... $50 for this cup, he wanted to award the best team in the league. It was originally gifted to the winner of a challenge series between Ottawa and Montreal. Competition for this cup expanded and teams competed for the title of best in the dominion of Canada. The NHL would eventually form and ... Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup actually did not become exclusive to the NHL until 1926. The first NHL game occurred between the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Arenas, both teams nonexistent in the NHL today. The team from Montreal went on to win this match 10-9. Even with this beginning of the ....

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... in the eyes. The NHL should make it mandatory for each player to wear a visor because it will prevent sticks from hitting them in the eyes. A young defenceman of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bryan Berard, was struck in the eye by the stick of Marian Hossa. Of course it was an accident but rest assured that if Berard wore a visor he ... , wasn't this sport first played in Canada? Players around the league respect each other as equals. They play in the league because they are the best. When teams like Ottawa and Toronto play they make it seem like they hate each other but all players knows tha...

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... the economic slowdown afflicting North America pose additional stress for the clubs. Since it's highly unlikely the federal government will bail any NHL franchise out - remember the failed bid by Ottawa owner Rod Bryden in 1999 -it appears the brunt of the problem will filter down to the provincial and municipal governments, and the NHL itself, (see a $14 million stipend the ... are making money. While revenues have risen, they're still not keeping pace with costs, and the situation is particularly bad for the Canad! ian franchises with the exception of Toronto, and for the U.S. franchi...

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