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2009 Stanley Cup
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The Stanley Cup is commonly referred to as simply "The Cup", "The Holy Grail" or
facetiously (chiefly by sportswriters) as "Lord Stanley's Mug". It is one of the
most-recognized symbols in North American sports and is at the center of several
legends and superstitions.
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Unlike the trophies awarded by the NFL, NBA and MLB,
a new Stanley Cup is never made annually; the Cup winners only keep it until the
new champion is crowned. It is also the only trophy in professional sports that
has the name of the winning players, coaches, management, and club staff engraved
upon it.
The 2009 Stanley Cup betting odds are available throughout the NHL season and Sportbet.com
offers their players future wagers on who will win the Stanley Cup championship title.
For the first 6 years of its existence, the cup was awarded to the team with the best record at the end
of the season, but with a four way tie occurring in late 1894, the first Stanley Cup Playoffs occurred.
2008 Stanley Cup results
Todays Stanley cup Playoffs format
Best-of-7 format is used in all stage of playoffs. Home-ice advantage is given to the higher seed
in all rounds except the first, when all division winners are assured a seed no lower than three.
Home-ice advantage for the Stanley Cup Finals is determined by points. The team with home-ice advantage
is at home for Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 and on the road for games 3, 4 and 6.
NHL tie-breaking procedure
If two or more clubs are tied in points at the end of the regular season, the standing of the clubs
in each Conference will be determined in the following order:
a. The greater number of games won.
b. The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied,
and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first
game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied,
the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any "odd" games,
shall be used to determine the standing.
c. The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.
The NHL Lockout during the 2004-2005 season created many rule changes above the ice and
the gambler was affected by one of those changes. The elimination of ties and the new
shootout format to decide games has thus ended the point spread in hockey and instead
created the moneyline. Hockey is now like baseball, where you just have to win the game
and do not have to worry about covering a spread.
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