The Stanley Cup is North America's oldest sports Desmond King II Jersey trophy, and has been awarded annually to the National Hockey League's champion since 1927. In the late 1800s until the mid-1920s, the trophy, which was donated by Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley Preston,was given to the top team in the Amateur A sociation of Canada. Each year, every member of the Stanley Cup-winning team gets their name inscribedon the barrel of the trophy. Bands have been placed in the Hockey Hall of Fame becausenew bands with room for more champion inscriptions were needed when the Cup ran out of space. Only twice since 1893 has the Stanley Cup not been awarded in 1919, when an influenza outbreak caused the series to end after five games, and in 2005, when the NHL season was canceled because of a lockout. MORE: The Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded annually since 1965, is given to the playoff MVP, and has twice been won by players on teams that did not win the Stanley Cup goalies Jean-Sebastien Giguere for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2003 and Ron Hextall for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1987. 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