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The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Every season, teams must win 16 games to hoist the 132-year-old Silver Chalice, which was donated by Lord Stanley of Preston, a former Governor General of Canada, in 1892.  Initially called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, professional hockey clubs from all over Canada
It’s officially the offseason for the Detroit Red Wings. Playoffs were in reach, but, ultimately, the team fell short. Barely. “It was an exciting season,” general manager Steve Yzerman noted during his end-of-year press conference. “Overall, it was progress.” For the third consecutive year, the Red Wings improved. That’s a good sign the rebuild is working.