Ice Hockey Wiki
Register
Advertisement
StanleyCup

This is a list of Stanley Cup champions, including the finalists/challengers. Originally, it was referred to as the "Challenge Cup"; the champions held onto the Cup until they either lost their league title to another club, or a champion from another league issued a formal challenge and subsequently defeated the reigning Cup champion in a special game or series. The playoff format for each challenge varied depending on what the two competing clubs agreed to.

Prior to 1912, challenges could take place at any time, given the appropriate rink conditions, and it was common for teams to defend the Cup numerous times during the year. In 1912, the Cup's trustees declared that the Cup was only to be defended at the end of the champion team's regular season. Also during the Cup's challenge era, all of the leagues that played for the trophy had no annual formal playoff system to decide their own respective championships; whoever finished in first place after the regular season won the league title. Thus, a few league championship games or series were held just to break first place ties and determine who would keep the Cup. These league title games have historically been listed along with the regular inter-league Cup challenges.

In 1915, an agreement between the National Hockey Association (NHA) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) was reached in which their respective champions would face each other for the Cup. The NHA dissolved in 1917, and the National Hockey League (NHL) took its place. Then after the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) was born in 1921, it was agreed that all three league champions would play for the Cup. The PCHA and the WCHL merged in 1924, and became the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1925.

Since the demise of the WHL in 1926, the Cup has been awarded to the NHL champions.

Stanley Cup champions by year[]

Challenge Cup[]

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 being the champions for the year. The Stanley Cup kept the tradition going, but added that the winner of the current champion's league would then inherit the Cup, if it was not the current champion.

The 'Chronology' sections lists the complete series of league championships and challenges during the period, and the 'Season-by-Season' record lists the winners after the final challenge of the hockey season, as well as challenge winners during the season, if they are different teams.

Full Chronology[]

See also: Stanley Cup Challenge Games

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 2nd Place Team/
Challenge Loser
Playoff Format Score Winning Goal
March 17, 1893 Montreal AAA

(AHAC)

Harry Shaw (mgr.) Ottawa Hockey Club

(AHAC)

1893 AHAC champions, no challengers.
March 22, 1894 Montreal AAA

(AHAC)

Harry Shaw (mgr.) Ottawa Hockey Club

(AHAC)

Single-elimination
(1894 AHAC championship)
3-1 Billy Barlow (9:00, 3rd qtr)
March 9, 1895 Montreal AAA

(AHAC)

Harry Smith (mgr.) Queen's University

(OHA)

Single-elimination 5-1
March 8, 1895 Montreal Victorias

(AHAC)

Mike Grant (cpt) Montreal AAA (AHAC) 1895 AHAC Champion*
February 14, 1896 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Jack Armytage (mgr) Montreal Victorias (AHAC) Single-elimination 2-0 Dan Bain
March, 1896 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Jack Armytage (mgr) Winnipeg Hockey Club

(MHA)

1896 MHA champion
December 30, 1896 Montreal Victorias

(AHAC)

Mike Grant (cpt) Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Single-elimination 6-5 Ernie McLea
March 6, 1897 Montreal Victorias

(AHAC)

Mike Grant (cpt) Ottawa Hockey Club AHAC) 1897 AHAC Champion
December 27, 1897 Montreal Victorias

(AHAC)

Mike Grant (cpt) Ottawa Capitals (CCHA) Single-elimination 15-2
March 5, 1898 Montreal Victorias

(AHAC)

Frank Richardson

(playing-Coach)

Montreal AAA (AHAC) 1898 AHAC Champion
February 15-18, 1899 Montreal Victorias

(CAHL)

Frank Richardson (playing-Coach) Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Two-game total goals 5-3 Bob McDougall (2nd half)
March 4, 1899 Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Harry Trihey (cpt) Montreal Victorias

(CAHL)

1899 CAHL Champion
March 14,1899 Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Harry Trihey (cpt) Queen's University

(OHA)

Single-elimination 6-2 Harry Trihey
February 12-15, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Harry Trihey (cpt) Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Best-of-three 2-1 Harry Trihey (2nd half)
March 7, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Harry Trihey (cpt) Halifax Crescents

(MaHL)

Best-of-three 2-0 Joe McKenna
March 10, 1900 Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Harry Trihey (cpt) Montreal AAA (CAHL) 1900 CAHL Champion
January 29-31,1901 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Dan Bain (cpt) Montreal Shamrocks

(CAHL)

Best-of-three 2-0 Dan Bain
March, 1901 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Dan Bain (cpt) Winnipeg Hockey Club

(MHA)

1901 MHA Champion
January 21-23, 1902 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Dan Bain (cpt) Toronto Wellingtons

(OHA)

Best-of-three 2-0 Scanlon (9:00, 2nd half)
March, 1902 Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Dan Bain (cpt) Winnipeg Rowing Club

(MHA)

1902 MHA Champion
March 15-17, 1902 Montreal AAA

(CAHL)

Clarence McKerrow Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Best-of-three 2-1 Jack Marshall

(1st half)

January 29-31, February 2-4, 1903 Montreal AAA

(CAHL)

Desse Browne Winnipeg Victorias

(MHA)

Best-of-three 2-1† Tom Phillips
Era of the Silver Seven
March 7-10, 1903 Ottawa SIlver Sevens (CAHL) Alf Smith Montreal Victorias

(CAHL)

Two-game total goals
(1903 CAHL championship)
9-1 Suddy Gilmour (4:34, 2nd half)
March 12-14, 1903 Ottawa Silver Sevens (CAHL) Alf Smith Rat Portage Thistles

(MNWHA)

Best-of-three 2-1 Frank McGee (8:20, 1st half)
January 1-4, 1904 Ottawa Silver Sevens (CAHL) Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Winnipeg Rowing Club

(MHA)

Best-of-three 2-1 Frank McGee (11:00, 2nd half)
February 23-25, 1904 Ottawa Silver Sevens** Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Toronto Marlboros

(OHA)

Best-of-three 2-0 Arthur Moore (9:38,

1st half)

March 2, 1904 Ottawa Silver Sevens** Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Montreal Wanderers

(FAHL)

Two-game total goals ***
March 9-11, 1904 Ottawa Silver Sevens** Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Brandon Wheat Cities

(MNWHA)

Best-of-three 2-0 Frank McGee (18:00 1st half)
January 13-16, 1905 Ottawa Silver Sevens (FAHL) Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Dawson City Nuggets Best-of-three 2-0 Harry Westwick (12:15, 1st half)
March 3, 1905 Ottawa SIlver Sevens

(FAHL)

Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Montreal Wanderers (FAHL) 1905 FAHL Champion
March 7-9, 1905 Ottawa Silver Sevens

(FAHL)

Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Rat Portage Thistles (MHL) Best-of-three 2-1 Frank McGee
February 27-28, 1906 Ottawa Silver Sevens

(ECAHA)

Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Queen's University (OHA) Best-of-three 2-0 Harvey Pulford (10:00, 2nd half)
March 6-8, 1906 Ottawa Silver Sevens

(ECAHA)

Alf Smith (playing-Coach) Smiths Falls (FAHL) Best-of-three 2-0 Frank McGee (17:45, 1st half)
March 14-17, 1906 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (playing-Coach) Ottawa Senators (ECAHA) Two-game total goals
(1906 ECAHA championship)
12-10 Lester Patrick
December 27-29, 1906 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (playing-Coach) New Glasgow Cubs (MaHL) Two-game total goals 17-5
January 21-23, 1907 Kenora Thistles

(MPHL)

James Link Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Two-game total goals 12-8 Roxy Beaudro unknown time
March 16-18, 1907 Kenora Thistles

(MPHL)

James Link Brandon Wheat Cities (MPHL) Best-of-three
(1907 MPHL championship)
2-0 Fred Whitcroft (19:00, 1st half)
March 23-25, 1907 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (playing-Coach) Kenora Thistles

(MPHL)

Two-game total goals 12-8 Ernie "Moose" Johnson unknown time
January 9-13, 1908 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (capt) Ottawa Victorias

(FAHL)

Two-game total goals 22-4 Fred "Pud" Glass

(25:00 1st half, game 1)

March 7, 1908 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (capt) Ottawa Senators

(ECAHA)

1908 ECAHA Champions
March 10-12, 1908 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (Capt) Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL) Two-game total goals 20-8
March 14, 1908 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (capt) Toronto Pros (OPHL) Single-elimination 6-4 Ernie "Moose" Johnson
December 28-30, 1908 Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

Cecil Blanchford (capt) Edmonton Eskimos

(AHL)

Two-game total goals 13-10 Water Smail
March 6, 1909 Ottawa Senators

(ECHA)

Pete Green Montreal Wanderers

(ECAHA)

1909 ECHA champions
January 5-7, 1910 Ottawa Senators

(CHA)

Pete Green Galt Hockey Club

(OPHL)

Two-game total goals 15-4 Hamby Shore 10:10 (1st half, game 1)
January 18-20, 1910 Ottawa Senators

(NHA)

Pete Green Edmonton Eskimos

(AHL)

Two-game total goals 21-10 Bruce Stuart (23:45, 1st half)
March 9, 1910 Montreal Wanderers

(NHA)

Frank "Pud" Glass (cpt) Ottawa Senators (NHA) 1910 NHA Champion
March 12, 1910 Montreal Wanderers

(NHA)

Frank "Pud" Glass (cpt) Berlin Union Jacks

(OPHL)

Single-elimination 7-3 Harry Hyland (22:00, 1st half)
March 10, 1911 Ottawa Senators

(NHA)

Pete Green Montreal Canadiens 1911 NHA Champions
March 13, 1911 Ottawa Senators

(NHA)

Pete Green Galt Hockey Club

(OPHL)

Single-elimination 7-4 Marty Walsh (5:00, 3rd)
March 16, 1911 Ottawa Senators

(NHA)

Pete Green Port Arthur Bearcats

(NOHA)

Single-elimination 13-4 Marty Walsh (4:30, 2nd)
March 5, 1912 Quebec Bulldogs

(NHA)

Charles Nolan Ottawa Senators (NHA) 1912 NHA Champions
March 11-13, 1912 Quebec Bulldogs

(NHA)

Charles Nolan Moncton Victorias

(MaPHL)

Best-of-three 2-0 Joe Malone (18:00 1st) Joe Malone (18:00, 1st)
March 5, 1913 Quebec Bulldogs

(NHA)

Joe Malone (cpt) Montreal Wanderers

(NHA)

1913 NHA Champions
March 8-10, 1913 Quebec Bulldogs

(NHA)

Joe Malone (cpt) Sydney Millionaires

(MaPHL)

Two-game total goals 20-5 Tommy Smith (3:10 2nd, game 1)
March 7-11, 1914 Toronto Blueshirts

(NHA)

Jack Marshall (playing-mgr) Montreal Canadiens

(NHA)

Two-game total goals
(1914 NHA championship)
6-2 Allan "Scotty" Davidson (2:00 3rd)
March 14-19, 1914 Toronto Blueshirts

(NHA)

Jack Marshall (playing-mgr). Victoria Aristocrats

(PCHA)

Best-of-five 3-0 Harry Cameron (9:00, 3rd)

(*) Note: Although the Montreal Victorias won the AHA 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.

(**) Note: For most of 1904, the Ottawa Senators was not affiliated with any league.

(***) Note: The Montreal Wanderers were disqualified as the result of a dispute. After Game 1 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.

† Note: January 29 game was completed on January 31, because January 29 game was tied at midnight, January 30th and the Mayor of Westmount refused to allow play to continue on the Sunday.

Season-by-Season Record[]

This table lists the winners of Stanley Cups per hockey season, (which does not have official dates as rinks were natural ice, so the season roughly corresponds to winter) for the 'challenge era.' The leagues typically started close to the beginning of the calendar year and ended in early March.

Season Holder at End of Season Other Challenge Winners
1892-93 Montreal HC (AHAC)
1893-94 Montreal HC (AHAC)
1894-95 Montreal Victorias (AHAC) Montreal HC (AHAC)
1895-96 Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)
1896-97 Montreal Victorias (AHAC)
1897-98 Montreal Victorias (AHAC)
1898-99 Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) Montreal Victorias (CAHL)
1899-1900 Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)
1900-01 Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)
1901-02 Montreal HC (CAHL) Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)
1902-03 Ottawa Senators (CAHL) Montreal HC (CAHL)
1903-04 Ottawa Senators
1904-05 Ottawa Senators (FAHL)
1905-06 Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)
1906-07 Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Kenora Thistles (MPHL)
1907-08 Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)
1908-09 Ottawa Senators (ECAHA) Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)
1909-10 Montreal Wanderers (NHA) Ottawa Senators (CHA/NHA)
1910-11 Ottawa Senators (NHA)
1911-12 Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)
1912-13 Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)
1913-14 Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)

NHA vs. PCHA champions[]

Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires

(PCHA)

Frank Patrick

(playing-Coach)

Ottawa Senators

(NHA)

Alf Smith 3-0 Barney Stanley (5:30, 2nd)
1915-16 Montreal Canadiens (NHA) Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde

(playing-Coach)

Portland Rosebuds

(PCHA)

Ed Savage 3-2 Goldie Prodgers (17:20, 3rd)
1916-17 Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) Pete Muldoon Montreal Canadiens

(NHA)

Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde

(playing-Coach)

3-1 Bernie Morris (7:55, 1st)

NHL vs. PCHA champions[]

Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1917-18 Toronto (NHL) Dick Carroll Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) Frank Patrick (playing-Coach) 3-2 Corb Denneny (10:30, 3rd)
1918-19 Not awarded due to the flu epidemic.
1919-20 Ottawa Senators (NHL) Pete Green Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) Pete Muldoon 3-2 Jack Darragh (5:00, 3rd)
1920-21 Ottawa Senators (NHL) Pete Green Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) Frank Patrick (playing-Coach) 3-2 Jack Darragh (9:40, 2nd)

NHL vs. PCHA or WCHL champions[]

Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1921-22 Toronto St. Pats (NHL) George O'Donoghue Vancouver Millionaires

(PCHA)

Frank Patrick

(playing-Coach)

3-2 Cecil "Babe" Dye (4:20, 1st)
1922-23 Ottawa Senators (NHL) Pete Green Edmonton Eskimos

(WCHL)

Ken McKenzine 2-0 Harry "Punch" Broadbent (11:23, 1st)
1923-24 Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Leo Dandurand Calgary Tigers (WCHL) Lloyd Turner 2-0 Howie Morenz (4:55, 1st)

NHL vs. WCHL/WHL champions[]

Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1924-25 Victoria Cougars (WCHL) Lester Patrick Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Leo Dandurand 3-1 Harold "Gizzy" Hart (2:35, 2nd)
1925-26 Montreal Maroons (NHL) Eddie Gerard Victoria Cougars (WHL) Lester Patrick 3-1 Nels Stewart (2:50, 2nd)

NHL champion[]

Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1926-27 Ottawa Senators (C) Dave Gill Boston Bruins (A) Art Ross 2-0-2 Cy Denneny (7:30, 2nd)
1927-28 New York Rangers (A) Lester Patrick

(playing-Coach)

Montreal Maroons (C) Eddie Gerard 3-2 Frank Boucher (3:35, 3rd)
  • The league changed the playoff format: In the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals, both second place teams faced each other, as did the two third place teams. Both first place teams received a bye and automatically advanced to the semifinals, but had to face each other in that playoff round. As a result, two teams from the same division occasionally played each other in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1928-29 Boston Bruins (A) Cy Denneny

(playing-Coach)

New York Rangers (A) Lester Patrick 2-0 Bill Carson (18:02, 3rd)
1929-30 Montreal Canadiens (C) Cecil Hart Boston Bruins (A) Art Ross 2-0 Howie Morenz (1:00, 2nd)
1930-31 Montreal Canadiens (C) Cecil Hart Chicago Black Hawks (A) Dick Irvin Sr. 3-2 Johnny Gagnon (9:59, 2nd)
1931-32 Toronto Maple Leafs (C) Dick Irvin Sr. New York Rangers (A) Lester Patrick 3-0 Irvine "Ace" Bailey (15:07, 3rd)
1932-33 New York Rangers (A) Lester Patrick Toronto Maple Leafs (C) Dick Irvin Sr. 3-1 Bill Cook (7:34, OT)
1933-34 Chicago Black Hawks (A) Tommy Gorman Detroit Red Wings (A) Jack Adams 3-1 Harold "Mush" March (10:05, 2nd OT)
1934-35 Montreal Maroons (C) Tommy Gorman Toronto Maple Leafs (C) Dick Irvin Sr. 3-0 Larry "Baldy" Northcott (16:18, 2nd)
1935-36 Detroit Red Wings (A) Jack Adams Toronto Maple Leafs (C) Dick Irvin Sr. 3-1 Pete Kelly (9:45, 3rd)
1936-37 Detroit Red Wings (A) Jack Adams New York Rangers (A) Lester Patrick 3-2 Marty Barry (19:22, 1st)
1937-38 Chicago Black Hawks (A) Bill Stewart Toronto Maple Leafs (C) Dick Irvin Sr. 3-1 Carl Voss (16:45, 2nd)
  • Before the start of the 1938-39 season, the league contracted to seven teams, causing the league to implement a one division format. The NHL contracted even further to only six clubs by the 1942-43 season, beginning a period that became known as the Original Six Era.
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1938-39 Boston Bruins Art Ross Toronto Maple Leafs Dick Irvin Sr. 4-1 Roy Conacher (17:54, 2nd)
1939-40 New York Rangers Frank Boucher Toronto Maple Leafs Dick Irvin Sr. 4-2 Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT)
1940-41 Boston Bruins Ralph "Cooney" Weiland Detroit Red Wings Ebbie Goodfellow 4-0 Bobby Bauer (8:43, 2nd)
1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs Clarence "Hap" Day Detroit Red Wings Jack Adams 4-3 Pete Langelle (9:48, 3rd)
1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Jack Adams Boston Bruins Art Ross 4-0 Joe Carveth (12:09, 1st)
1943-44 Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. Chicago Black Hawks Paul Thompson 4-0 Hector "Toe" Blake (9:12, OT)
1944-45 Toronto Maple Leafs Clarence "Hap" Day Detroit Red Wings Jack Adams 4-3 Walter "Babe" Pratt (12:14, 3rd)
1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. Boston Bruins Dit Clapper 4-1 Hector "Toe" Blake (11:06, 3rd)
1946-47 Toronto Maple Leafs Clarence "Hap" Day Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin 4-2 Ted Kennedy (14:39, 3rd)
1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs Clarence "Hap" Day Detroit Red Wings Tommy Ivan 4-0 Harry Watson (11:13, 1st)
1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs Clarence "Hap" Day Detroit Red Wings Tommy Ivan 4-0 Cal Gardner (19:45, 2nd)
1949-50 Detroit Red Wings Tommy Ivan New York Rangers Lynn Patrick 4-3 Pete Babando (8:31, 2nd OT)
1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs Joe Primeau Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. 4-1 Bill Barilko (2:53, OT)
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Tommy Ivan Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. 4-0 Metro Prystai (6:50, 1st)
1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. Boston Bruins Lynn Patrick 4-1 Elmer Lach (1:22, OT)
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings Tommy Ivan Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. 4-3 Tony Leswick (4:20, OT)
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings Jimmy Skinner Montreal Canadiens Dick Irvin Sr. 4-3 Gordie Howe (19:49, 2nd)
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Detroit Red Wings Jimmy Skinner 4-1 Maurice Richard (15:08, 2nd)
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Boston Bruins Milt Schmidt 4-1 Dickie Moore (0:14, 2nd)
1957-58 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Boston Bruins Milt Schmidt 4-2 Bernie Geoffrion (19:26, 2nd)
1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach 4-1 Marcel Bonin (9:55, 2nd)
1959-60 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach 4-0 Jean Beliveau (8:16, 1st)
1960-61 Chicago Black Hawks Rudy Pilous Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel 4-2 Ab McDonald (18:49, 2nd)
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach Chicago Black Hawks Rudy Pilous 4-2 Dick Duff (14:14, 3rd)
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel 4-1 Eddie Shack (13:28, 3rd)
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel 4-3 Andy Bathgate (3:04, 1st)
1964-65 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Chicago Black Hawks Billy Reay 4-3 Jean Beliveau (0:14, 1st)
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel 4-2 Henri Richard (2:20, OT)
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs George "Punch" Imlach Montreal Canadiens Hector "Toe" Blake 4-2 Jim Pappin (19:24, 2nd)
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1967-68 Montreal Canadiens (E) Hector "Toe" Blake St. Louis Blues (W) Scotty Bowman 4-0 Jean-Claude Tremblay (11:40, 3rd)
1968-69 Montreal Canadiens (E) Claude Ruel St. Louis Blues (W) Scotty Bowman 4-0 John Ferguson (3:02, 3rd)
1969-70 Boston Bruins (E) Harry Sinden St. Louis Blues (W) Scotty Bowman 4-0 Bobby Orr (0:40, OT)
  • The league changed the playoff format again so that an Eastern Division team would always face a Western Division team in the Stanley Cup Semifinals. Therefore, two teams from the same division could face each other in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens (E) Al MacNeil Chicago Black Hawks (W) Bill Reay 4-3 Henri Richard (2:34, 3rd)
1971-72 Boston Bruins (E) Tom Johnson New York Rangers (E) Emile Francis 4-2 Bobby Orr (11:18, 1st)
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens (E) Scotty Bowman Chicago Black Hawks (W) Bill Reay 4-2 Yvan Cournoyer (8:13, 3rd)
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers (W) Fred Shero Boston Bruins (E) Bep Guidolin 4-2 Rick MacLeish (14:48, 1st)
  • The league expanded to 18 teams and realigned into two conferences: the Prince of Wales Conference and the Clarence Campbell Conference. Twelve teams qualified for the postseason, but were seeded 1-12 regardless of conference. This type of seeding system would continue after the league expanded the playoffs to 16 teams before the 1979-80 season.
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers Fred Shero Buffalo Sabres Floyd Smith 4-2 Bob Kelly (0:11, 3rd)
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Scotty Bowman Philadelphia Flyers Fred Shero 4-0 Guy Lafleur (14:18, 3rd)
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens Scotty Bowman Boston Bruins Don Cherry 4-0 Jacques Lemaire (4:32, OT)
1977-78 Montreal Canadiens Scotty Bowman Boston Bruins Don Cherry 4-2 Mario Tremblay (9:20, 1st)
1978-79 Montreal Canadiens Scotty Bowman New York Rangers Fred Shero 4-1 Jacques Lemaire (1:02, 2nd)
1979-80 New York Islanders Al Arbour Philadelphia Flyers Pat Quinn 4-2 Bob Nystrom (7:11, OT)
1980-81 New York Islanders Al Arbour Minnesota North Stars Glen Sonmor 4-1 Wayne Merrick (5:37, 1st)
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Place Team Coach Games Winning Goal
1981-82 New York Islanders (PW) Al Arbour Vancouver Canucks (CC) Roger Neilson 4-0 Mike Bossy (5:00, 2nd)
1982-83 New York Islanders (PW) Al Arbour Edmonton Oilers (CC) Glen Sather 4-0 Mike Bossy (12:39, 1st)
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers (CC) Glen Sather New York Islanders (PW) Al Arbour 4-1 Ken Linseman (0:38, 2nd)
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers (CC) Glen Sather Philadelphia Flyers (PW) Mike Keenan 4-1 Paul Coffey (17:57, 1st)
1985-86 Montreal Canadiens (PW) Jean Perron Calgary Flames (CC) Bob Johnson 4-1 Bobby Smith (10:30, 3rd)
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers (CC) Glen Sather Philadelphia Flyers (PW) Mike Keenan 4-3 Jari Kurri (14:59, 2nd)
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers (CC) Glen Sather Boston Bruins (PW) Terry O'Reilly 4-0 Wayne Gretzky (9:44, 2nd)
1988-89 Calgary Flames (CC) Terry Crisp Montreal Canadiens (PW) Pat Burns 4-2 Doug Gilmour (11:02, 3rd)
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers (CC) John Muckler Boston Bruins (PW) Mike Milbury 4-1 Craig Simpson (9:31, 2nd)
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) Bob Johnson Minnesota North Stars (CC) Bob Gainey 4-2 Ulf Samuelsson (2:00, 1st)
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) Scotty Bowman Chicago Blackhawks (CC) Mike Keenan 4-0 Ron Francis (7:59, 3rd)
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens (PW) Jacques Demers Los Angeles Kings (CC) Barry Melrose 4-1 Kirk Muller (3:51, 2nd)
  • The league's two conferences were renamed the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively.
Season Winning Team Coach 2nd Coach Games Winning Goal
1993-94 New York Rangers (E) Mike Keenan Vancouver Canucks (W) Pat Quinn 4-3 Mark Messier (13:29, 2nd)
1994-95 New Jersey Devils (E) Jacques Lemaire Detroit Red Wings (W) Scotty Bowman 4-0 Neal Broten (7:56, 2nd)
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche (W) Marc Crawford Florida Panthers (E) Doug MacLean 4-0 Uwe Krupp (4:31, 3rd OT)
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings (W) Scotty Bowman Philadelphia Flyers (E) Terry Murray 4-0 Darren McCarty (13:02, 2nd)
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings (W) Scotty Bowman Washington Capitals (E) Ron Wilson 4-0 Martin Lapointe (2:26, 2nd)
1998-99 Dallas Stars (W) Ken Hitchcock Buffalo Sabres (E) Lindy Ruff 4-2 Brett Hull (14:51, 3rd OT)
1999-2000 New Jersey Devils (E) Larry Robinson Dallas Stars (W) Ken Hitchcock 4-2 Jason Arnott (8:20, 2nd OT)
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche (W) Bob Hartley New Jersey Devils (E) Larry Robinson 4-3 Alex Tanguay (4:57, 2nd)
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings (W) Scotty Bowman Carolina Hurricanes (E) Paul Maurice 4-1 Brendan Shanahan (14:04, 2nd)
2002-03 New Jersey Devils (E) Pat Burns Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (W) Mike Babcock 4-3 Michael Rupp (2:22, 2nd)
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning (E) John Tortorella Calgary Flames (W) Darryl Sutter 4-3 Ruslan Fedotenko (14:38, 2nd)
2004-05 Not awarded due to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes (E) Peter Laviolette Edmonton Oilers (W) Craig MacTavish 4-3 Frantisek Kaberle (4:18, 2nd)
2006-07 Anaheim Ducks (W) Randy Carlyle Ottawa Senators (E) Bryan Murray 4-1 Travis Moen (15:44, 2nd)
2007-08 Detroit Red Wings(W) Mike Babcock Pittsburgh Penguins(E) Michel Therren 4-2 Henrik Zetterberg(7:36 3rd)
2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins(E) Michel Therren Detroit Red Wings (W) Mike Babcock 4-3 Maxime Talbot (10:07 2nd)
2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks(W) Joel Quennville Philadelphia Flyers(E) Peter Laviolette 4-2 Patrick Kane (4:06 OT)
2010-11 Boston Bruins(E) Claude Julllian Vancouver Canucks(W) Allain Vigneault 4-3 Patrice Bergeron (14:37 1st)
2011-12 Los Angeles Kings(W) Darryl Sutter New Jersey Devils(E) Peter DeBeor 4-2 Jeff Carter (12:45 1st)
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)
&0000000000000035.00000035[a] align="left" | Montreal Canadiens &0000000000000024.00000024 &0000000000000010.00000010[a] .706 1916, 1917, 1919[a]

, 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

&0000000000000024.00000024 Detroit Red Wings &0000000000000011.00000011 &0000000000000013.00000013 .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
&0000000000000021.00000021 Toronto Maple Leafs[b] &0000000000000013.00000013 &0000000000000008.0000008 .619 1918, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
&0000000000000020.00000020 Boston Bruins &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000014.00000014 .300 1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013, 2019
&0000000000000013.00000013 Chicago Blackhawks[c] &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000007.0000007 .462 1931, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2015
&0000000000000011.00000011 New York Rangers &0000000000000004.0000004 &0000000000000007.0000007 .364 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1994, 2014
&0000000000000008.0000008 Philadelphia Flyers &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000006.0000006 .250 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010
&0000000000000007.0000007 Edmonton Oilers &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000002.0000002 .714 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006
&0000000000000006.0000006 Pittsburgh Penguins &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000001.0000001 .833 1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
&0000000000000005.0000005 New York Islanders &0000000000000004.0000004 &0000000000000001.0000001 .800 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
&0000000000000005.0000005 New Jersey Devils &0000000000000003.0000003 &0000000000000002.0000002 .600 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012
&0000000000000005.0000005 Tampa Bay Lightning &0000000000000003.0000003 &0000000000000002.0000002 .600 2004, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
&0000000000000005.0000005 Dallas Stars[d] &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000004.0000004 .200 1981, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2020
&0000000000000004.0000004 St. Louis Blues &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000003.0000003 .250 1968, 1969, 1970, 2019
&0000000000000003.0000003 Colorado Avalanche &0000000000000003.0000003 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 1.000 1996, 2001, 2022
&0000000000000003.0000003 Los Angeles Kings &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000001.0000001 .667 1993, 2012, 2014
&0000000000000003.0000003 Calgary Flames &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000002.0000002 .333 1986, 1989, 2004
&0000000000000003.0000003 Vancouver Canucks &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000003.0000003 .000 1982, 1994, 2011
&0000000000000002.0000002 Carolina Hurricanes &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 .500 2002, 2006
&0000000000000002.0000002 Anaheim Ducks[e] &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 .500 2003, 2007
&0000000000000002.0000002 Vegas Golden Knights &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 .500 2018, 2023
&0000000000000002.0000002 Washington Capitals &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 .500 1998, 2018
&0000000000000002.0000002 Buffalo Sabres &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000002.0000002 .000 1975, 1999
&0000000000000002.0000002 Florida Panthers &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000002.0000002 .000 1996, 2023
&0000000000000001.0000001 Ottawa Senators[f] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000001.0000001 .000 2007
&0000000000000001.0000001 San Jose Sharks &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000001.0000001 .000 2016
&0000000000000001.0000001 Nashville Predators &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000001.0000001 .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[a] align="left" | Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) 1 1[a] .500 1917, 1919[a]

, 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[1] (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[]


Advertisement