Live From Las Vegas, The Actual Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup will be in the building tonight in Las Vegas.

Lord Stanley’s 37-pound masterpiece only makes an appearance when a team can win the Stanley Cup finals. Vegas leads Florida, 3-1, and a victory tonight will clinch the Cup. Neither Vegas nor Florida has ever won the Cup.

From the Hockey Hall of Fame, here are some facts about the Cup.

The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy that can be won by professional athletes in North America. It first was awarded in the 1892–93 season.

The Cup gets its name from Lord Stanley of Preston, the governor general of Canada. The Cup stands nearly 3-foot tall.

Total numbers of individuals currently engraved on the Cup: 2,497. That includes 31 names from the Flyers’ 1974 championship team and 33 names from the Flyers’ 1975 championship team.

Bands around the Cup have been retired due to the Cup’s growing size. The total number of individuals engraved on the Cup including the retired bands: 3,489.

The first team to engrave its roster on the Cup: 1906-07 Montreal Wanderers.

Year when engraving the roster became a tradition: 1924.

The Stanley Cup is housed in Toronto at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Most Names On Cup

Most names engraved on the Cup in one year: 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings, 55.

Most appearances on the Cup (player):

Henri Richard, Canadiens, 11

Jean Beliveau and Yvan Cournoyer, Canadiens, 10. Beliveau won seven more Cups as an executive.

Claude Provost, Canadiens, 9

Red Kelly, Red Wings and Maple Leafs; Jacques Lemaire, Maurice Richard and Serge Savard, Canadiens, 8

Most appearances on the Cup (coach):

Scotty Bowman (Red Wings, Penguins, Canadiens), 9

Toe Blake, Canadiens, 8

The original retail value of the Cup: $48.67.

Our most glorious guest yet paid a visit to Jason and Trav is officially jealous 😂@JasonKelce @tkelce @NHL @StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/MZ5CEx5L3c

— New Heights (@newheightshow) May 25, 2023

In May, the Cup visited Eagles center Jason Kelce and made an appearance on Jason and brother Travis’ New Heights podcast.

Stanley Cup Finals:

(Vegas leads the series, 3-1)

Who: Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights

What: Game 5

When: 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

TV: TNT

Game 6 (if necessary): Vegas at Florida, 8 p.m. Friday

Game 7 (if necessary): Florida at Vegas, 8 p.m. Monday

Flyers, In Case You Missed It:

Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny are drawing interest from possible trade partners.

Former Flyers coach John Stevens one win away from another Stanley Cup.

Could Nolan Patrick get his name engraved on Stanley Cup?

Piece of Flyers’ NHL history could be taken by Vegas.

Around The National Hockey Network:

Vegas Hockey Now: Thousands of fans show up for Golden Knights’ practice on Monday. Plus, no suspension for Alex Pietrangelo.

Florida Hockey Now: The Miami Heat was eliminated in the NBA Finals Monday night, now the Florida Panthers hope to avoid elimination tonight at Vegas.

Boston Hockey Now: Former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy can win the Cup tonight with Vegas.

Buffalo Hockey Now: Will Sabres use available cap room for some bold offseason moves?

Chicago Hockey Now: Could Blackhawks prospect Ilya Safonov become another Pavel Datsyuk?

Colorado Hockey Now: Ranking the Avalanche’s top five prospects.

Detroit Hockey Now: Are Red Wings looking to draft Zach Benson two spots after the Flyers’ pick?

Los Angeles Hockey Now: Kings could take a look at Capitals’ Tom Wilson to address lack of toughness and grit.

Montreal Hockey Now: Our mock draft is in!

New Jersey Hockey Now: Three possibilities for Devils to plug a hole on defense.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin could be lost in free agency.

San Jose Hockey Now: 2022 first-round pick Filip Bystedt signs with Sharks.