Further Information: Personalized Stanley Cup Ice Hockey Book
Introducing the Stanley Cup
Read about the first ever Stanley Cup finals on April 13th 1927 when the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 3-1; a tense game in which Frank Finnegan was first onto the score sheet closely followed by 2 incredible goals from teammate Cy Denneny.
This exciting game set the standard for what has become the most exciting competition in ice hockey, bringing fierce rivalry and national pride into one competition, the Stanley Cup.
Read about magical ice hockey moments
Relive classic and nail biting moments including the Maple Leafs phenomenal comeback to become the first team to win the final from a 0-3 deficit, outscoring the Red Wings 19-7 overall to win the Stanley Cup in 1942.
Read about the 1950 finals when Pete Babando scored the winning goal for the Red Wings in the second overtime of Game 7 to secure the first of four Stanley Cups in six years for the Red Wings.
This amazing ice hockey newspaper book also pays tribute to Bobby Baun, a brave Maple Leafs defenseman who was stretchered off in the third period of the 1964 finals against the Red Wings but came back on the ice to score the crucial game winning goal, later discovering he’d broken his ankle.
Stanley Cup finals from every decade
Experience the moment the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 in 1974 to become the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup giving hope to newly emerging NHL teams, and don’t miss reading about the 1989 final when ice hockey great Lanny McDonald’s dreams came true as he captained the Calgary Flames to a Stanley Cup victory over the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, a win which marked both the peak and end of McDonald's NHL career.
Features all-time ice hockey greats
See the stories and pictures, as published at the time, of the Stanley Cup being held proud by all-time great ice hockey players including Frank Brimsek, Bobby Orr, Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, Guy Lafleur, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Brian Leetch and Patrick Roy.