http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup
It was started by an Englishman.
The best part on the pages is the Misadventures of the Stanley Cup.
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A member of the 1905 Ottawa Silver Seven tried to see if he could drop kick the Cup across the Rideau Canal. The attempt failed, and the Cup was not retrieved until the next day; luckily the river was still frozen over.
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