Who was the first woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup?

Marguerite Norris was the first woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

Norris became president of the Detroit Red Wings in 1952 after the death of her father, team owner James E. Norris. At age 25, she became the first woman to serve as an NHL club’s chief executive. During her tenure, Detroit won the Stanley Cup in 1954 and 1955, placing her name on the trophy as team president.

The 1954 championship was decided in Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens. Tony Leswick scored at 4:29 of overtime, giving Detroit a 2–1 victory. NHL president Clarence Campbell presented the Cup on the ice, and Norris became the first woman whose name appeared among the champions.

She is sometimes confused with Sonia Scurfield, who became the first Canadian woman engraved on the Cup as a Calgary Flames co-owner in 1989. Norris, however, holds the broader historical distinction. The Cup can include management and ownership names as well as players, coaches, and staff.