List of Stanley Cup champions

The Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the playoff champion club of the National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey league. It was donated by the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, and is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. Inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy was first awarded to Canada's amateur ice hockey clubs who won the trophy as the result of challenge games and league play. Professional clubs came to dominate the competition in the early years of the twentieth century, and in 1913 the two major professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHA), forerunner of the NHL, and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA), reached a gentlemen's agreement in which their respective champions would face each other in an annual series for the Stanley Cup. After a series of league mergers and folds, it became the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926, though it was nominally still subject to external challenge. After 1947, the Cup became the de jure NHL championship prize.

From 1915 to the end of the 2022–23 season, the trophy has been won 107 times. 26 teams have won the cup, 21 of which are still active in the NHL. Prior to that, the challenge cup was held by nine teams. The Montreal Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup 24 times and made the Finals an additional eleven times. There were two years when the Stanley Cup was not awarded: 1919, because of the Spanish flu pandemic, and 2005, because of the NHL lockout.

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Stanley Cup champions (1927–present) by number of titles: 1 – white, 2 – blue, 3 – green, 4 – yellow, 5 – orange, 6 – red, 7 or more – purple, * – denotes defunct

Challenge Cup era (1893–1914)

Two rows of ice hockey players, with the front row seated and most of the back row standing. Some of the players are holding hockey sticks, and various trophies are placed in front of them.
The first Challenge Cup champions: Montreal Hockey Club

The origins of the Challenge era come from the method of play of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada prior to 1893. From 1887 to 1893, the league did not play a round-robin format, but rather challenges between teams of the association that year, with the winner of the series being the 'interim' champion, with the final challenge winner becoming the league champion for the year. The Stanley Cup kept the tradition going, but added league championships as another way that a team could win the trophy. If a team in the same league as the current champion won the league championship, it would then inherit the Cup, without a challenge. The only time this rule was not followed was in 1904, when the Ottawa Senators club withdrew from its league, the CAHL. The trustees ruled that the Cup stayed with Ottawa, instead of the CAHL league champion.

During the challenge cup period, none of the leagues that played for the trophy had a formal playoff system to decide their respective champions; whichever team finished in first place after the regular season won the league title. A playoff would only be played if teams tied for first-place in their leagues at the end of the regular season. Challenge games were played until 1912 at any time during hockey season by challenges approved and/or ordered by the Stanley Cup trustees. In 1912, Cup trustees declared that it was only to be defended at the end of the champion team's regular season.

In 1908, the Allan Cup was introduced as the trophy for Canada's amateurs, as the Stanley Cup became a symbol of professional hockey supremacy.

This table lists the outcome of all Stanley Cup wins, including successful victories and defenses in challenges, and league championships for the challenge era.

Date Winning team Coach Losing team Playoff format Score Winning goal
March 17, 1893 Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC) Harry Shaw (manager) 1893 AHAC champions, no challengers
March 22, 1894 Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC) Ottawa Hockey Club (AHAC) Single-elimination
(1894 AHAC championship playoff)
3–1 Billy Barlow (9:00, third quarter)
March 9, 1895 Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC)[A] Queen's University (OHA) Single-elimination 5–1
March 9, 1895 Montreal Victorias (AHAC)[A] Mike Grant (captain) 1895 AHAC Champion
February 14, 1896 Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Jack Armytage (captain) Montreal Victorias (AHAC) Single-elimination 2–0 Jack Armytage (10:00, first half)
February 29, 1896 1896 MHA champion
December 30, 1896 Montreal Victorias (AHAC) Mike Grant (captain) Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Single-elimination 6–5 Ernie McLea (28:00, second half)
March 6, 1897 1897 AHAC Champion
December 27, 1897 Ottawa Capitals (CCHA) Single-elimination[B] 15–2
March 5, 1898 Frank Richardson-playing 1898 AHAC Champion
February 15–18, 1899 Montreal Victorias (CAHL) Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Two-game total goals 5–3 Robert MacDougall (second half)
March 4, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) Barney Dunphy 1899 CAHL Champion
March 14, 1899 Queen's University (OHA) Single-elimination 6–2 Harry Trihey
February 12–15, 1900 Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Best-of-three 2–1 Harry Trihey (second half)
March 7, 1900 Halifax Crescents (MaPHL) 2–0 (10–2, 11–0)
March 10, 1900 1900 CAHL Champion
January 29–31, 1901 Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Dan Bain (captain) Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) Best-of-three 2–0 Dan Bain (4:00, OT)
February 19, 1901 Winnipeg Hockey Club (MHA) Single-elimination
(1901 MHA championship)
4–3
January 21–23, 1902 Toronto Wellingtons (OHA) Best-of-three 2–0 Fred Scanlon (9:00, second half)
March 1902 1902 MHA Champion
March 13–17, 1902 Montreal Hockey Club (CAHL) Clarence McKerrow Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Best-of-three 2–1 Jack Marshall (first half)
January 29–31,
February 2–4, 1903
Desse Browne Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Best-of-three 2–1[C] Tom Phillips
March 7–10, 1903 Ottawa Silver Sevens (CAHL) Alf Smith Montreal Victorias (CAHL) Two-game total goals
(1903 CAHL championship playoff)
9–1 Suddy Gilmour (4:34, first half, second game)
March 12–14, 1903 Rat Portage Thistles (MNWHA) Two-game total goals 10–4 Frank McGee (8:20, first half)
December 30, 1903, January 1–4, 1904 Alf Smith-playing Winnipeg Rowing Club (MHA) Best-of-three 2–1 Frank McGee (11:00, second half)
February 23–25, 1904 Ottawa Silver Sevens[D] Toronto Marlboros (OHA) 2–0 Arthur Moore (9:38, first half)
March 2, 1904 Montreal Wanderers (FAHL) Two-game total goals [E]
March 9–11, 1904 Brandon Wheat City (MNWHA) Best-of-three 2–0 Frank McGee (18:00, first half)
January 13–16, 1905 Ottawa Silver Sevens (FAHL) Dawson City Nuggets 2–0 Harry Westwick (12:15, first half)
March 3, 1905 1905 FAHL Champion
March 7–9–11, 1905 Rat Portage Thistles (MHL) Best-of-three 2–1 Frank McGee
February 27–28, 1906 Queen's University (OHA) 2–0 Harvey Pulford (10:00, second half)
March 6–8, 1906 Smiths Falls Hockey Club (FAHL) 2–0 Frank McGee (17:45, first half)
March 14–17, 1906 Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Cecil Blachford-playing Ottawa Silver Sevens (ECAHA) Two-game total goals
(1906 ECAHA championship playoff)
12–10 Lester Patrick
December 27–29, 1906 New Glasgow Cubs (MaHL) Two-game total goals 17–5
January 21–23, 1907 Kenora Thistles (MPHL) James Link Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) 12–8 Roxy Beaudro
March 16–18, 1907 Brandon Wheat City (MPHL) Best-of-three
(1907 MPHL championship)
2–0 Fred Whitcroft (19:00, first half)
March 23–25, 1907 Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Lester Patrick (captain) Kenora Thistles (MPHL) Two-game total goals 12–8 Ernest "Moose" Johnson
January 9–13, 1908 Cecil Blachford (captain) Ottawa Victorias (FAHL) 22–4 Frank Glass (25:00, first half, first game)
March 7, 1908 1908 ECAHA Champions
March 10–12, 1908 Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL) Two-game total goals 20–8
March 14, 1908 Toronto Pros (OPHL) Single-elimination 6–4 Ernest "Moose" Johnson
December 28–30, 1908 Edmonton HC (AAHA) Two-game total goals 13–10 Walter Smaill (33:45, second half, second game)
March 6, 1909 Ottawa Hockey Club (ECHA) Pete Green 1909 ECHA champions
January 5–7, 1910 Galt Hockey Club (OPHL) Two-game total goals 15–4 Hamby Shore (10:10, first half, first game)
January 18–20, 1910 Edmonton HC (AAHA) 21–11 Bruce Stuart (23:45, first half)
March 9, 1910 Montreal Wanderers (NHA) Frank Glass (captain) 1910 NHA Champion
March 12, 1910 Berlin Dutchmen (OPHL) Single-elimination 7–3 Harry Hyland (22:00, first half)
March 10, 1911 Ottawa Senators (NHA) Pete Green 1911 NHA Champions
March 13, 1911 Galt Hockey Club (OPHL) Single-elimination 7–4 Marty Walsh (5:00, third)
March 16, 1911 Port Arthur Bearcats
(New Ontario Hockey League)
13–4 Marty Walsh (4:30, second)
March 5, 1912 Quebec Bulldogs (NHA) Charles Nolan 1912 NHA Champions
March 11–13, 1912 Moncton Victorias (MaPHL) Best-of-three 2–0 Joe Malone (18:00, first)
March 5, 1913 Joe Malone (captain) 1913 NHA Champions
March 8–10, 1913 Sydney Millionaires (MaPHL) Two-game total goals 20–5 Tommy Smith (3:10, second, first game)
March 7–11, 1914 Toronto Hockey Club (NHA) Jack Marshall (playing-manager) Montreal Canadiens (NHA) Two-game total goals
(1914 NHA championship playoff)
6–2 Scotty Davidson (2:00, third, second game)
March 14–17–19, 1914 Toronto Hockey Club (NHA) Jack Marshall (playing-manager) Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA) Best-of-five 3–0[F] Harry Cameron (7:00, third)
Notes

^ A. Although the Montreal Victorias won the AHAC title in 1895, the Stanley Cup trustees had already accepted a challenge from the 1894 Cup champion Montreal HC and Queen's University. As a compromise, the trustees decided that if the Montreal HC won the challenge match, the Victorias would become the Stanley Cup champions. The Montreals eventually won the game, 5–1, and their crosstown rivals were awarded the Cup.

^ B. Intended to be a best-of-three series, Ottawa Capitals withdrew their challenge after the first game.

^ C. The January 31 (a Saturday) game was tied 2–2 at midnight and the Mayor of Westmount refused to allow play to continue on Sunday. The game was played on February 2 (a Monday) and the January 31 game was considered to be void.

^ D. For most of 1904, the Ottawa Hockey Club was not affiliated with any league.

^ E. The Montreal Wanderers were disqualified as the result of a dispute. After game one ended tied at the end of regulation, 5–5, the Wanderers refused to play overtime with the current referee, and then subsequently refused to play the next game of the series in Ottawa.

^ F. During the series, it was revealed that the Victoria club had not filed a formal challenge. A letter arrived from the Stanley Cup trustees on March 17, stating that the trustees would not let the Stanley Cup travel west, as they did not consider Victoria a proper challenger because they had not formally notified the trustees. However, on March 18, Trustee William Foran stated that it was a misunderstanding. PCHA president Frank Patrick had not filed a challenge because he had expected Emmett Quinn, president of the NHA to make all of the arrangements in his role as hockey commissioner, whereas the trustees thought they were being deliberately ignored. In any case, all arrangements had been ironed out and the Victoria challenge was accepted.

Sources
  • Coleman (1964)
  • Montreal Gazette
  • Ottawa Citizen
  • Ottawa Journal
  • Winnipeg Tribune

NHA/NHL vs. PCHA/WCHL/WHL champions (1915–1926)

Several days after the Victoria AristocratsToronto Hockey Club series, Stanley Cup trustee William Foran wrote to NHA president Emmett Quinn that the trustees are "perfectly satisfied to allow the representatives of the three pro leagues (NHA, PCHA, and Maritime) to make all arrangements each season as to the series of matches to be played for the Cup." The Maritime league did not challenge for cup in 1914, and folded after the 1915 season. The Stanley Cup championship finals alternated between the East and the West each year, with games played alternately under NHA or PCHA rules. The Cup trustees agreed to this new arrangement, because after the Allan Cup became the highest prize for amateur hockey teams in Canada, the trustees had become dependent on the top two professional leagues to bolster the prominence of the trophy.[incomplete short citation] After the New Westminster Royals moved to Portland in the summer of 1914 becoming the Portland Rosebuds, an American-based team, the trustees issued a statement that the Cup was no longer for the best team in Canada, but now for the best team in the world. In March 1916, the Rosebuds became the first American team to play in the Stanley Cup championship final.[incomplete short citation] In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American team to win the Cup. After that season, the NHA suspended operations and the National Hockey League (NHL) took its place.

In 1919, the Spanish influenza epidemic forced the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans to cancel their series tied at 2–2–1, marking the first time the Stanley Cup was not awarded.

The format for the Stanley Cup championship changed in 1922, with the creation of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Now three leagues competed for the Cup and this necessitated a semi-final series between two league champions, with the third having a bye directly to the final. In 1924, the PCHA folded and only the Vancouver and Victoria teams entered the WCHL. With the loss of the PCHA, the championship reverted to a single series. After their win in 1925, the Victoria Cougars became the last team outside the NHL to win the Stanley Cup. For the 1925–26 season the WCHL was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL). With the Victoria Cougars' loss in 1926, it would be the last time a non-NHL team competed for the Stanley Cup.

Numbers in parentheses in the table indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals, as well as each respective teams' Stanley Cup Finals record to date.
Year Winning team Coach Games Losing team Coach Winning goal
1915 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (1, 1–0) Frank Patrick-playing 3–0 Ottawa Senators (NHA) (1, 0–1) Frank Shaughnessy (manager) Barney Stanley (5:30, second)
1916 Montreal Canadiens (NHA) (1, 1–0) Newsy Lalonde-playing 3–2 Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) (1, 0–1) Edward Savage (manager) George Prodgers (17:20, third)
1917 Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) (1, 1–0) Pete Muldoon 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (NHA) (2, 1–1) Newsy Lalonde-playing Bernie Morris (7:55, first)
1918 Toronto Hockey Club (NHL) (1, 1–0) Dick Carroll 3–2 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (2, 1–1) Frank Patrick-playing Corb Denneny (10:30, third)
1919 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) vs. Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) – Series cancelled after the fifth game because of the flu epidemic – Stanley Cup not awarded
1920 Ottawa Senators (NHL) (2, 1–1) Pete Green 3–2 Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) (3, 1–1) Pete Muldoon Jack Darragh (5:00, third)
1921 Ottawa Senators (NHL) (3, 2–1) 3–2 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (3, 1–2) Frank Patrick-playing Jack Darragh (9:40, second)
1922 Toronto St. Patricks (NHL) (2, 2–0) George O'Donoghue 3–2 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (4, 1–3) Babe Dye (4:20, first)
1923 Ottawa Senators (NHL) (4, 3–1) Pete Green 2–0 Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) (1, 0–1) Ken McKenzie Punch Broadbent (11:23, first)
1924 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (4, 2–1) Leo Dandurand 2–0 Calgary Tigers (WCHL) (1, 0–1) Eddie Oatman-playing Howie Morenz (4:55, first)
1925 Victoria Cougars (WCHL) (1, 1–0) Lester Patrick 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (5, 2–2) Leo Dandurand Gizzy Hart (2:35, second)
1926 Montreal Maroons (NHL) (1, 1–0) Eddie Gerard 3–1 Victoria Cougars (WHL) (2, 1–1) Lester Patrick Nels Stewart (2:50, second)

NHL champions (since 1927)

When the WHL folded in 1926 its remaining assets were acquired by the NHL, making it the only remaining league with teams competing for the Cup. Other leagues and clubs have issued challenges, but from that year forward no non-NHL team has played for it, leading it to become the de facto championship trophy of the NHL. In 1947, the NHL reached an agreement with trustees P. D. Ross and Cooper Smeaton to grant control of the Cup to the NHL, allowing the league itself to reject challenges from other leagues that may have wished to play for the Cup. A 2006 Ontario Superior Court case found that the trustees had gone against Lord Stanley's conditions in the 1947 agreement. The NHL has agreed to allow other teams to play for the Cup should the league not be operating, as was the case in the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

Since 1927, the league's playoff format, deciding which teams advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, has changed multiple times. In some systems that were previously used, playoff teams were seeded regardless of division or conference. From 1942 to 1967 the Cup was competed for by the league's six teams, also known as the Original Six. For three seasons after the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Finals was competed between the East Division champion and the West Division champion. In 1971, the league returned to using playoff systems that allowed cross-over between the divisions and conferences. From 1982 to 2020, the Finals was played between the league's conference playoff champions; during that period the Campbell/Western champions went a combined 111–101 in the Finals against the Wales/Eastern champions (winning 20 of 38 series). In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions along the Canada–United States border forced the league to temporarily realign the teams into four regional divisions with no conferences, and hold a divisional-based playoff format: the four divisional playoff champions advanced to the Stanley Cup Semifinals, and the winners of those series moved on to the Finals. The league then returned to the Eastern vs. Western Conference format in 2022.

Numbers in parentheses in the table indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals, as well as each respective team's Stanley Cup Finals record to date.
Championships summary
Year Winning team Coach Games Losing team Coach Winning goal
1927 Ottawa Senators (C) (5, 4–1) Dave Gill 2–0 Boston Bruins (A) (1, 0–1) Art Ross Cy Denneny (7:30, second)
1928 New York Rangers (A) (1, 1–0) Lester Patrick-playing 3–2 Montreal Maroons (C) (2, 1–1) Eddie Gerard Frank Boucher (3:35, third)
1929 Boston Bruins (A) (2, 1–1) Art Ross 2–0 New York Rangers (A) (2, 1–1) Lester Patrick Bill Carson (18:02, third)
1930 Montreal Canadiens (C) (6, 3–2) Cecil Hart 2–0 Boston Bruins (A) (3, 1–2) Art Ross Howie Morenz (1:00, second)
1931 Montreal Canadiens (C) (7, 4–2) 3–2 Chicago Black Hawks (A) (1, 0–1) Dick Irvin Johnny Gagnon (9:59, second)
1932 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (3, 3–0) Dick Irvin 3–0 New York Rangers (A) (3, 1–2) Lester Patrick Ace Bailey (15:07, third)
1933 New York Rangers (A) (4, 2–2) Lester Patrick 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (4, 3–1) Dick Irvin Bill Cook (7:34, OT)
1934 Chicago Black Hawks (A) (2, 1–1) Tommy Gorman 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (A) (1, 0–1) Jack Adams Mush March (10:05, second OT)
1935 Montreal Maroons (C) (2, 2–1) 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (5, 3–2) Dick Irvin Baldy Northcott (16:18, second)
1936 Detroit Red Wings (A) (2, 1–1) Jack Adams 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (6, 3–3) Pete Kelly (9:45, third)
1937 Detroit Red Wings (A) (3, 2–1) 3–2 New York Rangers (A) (5, 2–3) Lester Patrick Marty Barry (19:22, first)
1938 Chicago Black Hawks (A) (3, 2–1) Bill Stewart 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (7, 3–4) Dick Irvin Carl Voss (16:45, second)
1939 Boston Bruins (4, 2–2) Art Ross 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (8, 3–5) Roy Conacher (17:54, second)
1940 New York Rangers (6, 3–3) Frank Boucher 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (9, 3–6) Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT)
1941 Boston Bruins (5, 3–2) Cooney Weiland 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (4, 2–2) Jack Adams Bobby Bauer (8:43, second)
1942 Toronto Maple Leafs (10, 4–6) Hap Day 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (5, 2–3) Jack Adams Pete Langelle (9:48, third)
1943 Detroit Red Wings (6, 3–3) Jack Adams 4–0 Boston Bruins (6, 3–3) Art Ross Joe Carveth (12:09, first)
1944 Montreal Canadiens (8, 5–2) Dick Irvin 4–0 Chicago Black Hawks (4, 2–2) Paul Thompson Toe Blake (9:12, OT)
1945 Toronto Maple Leafs (11, 5–6) Hap Day 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (7, 3–4) Jack Adams Babe Pratt (12:14, third)
1946 Montreal Canadiens (9, 6–2) Dick Irvin 4–1 Boston Bruins (7, 3–4) Dit Clapper Toe Blake (11:06, third)
1947 Toronto Maple Leafs (12, 6–6) Hap Day 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (10, 6–3) Dick Irvin Ted Kennedy (14:39, third)
1948 Toronto Maple Leafs (13, 7–6) 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (8, 3–5) Tommy Ivan Harry Watson (11:13, first)
1949 Toronto Maple Leafs (14, 8–6) 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (9, 3–6) Cal Gardner (19:45, second)
1950 Detroit Red Wings (10, 4–6) Tommy Ivan 4–3 New York Rangers (7, 3–4) Lynn Patrick Pete Babando (8:31, second OT)
1951 Toronto Maple Leafs (15, 9–6) Joe Primeau 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (11, 6–4) Dick Irvin Bill Barilko (2:53, OT)
1952 Detroit Red Wings (11, 5–6) Tommy Ivan 4–0 Montreal Canadiens (12, 6–5) Metro Prystai (6:50, first)
1953 Montreal Canadiens (13, 7–5) Dick Irvin 4–1 Boston Bruins (8, 3–5) Lynn Patrick Elmer Lach (1:22, OT)
1954 Detroit Red Wings (12, 6–6) Tommy Ivan 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (14, 7–6) Dick Irvin Tony Leswick (4:20, OT)
1955 Detroit Red Wings (13, 7–6) Jimmy Skinner 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (15, 7–7) Gordie Howe (19:49, second)
1956 Montreal Canadiens (16, 8–7) Toe Blake 4–1 Detroit Red Wings (14, 7–7) Jimmy Skinner Maurice Richard (15:08, second)
1957 Montreal Canadiens (17, 9–7) 4–1 Boston Bruins (9, 3–6) Milt Schmidt Dickie Moore (0:14, second)
1958 Montreal Canadiens (18, 10–7) 4–2 Boston Bruins (10, 3–7) Bernie Geoffrion (19:26, second)
1959 Montreal Canadiens (19, 11–7) 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (16, 9–7) Punch Imlach Marcel Bonin (9:55, second)
1960 Montreal Canadiens (20, 12–7) 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (17, 9–8) Jean Beliveau (8:16, first)
1961 Chicago Black Hawks (5, 3–2) Rudy Pilous 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (15, 7–8) Sid Abel Ab McDonald (18:49, second)
1962 Toronto Maple Leafs (18, 10–8) Punch Imlach 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (6, 3–3) Rudy Pilous Dick Duff (14:14, third)
1963 Toronto Maple Leafs (19, 11–8) 4–1 Detroit Red Wings (16, 7–9) Sid Abel Eddie Shack (13:28, third)
1964 Toronto Maple Leafs (20, 12–8) 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (17, 7–10) Andy Bathgate (3:04, first)
1965 Montreal Canadiens (21, 13–7) Toe Blake 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (7, 3–4) Billy Reay Jean Beliveau (0:14, first)
1966 Montreal Canadiens (22, 14–7) 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (18, 7–11) Sid Abel Henri Richard (2:20, OT)
1967 Toronto Maple Leafs (21, 13–8) Punch Imlach 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (23, 14–8) Toe Blake Jim Pappin (19:24, second)
1968 Montreal Canadiens (E) (24, 15–8) Toe Blake 4–0 St. Louis Blues (W) (1, 0–1) Scotty Bowman J. C. Tremblay (11:40, third)
1969 Montreal Canadiens (E) (25, 16–8) Claude Ruel 4–0 St. Louis Blues (W) (2, 0–2) John Ferguson (3:02, third)
1970 Boston Bruins (E) (11, 4–7) Harry Sinden 4–0 St. Louis Blues (W) (3, 0–3) Bobby Orr (0:40, OT)
1971 Montreal Canadiens (E) (26, 17–8) Al MacNeil 4–3 Chicago Black Hawks (W) (8, 3–5) Billy Reay Henri Richard (2:34, third)
1972 Boston Bruins (E) (12, 5–7) Tom Johnson 4–2 New York Rangers (E) (8, 3–5) Emile Francis Bobby Orr (11:18, first)
1973 Montreal Canadiens (E) (27, 18–8) Scotty Bowman 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (W) (9, 3–6) Billy Reay Yvan Cournoyer (8:13, third)
1974 Philadelphia Flyers (W) (1, 1–0) Fred Shero 4–2 Boston Bruins (E) (13, 5–8) Bep Guidolin Rick MacLeish (14:48, first)
1975 Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (2, 2–0) 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (PW) (1, 0–1) Floyd Smith Bob Kelly (0:11, third)
1976 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (28, 19–8) Scotty Bowman 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (3, 2–1) Fred Shero Guy Lafleur (14:18, third)
1977 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (29, 20–8) 4–0 Boston Bruins (PW) (14, 5–9) Don Cherry Jacques Lemaire (4:32, OT)
1978 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (30, 21–8) 4–2 Boston Bruins (PW) (15, 5–10) Mario Tremblay (9:20, first)
1979 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (31, 22–8) 4–1 New York Rangers (CC) (9, 3–6) Fred Shero Jacques Lemaire (1:02, second)
1980 New York Islanders (CC) (1, 1–0) Al Arbour 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (4, 2–2) Pat Quinn Bob Nystrom (7:11, OT)
1981 New York Islanders (CC) (2, 2–0) 4–1 Minnesota North Stars (PW) (1, 0–1) Glen Sonmor Wayne Merrick (5:37, first)
1982 New York Islanders (PW) (3, 3–0) 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (CC) (1, 0–1) Roger Neilson Mike Bossy (5:00, second)
1983 New York Islanders (PW) (4, 4–0) 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (1, 0–1) Glen Sather Mike Bossy (12:39, first)
1984 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (2, 1–1) Glen Sather 4–1 New York Islanders (PW) (5, 4–1) Al Arbour Ken Linseman (0:38, second)
1985 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (3, 2–1) 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (PW) (5, 2–3) Mike Keenan Paul Coffey (17:57, first)
1986 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (32, 23–8) Jean Perron 4–1 Calgary Flames (CC) (1, 0–1) Bob Johnson Bobby Smith (10:30, third)
1987 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (4, 3–1) Glen Sather 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (PW) (6, 2–4) Mike Keenan Jari Kurri (14:59, second)
1988 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (5, 4–1) 4–0 Boston Bruins (PW) (16, 5–11) Terry O'Reilly Wayne Gretzky (9:44, second)
1989 Calgary Flames (CC) (2, 1–1) Terry Crisp 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (33, 23–9) Pat Burns Doug Gilmour (11:02, third)
1990 Edmonton Oilers (CC) (6, 5–1) John Muckler 4–1 Boston Bruins (PW) (17, 5–12) Mike Milbury Craig Simpson (9:31, second)
1991 Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) (1, 1–0) Bob Johnson 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (CC) (2, 0–2) Bob Gainey Ulf Samuelsson (2:00, first)
1992 Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) (2, 2–0) Scotty Bowman 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks (CC) (10, 3–7) Mike Keenan Ron Francis (7:59, third)
1993 Montreal Canadiens (PW) (34, 24–9) Jacques Demers 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (CC) (1, 0–1) Barry Melrose Kirk Muller (3:51, second)
1994 New York Rangers (EC) (10, 4–6) Mike Keenan 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (WC) (2, 0–2) Pat Quinn Mark Messier (13:29, second)
1995 New Jersey Devils (EC) (1, 1–0) Jacques Lemaire 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (19, 7–12) Scotty Bowman Neal Broten (7:56, second)
1996 Colorado Avalanche (WC) (1, 1–0) Marc Crawford 4–0 Florida Panthers (EC) (1, 0–1) Doug MacLean Uwe Krupp (4:31, third OT)
1997 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (20, 8–12) Scotty Bowman 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers (EC) (7, 2–5) Terry Murray Darren McCarty (13:02, second)
1998 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (21, 9–12) 4–0 Washington Capitals (EC) (1, 0–1) Ron Wilson Martin Lapointe (2:26, second)
1999 Dallas Stars (WC) (3, 1–2) Ken Hitchcock 4–2 Buffalo Sabres (EC) (2, 0–2) Lindy Ruff Brett Hull (14:51, third OT)
2000 New Jersey Devils (EC) (2, 2–0) Larry Robinson (interim) 4–2 Dallas Stars (WC) (4, 1–3) Ken Hitchcock Jason Arnott (8:20, second OT)
2001 Colorado Avalanche (WC) (2, 2–0) Bob Hartley 4–3 New Jersey Devils (EC) (3, 2–1) Larry Robinson Alex Tanguay (4:57, second)
2002 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (22, 10–12) Scotty Bowman 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (EC) (1, 0–1) Paul Maurice Brendan Shanahan (14:04, second)
2003 New Jersey Devils (EC) (4, 3–1) Pat Burns 4–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (WC) (1, 0–1) Mike Babcock Michael Rupp (2:22, second)
2004 Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (1, 1–0) John Tortorella 4–3 Calgary Flames (WC) (3, 1–2) Darryl Sutter Ruslan Fedotenko (14:38, second)
2005 Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout
2006 Carolina Hurricanes (EC) (2, 1–1) Peter Laviolette 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (WC) (7, 5–2) Craig MacTavish Frantisek Kaberle (4:18, second)
2007 Anaheim Ducks (WC) (2, 1–1) Randy Carlyle 4–1 Ottawa Senators (EC) (1, 0–1) Bryan Murray Travis Moen (15:44, second)
2008 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (23, 11–12) Mike Babcock 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (3, 2–1) Michel Therrien Henrik Zetterberg (7:36, third)
2009 Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (4, 3–1) Dan Bylsma 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (WC) (24, 11–13) Mike Babcock Maxime Talbot (10:07, second)
2010 Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (11, 4–7) Joel Quenneville 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (EC) (8, 2–6) Peter Laviolette Patrick Kane (4:06, OT)
2011 Boston Bruins (EC) (18, 6–12) Claude Julien 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (WC) (3, 0–3) Alain Vigneault Patrice Bergeron (14:37, first)
2012 Los Angeles Kings (WC) (2, 1–1) Darryl Sutter 4–2 New Jersey Devils (EC) (5, 3–2) Peter DeBoer Jeff Carter (12:45, first)
2013 Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (12, 5–7) Joel Quenneville 4–2 Boston Bruins (EC) (19, 6–13) Claude Julien Dave Bolland (19:01, third)
2014 Los Angeles Kings (WC) (3, 2–1) Darryl Sutter 4–1 New York Rangers (EC) (11, 4–7) Alain Vigneault Alec Martinez (14:43, second OT)
2015 Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (13, 6–7) Joel Quenneville 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (2, 1–1) Jon Cooper Duncan Keith (17:13, second)
2016 Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (5, 4–1) Mike Sullivan 4–2 San Jose Sharks (WC) (1, 0–1) Peter DeBoer Kris Letang (7:46, second)
2017 Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (6, 5–1) 4–2 Nashville Predators (WC) (1, 0–1) Peter Laviolette Patric Hornqvist (18:25, third)
2018 Washington Capitals (EC) (2, 1–1) Barry Trotz 4–1 Vegas Golden Knights (WC) (1, 0–1) Gerard Gallant Lars Eller (12:23, third)
2019 St. Louis Blues (WC) (4, 1–3) Craig Berube (interim) 4–3 Boston Bruins (EC) (20, 6–14) Bruce Cassidy Alex Pietrangelo (19:52, first)
2020 Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (3, 2–1) Jon Cooper 4–2 Dallas Stars (WC) (5, 1–4) Rick Bowness (interim) Brayden Point (12:23, first)
2021 Tampa Bay Lightning (4, 3–1) 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (35, 24–10) Dominique Ducharme (interim) Ross Colton (13:27, second)
2022 Colorado Avalanche (WC) (3, 3–0) Jared Bednar 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (5, 3–2) Jon Cooper Artturi Lehkonen (12:28, second)
2023 Vegas Golden Knights (WC) (2, 1–1) Bruce Cassidy 4–1 Florida Panthers (EC) (2, 0–2) Paul Maurice Reilly Smith (12:13, second)

Appearances

Challenge Cup era (1893–1914)

Legend: SC = successful Stanley Cup challenge or defense of championship (win); UC = unsuccessful Stanley Cup challenge or defense of championship (loss); Years in bold denote a Stanley Cup win.

Team SC UC Total Win % Appearances
Ottawa HC 17 2 19 .895 1894, 1903 (2), 1904 (4), 1905 (3), 1906 (2), 1906, 1909, 1910 (2), 1911 (3)
Montreal Wanderers 10 2 12 .833 1904, 1906 (2), 1907, 1907, 1908 (5), 1910 (2)
Winnipeg Victorias 6 5 11 .545 1896 (2), 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901 (2), 1902 (2), 1902, 1903
Montreal Victorias 6 2 8 .750 1895, 1896, 1896, 1897 (2), 1898, 1899, 1903
Montreal Shamrocks 5 1 6 .833 1899 (2), 1900 (3), 1901
Montreal HC 5 0 5 1.000 1893, 1894, 1895, 1902, 1903
Quebec Bulldogs 4 0 4 1.000 1912 (2), 1913 (2)
Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles 2 3 5 .400 1903, 1905, 1907 (2), 1907
Toronto Blueshirts 2 0 2 1.000 1914 (2)
Queen's University 0 3 3 .000 1895, 1899, 1906
Brandon Wheat City 0 2 2 .000 1904, 1907
Edmonton HC 0 2 2 .000 1908, 1910
Galt HC 0 2 2 .000 1910, 1911
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 0 2 2 .000 1901, 1908

The following 16 teams unsuccessfully challenged for a Stanley Cup only once: Berlin Dutchmen (1910), Dawson City Nuggets (1905), Halifax Crescents (1900), Moncton Victorias (1912), Montreal Canadiens (1914), New Glasgow Cubs (1906), Ottawa Capitals (1897), Ottawa Victorias (1908), Port Arthur Bearcats (1911), Smiths Falls (1906), Sydney Millionaires (1913), Toronto Marlboros (1904), Toronto Professionals (1908), Toronto Wellingtons (1902), Victoria Aristocrats (1914), Winnipeg Rowing Club (1904).

Stanley Cup Finals era (since 1915)

Active teams

In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In the "Years of appearance" column, bold years indicate winning Stanley Cup Finals appearances. Unless marked otherwise, teams played in the NHL exclusively at the time they competed for the Stanley Cup.

Apps Team Wins Losses Win % Season(s)
35 Montreal Canadiens 24 10 .706 1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2021
24 Detroit Red Wings 11 13 .458 1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009
21 Toronto Maple Leafs 13 8 .619 1918, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
20 Boston Bruins 6 14 .300 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013, 2019
13 Chicago Blackhawks 6 7 .462 1931, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2015
11 New York Rangers 4 7 .364 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1994, 2014
8 Philadelphia Flyers 2 6 .250 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010
7 Edmonton Oilers 5 2 .714 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006
6 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 1 .833 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
5 New York Islanders 4 1 .800 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
5 New Jersey Devils 3 2 .600 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 .600 2004, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
5 Dallas Stars 1 4 .200 1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2020
4 St. Louis Blues 1 3 .250 1968, 1969, 1970, 2019
3 Colorado Avalanche 3 0 1.000 1996, 2001, 2022
3 Los Angeles Kings 2 1 .667 1993, 2012, 2014
3 Calgary Flames 1 2 .333 1986, 1989, 2004
3 Vancouver Canucks 0 3 .000 1982, 1994, 2011
2 Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 .500 2002, 2006
2 Anaheim Ducks 1 1 .500 2003, 2007
2 Washington Capitals 1 1 .500 1998, 2018
2 Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 .500 2018, 2023
2 Buffalo Sabres 0 2 .000 1975, 1999
2 Florida Panthers 0 2 .000 1996, 2023
1 Ottawa Senators 0 1 .000 2007
1 San Jose Sharks 0 1 .000 2016
1 Nashville Predators 0 1 .000 2017

Five active teams have yet to make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Three of these teams have remained in the same location since their inceptions:

The other two teams have relocated and have not made the Finals in either location:

Five relocated teams that have won the Stanley Cup in their current locations and never in their former locations:

Defunct teams

Listed after the team name is the name of the affiliated league(s) when the team competed for the Stanley Cup. A bold year denotes a Stanley Cup win.

Apps Team Wins Losses Win % Season(s)
5 Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL) 4 1 .800 1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
4 Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA/WCHL) 1 3 .250 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922
3 Montreal Maroons (NHL) 2 1 .667 1926, 1928, 1935
3 Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) 1 1 .500 1917, 1919, 1920
2 Victoria Cougars (WCHL/WHL) 1 1 .500 1925, 1926
1 Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) 0 1 .000 1916
1 Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) 0 1 .000 1923
1 Calgary Tigers (WCHL) 0 1 .000 1924
Notes
  • a The Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans appearance totals include the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals that ended with a no-decision because of the Spanish flu epidemic. It is not considered an official series win or loss by either team.
  • b The franchise known today as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Cup in 1918 as the Toronto Hockey Club (later engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Toronto Arenas in 1947), and in 1922 as the Toronto St. Patricks.
  • c The Chicago Blackhawks were known as the Chicago Black Hawks prior to the 1986–87 season.
  • d The Dallas Stars totals include two series losses as the Minnesota North Stars.
  • e The Anaheim Ducks totals include one series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
  • f The Ottawa Senators (1992–present) are named after the original Senators (1883–1934).

See also


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