Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs put a lot of pressure on their team each year to win the Stanley Cup, and that is due to the history of the Cup, which is arguably the best trophy in professional sports. The sight of a captain being called to lift the Cup by the league commissioner is one of the enduring images in sports and all of the traditions that come with the Stanley Cup give it an aura that no other trophy has.

The Stanley Cup was donated by Lord Stanley, who was then the Governor General of Canada, and it has been won 94 times by 22 teams (17 active, five defunct). The Montreal Canadiens hold the record for most wins with 24, and the reigning champions are from Boston as the Bruins won their sixth Cup against Vancouver (the favored team by those that use bookie software) at the conclusion of the 2010-11 season. Toronto has won 13 Stanley Cups, Detroit has won 11 Cups and Edmonton rounds out the top five with five championships.

The winners get their names engraved on the Cup and the team that wins gets to keep the Cup until the next season; during the offseason, each player usually gets to keep the Cup for a day or two to take to their hometown or for public appearances. There is also the age-old tradition of drinking champagne out of the Cup, which began in 1896.

So, which team will have their name engraved on the Cup at the conclusion of this season? Make it interesting and lay a wager in your sports betting book.