No one. The Stanley Cup was awarded for the first time in 1893.
1893
it was first awarded in 1893, but in 1917 it was first awarded to the winner of the NHL
The Stanley Cup. It was named after the person who created it, Lord Stanley of Preston.
The NHL was formed in 1917 and the Stanley Cup awarded to its first champion in 1918. Previously the cup was awarded as the "Dominion of Canada Challenge Cup" and was awarded to the top amateur team in Canada starting in 1893 to Montreal HC. As a side note the "winged wheel" of the Detroit logo was actually taken from the Montreal HC.
The Stanley cup is awarded to the winner in American Hockey.
The Stanley Cup.
Trick question -- The Stanley Cup was not awarded in 1919 because of a flu epidemic.
it is awarded to the winner of the NHL each year
Yes.
Assuming you are referring to the NHL champions, they are awarded the Stanley Cup.
The Stanley Cup is named after Frederick Arthur Lord Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, not "Sir Stanley". He was Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. He is best known for donating the Stanley Cup as a challenge cup to be awarded annually to the best amateur hockey team in Canada.