The NHL Takes Over The Cup, and The "Stovepipe"
The WHL folded before the 1926-27 season began. As a result, the Cup has since been awarded to the annual NHL champions.
Once the Cup became, effectively, the NHL championship trophy, the engraving of the Cup winner's information became a consistent annual tradition. This means that no Cup winning team has been missed since the 1922-23 Ottawa Senators chose to leave their name off the Cup.
Originally, a new band was added almost every year, causing the Cup to grow in size. Thus, it became commonly referred to as the "Stovepipe Cup" because of its resemblance to the exhaust pipe of a stove. It was also occasionally called the "cigar" cup or the "elephant's leg" cup for similar reasons.
| Season | Winning Team | Engravings Added | Location Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–27 | Ottawa Senators | "Won By / Ottawa Senators / 1926–27", plus 17 names added. | A new ring added between Victoria's 1925 ring and the 1893 base ring |
| 1927–28 | New York Rangers | "New York Rangers / 1927–28", plus 19 names added (1 player who played in the minors during the playoffs left off.), and five game series | A new ring added directly below the Bowl |
| 1928–29 | Boston Bruins | "Won By / Boston Bruins / 1928–29", plus most players, President, Manager, Trainer. Originally 16 members names added. There was not enough room to include every winning member (5 players later added to new ring made during 1957-58 season. Playing-Coach listed twice, while President and 1 player were left off the newer ring. 3 of 5 players added were not playing for Boston when won the cup 1929.). | The open half of Ottawa's 1927 ring |
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | "World's Champions / Canadiens of Montreal / 1930", 27 names added, plus playoff scores from the team's postseason rounds (1 A. Trainer left off.) | Over the next 10 years, 10 new rings were added to top of the trophy. In 1932-33 New York Rangers added 2 rings, so Chicago did not need to add a ring in 1933-34. |
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | "World's Champions / Canadiens of Montreal / 1931", plus 28 names. (1 player who played in the finals left off. Also left off was 1 player who played in the minors during the playoffs.), and playoff scores from the team's postseason rounds | |
| 1931–32 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs / 1931-32 / World's Champions", full roster, non-players, team mascot, and playoff scores. 5 players were listed by only their last name only. 42 names in all (Conn Smythe listed twice), 17 investors, and the 5 players (who played in the finals) listed by only their last name were left off newer version of cup made in 1957-58. (Conn Smythe listed once on newer ring.) | |
| 1932–33 | New York Rangers | "New York Rangers Professional Hockey Club / World's Champions and Winners of the / Stanley Cup - 1932-33". plus 17 names added to the first ring (President and Vice President missing). On the second ring they included the following: "1933 Marked the seventh consecutive/ year in which Lester Patrick/ had piloted the Rangers "to the/ National Hockey League Playoffs". | |
| 1933–34 | Chicago Black Hawks | "Chicago National Hockey Team, Inc. / The Black Hawks / 1933–34", plus 31 names. A spare goalie that never played in the NHL included. No room for playoff scores)> | |
| 1934–35 | Montreal Maroons | "Montreal Professional Hockey Club / Winners / 1934-35", plus 24 names. (including one players who had been loan to NY Rangers for the rest of the season). | |
| 1935–36 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings / 1935-36", plus 21 names, with all players & non players positions, score from playoff games (A, Trainer's name missing). | |
| 1936–37 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings / 1936-37", plus 27 names, with all players & non players positions, score from playoff games (A. Trainer name missing. 2 players later missing from new ring made in 1957-58). | |
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | "Chicago National Hockey Team, Inc. / The Black Hawks / 1937-38", plus 23 names added (2 players who played in the playoffs missing), and playoff scores from the team's postseason rounds (3 more players, and trainer left off the new ring made in 1957-58. One name listed twice on the new ring.) | |
| 1938–39 | Boston Bruins | "Boston Bruins / 1938-39", plus 24 names, and playoff scores from the team's postseason rounds {last team to included playoff scores on the Cup} (Trainer's name missing). | |
| 1939–40 | New York Rangers | "The New York Rangers 1939-40", plus 19 names. (Vice President and 1 players names are missing). | A new, larger ring that is added to the top of the stovepipe |
| 1940–41 | Boston Bruins | "Boston Bruins 1940-1 ", plus 21 names. (1 player played in the playoffs, and 1 who did not play in the playoffs left off. The 1 who did not play in the playoff later added to new ring in 1957-58.) | The 1940 larger ring |
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1941-2 " plus 27 names. Goalie's name listed twice on new ring made in 1957-58. | |
| 1942–43 | Detroit Red Wings | "Detroit Red Wings 1942-3 ", plus 20 names. (A. Trainer name is missing. 1 player who did not qualify later added to new ring in 1957-58.) | |
| 1943–44 | Montreal Canadiens | "Canadiens of Montreal 1943-4 ". plus 20 names. (Both trainers missing. Head Trainer later added to new ring in 1957-58.) | |
| 1944–45 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1944-45", plus 29 names. | |
| 1945–46 | Montreal Canadiens | "Canadiens of Montreal 1944-46". plus 23 names. (both trainers missing.) | |
| 1946–47 | Toronto Maple Leafs | "Toronto Maple Leafs 1946-47", plus 30 names. (1 player left off new ring by mistake in 1957-58. He played in the finals.) | Engravings were postponed, pending the Cup redesign (see below) |
Read more about this topic: Chronology Of Stanley Cup Engravings
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