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Diamond, Dan and others. The Ultimate Prize: the Stanley Cup.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)

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Oct. 2003. 192p. illus. Andrews and McMeel, paper, $19.95 (0-7407-3830-5). 796.962.

Arguably the grandest trophy in professional sports, the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley more than a century ago. After introductory chapters on the cup's physical attributes and the donation, Diamond and company chart cup competition through 2002. During 1893-1926, the cup was "a challenge trophy." To win it, a team had to finish ahead of the present holder in league play or challenge and defeat the reigning champions in a special series. Without the NHL assuring head-to-head ...

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