Current Cup Holder

The Cup starts here

Carolina Hurricanes

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Regular Season

In-Season Cup

The Cup travels with every loss. The final holder at the end of the regular season wins.

Running tally

Days Holding the Cup

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Follow the Cup

Cup History

Carolina Hurricanes logo
Opening holderCarolina HurricanesRegular season begins with Carolina holding the Cup.
Stanley Cup Playoffs

Post-Season Cup

Golfer and caddie silhouette
Not started

The caddie is waiting.

The Post-Season Cup stays quiet until the 16 playoff teams are assigned.

Caddie RuleThe owner of the Stanley Cup Final runner-up provides caddie services to the Post-Season Cup winner.
The field

Owners

Two regular-season NHL teams per owner. Post-season teams will be added after the playoff draft.

Official pool rules

Rules & Payouts

One $100 buy-in covers both the In-Season and Post-Season competitions.

01 · ENTRY

$100 Buy-In

16 owners × $100 creates a $1,600 pool covering both competitions.

02 · DRAFT

Two In-Season Teams

Each of the 16 owners drafts two NHL teams for the In-Season Cup, accounting for all 32 NHL teams.

03 · OPENING HOLDER

Carolina Starts With the Cup

The Carolina Hurricanes begin the NHL regular season holding the Cup.

04 · CUP TRANSFERS

Any Loss Transfers the Cup

Whenever the current Cup-holding team loses a regular-season game, the Cup immediately transfers to the NHL team that beat it. Regulation, overtime and shootout losses all count.

05 · IN-SEASON CHAMPION

Final Holder Wins

The owner whose NHL team holds the Cup at the end of the NHL regular season wins the In-Season Cup.

06 · POST-SEASON

A Separate Competition

Each owner receives one NHL playoff team through a random draw after the 16 playoff teams are set. Regular-season team ownership and In-Season Cup results have no bearing on which Post-Season team an owner receives. The Post-Season Cup is completely independent of the In-Season Cup, and there are no game-by-game Cup transfers.

07 · POST-SEASON CHAMPION

Stanley Cup Winner

The owner whose playoff team wins the Stanley Cup wins the Post-Season Cup.

08 · PAYOUT

$1,000 — In-Season Champion

The owner whose NHL team holds the Cup at the end of the regular season receives $1,000.

09 · PAYOUT

$340 — Most Cup Wins

The owner whose teams successfully win the most games while holding the In-Season Cup receives $340.

10 · PAYOUT

$100 — Least Cup Time

The owner whose teams accumulate the least total Cup-holder time during the regular season receives $100. This is based on total possession time, not the shortest individual reign.

11 · CADDIE FUND

$160 — Outfit & Incidentals

$160 of the pool is reserved for the caddie outfit and related incidentals.

12 · THE CADDIE RULE

Final Runner-Up Caddies

The owner whose team loses in the Stanley Cup Final provides caddie services to the Post-Season Cup winner.