Puck Drops: NHL

For more than a century, the National Hockey League has been woven into the American sporting fabric, with the sport of hockey serving as a powerful thread connecting communities across the country. The 133-year-old Stanley Cup, the oldest existing trophy awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, is more than silver and engraving. It is a living chronicle of grit, reinvention and brotherhood. In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American club to win the Cup, carrying the trophy beyond Canada’s borders as members of the National Hockey Association.