 5 rings and half the sixth ring included the winners 1928, 1930 to 1939. There was room to add one more team the sixth band. 1956 was winner added later. Underneath that was a replica of the wide 1940 band from the Stovepipe Cup, but expanded to allow room for all winners from 1940 to 1951. The 1946–47 Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs, who had to wait a year because of the redesign, was also added to the wide band. Finally, two more narrow blank bands were added to the bottom of the trophy for the winners 1952 to 1955.
| Season | Winning Team | Engravings Added | Location Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1947-48", plus 33 name. | Band 7 (The wider, expanded band) |
| 1948–49 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1948-49", plus 35 names. (1 player {who played in the finals} and 5 non-playing members left off new ring made in 1957-58.) | |
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings 1949-50", plus 32 names. (Missing 2 players who qualified were left off. Spare goalie was original included was left off the cup in 1957-58, because he never played in the NHL.) | |
| 1950–51 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1950-51", plus 37 names. (3 Doctors left off when cup was redone in 1957-58. 2 players who did not qualify included. One player who played in minors during the playoffs included.) | |
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings 1951-52". plus 32 names. (including 3 players who did not play for Detroit that season.) (1 player who played 9 games was left off the cup when it redone in 1957-58. Another players was left off when the replica cup was created in 1992-93, because he never played for Detroit. 1 spare goalie who never played in the NHL is on all 3 rings.) | Band 8 (second from the bottom) |
| 1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | "Canadiens of Montreal 1952-53", plus 29 names added. (Missing 1 player who played in the playoffs.) | |
| 1953–54 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings 1953-54", plus 30 names added. (1 player {played 47 games} who played in the minors during the playoff missing. 1 player who played only 1 game included one cup. He was left off the other 2 rings, along with 1 A. Trainer.) | Band 9 |
| 1954–55 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings 1954-55", plus 26 names added. (1 A. Trainer missing). | |
| 1955–56 | Montreal Canadiens | "Montreal 'Canadiens' 1955-56", plus 27 names added (Spare goalie did not play for Montreal included on the cup.). | Band 6 beside 1938-39 Boston Bruins |
Read more about this topic: Chronology Of Stanley Cup Engravings