List of Stanley Cup champions

The Stanley Cup

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 HC (AHAC)		Ottawa HC (AHAC)	1893 AHAC champions, no challengers.
March 22, 1894	Montreal HC (AHAC)		Ottawa HC (AHAC)	Single-elimination (1894 AHAC championship)	3-1	Billy Barlow (9:00, 3rd qtr)
March 9, 1895	Montreal HC (AHAC)		Queen's (OHA)	Single-elimination	5-1
March 8, 1895	Montreal Victorias (AHAC)	Mike Grant (cpt)	Montreal HC (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 HC (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 HC 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)	Mike Grant (cpt)	Montreal HC (AHAC)	1898 AHAC Champion
February 15-18, 1899	Montreal Victorias (CAHL)	Frank Richardson (mgr)	Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)	Two-game total goals	5-3	B. 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 HC (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 HC (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 HC (CAHL)	Clare McKerrow	Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)	Best-of-three	2-1	Jack Marshall (1st half)
January 29-31, February 2-4, 1903	Montreal HC (CAHL)	Clare McKerrow	Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)	Best-of-three	2-1†	Tom Phillips
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March 7-10, 1903	Ottawa Senators (CAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Montreal Victorias (CAHL)	Two-game total goals (1903 CAHL championship)	9-1
March 12-14, 1903	Ottawa Senators (CAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Rat Portage Thistles (MNWHA)	Best-of-three	2-1	Frank McGee (8:20, 1st half)
January 1-4, 1904	Ottawa Senators (CAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Winnipeg Rowing Club (MHA)	Best-of-three	2-1	Frank McGee (11:00, 2nd half)
February 23-25, 1904	Ottawa Senators**	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)	Best-of-three	2-0	Moore (9:38, 1st half)
March 2, 1904	Ottawa Senators**	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Montreal Wanderers (FAHL)	Two-game total goals	***
March 9-11, 1904	Ottawa Senators**	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Brandon Wheat Cities (MNWHA)	Best-of-three	2-0
January 13-16, 1905	Ottawa Senators (FAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Dawson City Nuggets	Best-of-three	2-0	Harry Westwick (12:15, 1st half)
March 3, 1905	Ottawa Senators (FAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Montreal Wanderers (FAHL)	1905 FAHL Champion
March 7-9, 1905	Ottawa Senators (FAHL)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Rat Portage Thistles (MHL)	Best-of-three	2-1	Frank McGee
February 27-28, 1906	Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Queen's University (OHA)	Best-of-three	2-0	Harvey Pulford (10:00, 2nd half)
March 6-8, 1906	Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)	A.T. Smith (mgr)	Smiths Falls (FAHL)	Best-of-three	2-0	Frank McGee (17:45, 1st half)
March 14-17, 1906	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford (cpt)	Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)	Two-game total goals (1906 ECAHA championship)	12-10	Lester Patrick
December 27-29, 1906	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford (cpt)	New Glasgow Cubs (MaHL)	Two-game total goals	17-5
January 21-23, 1907	Kenora Thistles (MPHL)	Tommy Phillips (cpt)	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Two-game total goals	12-8
March 16-18, 1907	Kenora Thistles (MPHL)	Tommy Phillips (cpt)	Brandon Wheat Cities (MPHL)	Best-of-three (1907 MPHL championship)	2-0
March 23-25, 1907	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Kenora Thistles (MPHL)	Two-game total goals	12-8
January 9-13, 1908	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Ottawa Victorias (FAHL)	Two-game total goals	22-4
March 7, 1908	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)	1908 ECAHA Champions
March 10-12, 1908	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL)	Two-game total goals	20-8
March 14, 1908	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Toronto (OPHL)	Single-elimination	6-4	Ernie Johnson
December 28-30, 1908	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	Cecil Blanchford	Edmonton Eskimos (AHL)	Two-game total goals	13-10
March 6, 1909	Ottawa Senators (ECHA)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)	1909 ECHA champions
January 5-7, 1910	Ottawa Senators (CHA)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Galt (OPHL)	Two-game total goals	15-4	Bruce Ridpath (2nd half)
January 18-20, 1910	Ottawa Senators (NHA)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Edmonton Eskimos (AHL)	Two-game total goals	21-11	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)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Montreal Canadiens	1911 NHA Champions
March 13, 1911	Ottawa Senators (NHA)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Galt (OPHL)	Single-elimination	7-4	Marty Walsh (5:00, 3rd)
March 16, 1911	Ottawa Senators (NHA)	Bruce Stuart (cpt)	Port Arthur Bearcats (NOHA)	Single-elimination	13-4	Marty Walsh (4:30, 2nd)
March 5, 1912	Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)	Mike Quinn	Ottawa Senators (NHA)	1912 NHA Champions
March 11-13, 1912	Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)	Mike Quinn	Moncton Victorias (MaPHL)	Best-of-three	2-0	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 Miners (MaPHL)	Two-game total goals	20-5
March 7-11, 1914	Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)	Scotty Davidson	Montreal Canadiens (NHA)	Two-game total goals (1914 NHA championship)	6-2
March 14-19, 1914	Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)	Scotty Davidson	Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA)	Best-of-five	3-0	Harry Cameron (6:00, 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.

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(***) 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	Ottawa Senators (NHA)	Frank Shaughnessy (mgr)	3-0	Barney Stanley (5:30, 2nd)
1915-16	Montreal Canadiens (NHA)	George Kennedy	Portland Rosebuds (PCHA)	E.H. Savage (mgr)	3-2	Goldie Prodgers (17:20, 3rd)
1916-17	Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)	Pete Muldoon	Montreal Canadiens (NHA)	Newsy Lalonde	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	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)	Lloyd Cook & Frank Patrick	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)	Lloyd Cook & Frank Patrick	3-2	Babe Dye (4:20, 1st)
1922-23	Ottawa Senators (NHL)	Pete Green	Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL)	Ken McKenzine	2-0	Punch Broadbent (11:23, 1st)
1923-24	Montreal Canadiens (NHL)	Leo Dandurand	Calgary Tigers (WCHL)	Eddie Oatman	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	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

• After NHL became the only league to compete for the Cup, the playoff champion of the NHL Canadian Division faced the playoff champion of the NHL American Division in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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	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	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	3-2	Johnny Gagnon (9:59, 2nd)
1931-32	Toronto Maple Leafs (C)	Dick Irvin	New York Rangers (A)	Lester Patrick	3-0	Ace Bailey (15:07, 3rd)
1932-33	New York Rangers (A)	Lester Patrick	Toronto Maple Leafs (C)	Dick Irvin	3-1	Bill Cook (7:34, OT)
1933-34	Chicago Black Hawks (A)	Tommy Gorman	Detroit Red Wings (A)	Jack Adams	3-1	Mush March (10:05, 2nd OT)
1934-35	Montreal Maroons (C)	Tommy Gorman	Toronto Maple Leafs (C)	Dick Irvin	3-0	Baldy Northcott (16:18, 2nd)
1935-36	Detroit Red Wings (A)	Jack Adams	Toronto Maple Leafs (C)	Dick Irvin	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	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	4-1	Roy Conacher (17:54, 2nd)
1939-40	New York Rangers	Frank Boucher	Toronto Maple Leafs	Dick Irvin	4-2	Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT)
1940-41	Boston Bruins	Cooney Weiland	Detroit Red Wings	Ebbie Goodfellow	4-0	Bobby Bauer (8:43, 2nd)
1941-42	Toronto Maple Leafs	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	Chicago Black Hawks	Paul Thompson	4-0	Toe Blake (9:12, OT)
1944-45	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hap Day	Detroit Red Wings	Jack Adams	4-3	Babe Pratt (12:14, 3rd)
1945-46	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	Boston Bruins	Dit Clapper	4-1	Toe Blake (11:06, 3rd)
1946-47	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hap Day	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	4-2	Ted Kennedy (14:39, 3rd)
1947-48	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hap Day	Detroit Red Wings	Tommy Ivan	4-0	Harry Watson (11:13, 1st)
1948-49	Toronto Maple Leafs	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	4-1	Bill Barilko (2:53, OT)
1951-52	Detroit Red Wings	Tommy Ivan	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	4-0	Metro Prystai (6:50, 1st)
1952-53	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	Boston Bruins	Lynn Patrick	4-1	Elmer Lach (1:22, OT)
1953-54	Detroit Red Wings	Tommy Ivan	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	4-3	Tony Leswick (4:20, OT)
1954-55	Detroit Red Wings	Jimmy Skinner	Montreal Canadiens	Dick Irvin	4-3	Gordie Howe (19:49, 2nd)
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Detroit Red Wings	Jimmy Skinner	4-1	Maurice Richard (15:08, 2nd)
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Boston Bruins	Milt Schmidt	4-1	Dickie Moore (0:14, 2nd)
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Boston Bruins	Milt Schmidt	4-2	Bernie Geoffrion (19:26, 2nd)
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Toronto Maple Leafs	Punch Imlach	4-1	Marcel Bonin (9:55, 2nd)
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Toronto Maple Leafs	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	Punch Imlach	Chicago Black Hawks	Rudy Pilous	4-2	Dick Duff (14:14, 3rd)
1962-63	Toronto Maple Leafs	Punch Imlach	Detroit Red Wings	Sid Abel	4-1	Eddie Shack (13:28, 3rd)
1963-64	Toronto Maple Leafs	Punch Imlach	Detroit Red Wings	Sid Abel	4-3	Andy Bathgate (3:04, 1st)
1964-65	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Chicago Black Hawks	Billy Reay	4-3	Jean Beliveau (0:14, 1st)
1965-66	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	Detroit Red Wings	Sid Abel	4-2	Henri Richard (2:20, OT)
1966-67	Toronto Maple Leafs	Punch Imlach	Montreal Canadiens	Toe Blake	4-2	Jim Pappin (19:24, 2nd)

• As a result of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the league realigned its teams into the East Division and the West Division.

Season	Winning Team	Coach	2nd Place Team	Coach	Games	Winning Goal
1967-68	Montreal Canadiens (E)	Toe Blake	St. Louis Blues (W)	Scotty Bowman	4-0	J.C. 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)

• The postseason format was altered so that once again the playoff champion of the Prince of Wales Conference faced the playoff champion of the Clarence Campbell Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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)

Stanley Cup Finals Appearances by Franchise

The following is a ranking of franchises by number of appearances in the Finals since 1915. Prior to this time, from 1894 to 1914, the Cup was won on a challenge basis. Teams played in the NHL exclusively unless marked otherwise.

Num	Team	W	L	PCT	Notes	Years won
34	Montreal Canadiens (NHA/NHL) 1910–	24	9	.727		1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993
22	Detroit Red Wings 1926–	10	12	.455		1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2002, [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals	1952]] ]]
21	Toronto Maple Leafs 1917–	13	8	.619	[1]	1918, 1922, 1932, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967,
17	Boston Bruins 1924–	5	12	.294		1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972
10	New York Rangers 1926–	4	6	.400		1928, 1933, 1940, 1994
10	Chicago Blackhawks 1926–	3	7	.300		1934, 1938, 1961
7	Edmonton Oilers (WHA/NHL) 1972–	5	2	.714		1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990,
7	Philadelphia Flyers 1967–	2	5	.286		1974, 1975
5	New York Islanders 1972–	4	1	.800		1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
5	Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL) 1910–34	4	1	.800	[6]	1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
4	New Jersey Devils 1974–	3	1	.750		1995, 2000, 2003
4	Dallas Stars 1967–	1	3	.250	[2]	1999
4	Vancouver Millionaires/Maroons (PCHA/WCHL) 1912–26	1	3	.250	[5]	1915
3	Montreal Maroons 1924–38	2	1	.667	[5]	1926, 1935
3	Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) 1915–24	1	1	.500	[4] [5]	1917
3	Calgary Flames 1972–	1	2	.333		1989
3	St. Louis Blues 1967–	0	3	.000
2	Colorado Avalanche (WHA/NHL) 1972–	2	0	1.000		1996, 2001
2	Pittsburgh Penguins 1967–	2	0	1.000		1991, 1992
2	Carolina Hurricanes (WHA/NHL) 1972–	1	1	.500		2006
2	Victoria Cougars (PCHA) 1918–26	1	1	.500	[5]	1925
2	Anaheim Ducks 1993–	1	1	.500	[3]	2007
2	Buffalo Sabres 1970–	0	2	.000
2	Vancouver Canucks 1970–	0	2	.000
1	Tampa Bay Lightning 1991–	1	0	1.000		2004
1	Washington Capitals 1974–	0	1	.000
1	Los Angeles Kings 1967–	0	1	.000
1	Florida Panthers 1993–	0	1	.000
1	Ottawa Senators 1991–	0	1	.000	[6]
1	Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) 1914–18	0	1	.000	[5]
1	Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) 1905–1927	0	1	.000	[5]
1	Calgary Tigers (WCHL) 1921–26	0	1	.000	[5]

^Toronto  - Includes the titles won by the 1918 Toronto HC, and the Toronto St. Pats (1919-1927); predecessors of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

^Ottawa  - The later Ottawa Senators are the namesake of the first.

^Dallas  - Dallas totals include two Finals losses as the Minnesota North Stars.

^Seattle  - Seattle totals include the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals that ended with a no decision due to the Spanish flu epidemic.

^Anaheim  - Anaheim totals include one Final series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; their former name.

^Defunct  - Franchise no longer exists.

Current Franchises with no Finals appearances

• Atlanta Thrashers (Founded 1999)
• Columbus Blue Jackets (Founded 2000)
• Minnesota Wild (Founded 2000)
• Nashville Predators (Founded 1998)
• Phoenix Coyotes (Founded 1972 as Winnipeg Jets (entering the NHL for the 1979-80 season). Known as Phoenix Coyotes since 1996)
• San Jose Sharks (Founded 1991)

External links

• CBC Sports page with small summary about, and photos of, teams that won the Stanley Cup each year

See also

• Stanley Cup Challenge Games
• List of NHL seasons
• Presidents' Trophy
• List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
• List of National Hockey League playoff appearance streaks