“It weighs 35 pounds…except when you’re lifting it.” 

Is there really a better trophy in all of pro sports than Lord Stanley’s Cup? No. Not even close.

The winner of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals receives this trophy, which is the symbol of the sport. 

The body of the Cup has the names of each player, as well as coaches and management from past winners. 

When the Stanley Cup is in your presence, or you hear the TV announcer exclaim, “The Cup is in the building,” you just get chills down your spine. You don't even have to be a diehard hockey fan to feel the energy. 

One of the many traditions surrounding the Cup is that the winning team drinks champagne from the Cup during its postgame celebration. 

Another is that each player gets to take the Cup wherever they want for a short period of time, usually the player’s hometown. It is always accompanied by at least one representative from the Hockey Hall of Fame. 

The commissioner of the NHL always hands the Cup to the winning team’s captain to hoist in the air and take around the ice. 

However, in 2001, Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic received the Stanley Cup from the commissioner and immediately handed it to teammate Ray Boruque, who had joined the Avalanche after playing so many seasons with the Boston Bruins without winning the Stanley Cup.