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Originally Posted by activeStick

I thought there was also a games played requirement for the playoffs too?

To have one's name engraved on the Stanley Cup certain requirements must be met. A player must have at least 41 games played with the club or one game played in the Stanley Cup Finals. However, in 1994 a stipulation was added to allow a team to petition the Commissioner for permission to have players' names put on the Cup if extenuating circumstances prevented them from being available to play.

Prior to 1977 only players who had completed the Stanley Cup playoffs were eligible.