NHL Legends Star in This Emotional Tribute to the 125-Year-Old Stanley Cup

Timed to the playoffs, the ad celebrates hockey's history

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For the last century, NHL players have battled for the highest honor in hockey: having their names emblazoned on the 125-year-old Stanley Cup. The NHL is celebrating the cup’s history, as well as its own, with a new ad campaign that’s part of the league’s centennial celebrations this year.

The cup, one of the oldest trophies in professional sports, pre-dates the birth of the NHL, which was founded 100 years ago. In 1892, the cup was donated by Sir Frederick Arthur, Lord Stanley of Preston, to be presented to “the championship hockey club of the Dominion of Canada.”

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