Ice Hockey / National Hockey League (NHL)

List of Winners Most Titles Titles Players

In November 1917 in Montréal, the NHL, the major professional ice hockey league, was formed from the National Hockey Association, which had been established in 1909. The NHL comprises teams from the United States and Canada, and for many years almost all NHL players were natives of Canada. In recent years, however, more players from Europe and the United States have become NHL players. NHL teams compete for the Stanley Cup, a trophy awarded annually from 1893 to 1925 for amateur competition and since 1926 for professional play. The cup was first presented by Sir Frederick Arthur, 1st baron Stanley of Preston, governor-general of Canada. Now, each NHL season ends with several playoff rounds, and the team that emerges as the winner claims the Stanley Cup for that season.

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Ed. Year Winner Score Runner-up
XCVII 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Florida Panthers
XCVI 2022 Colorado Avalanche 4-2 Tampa Bay Lightning
XCV 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 Montreal Canadiens
XCIV 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 Dallas Stars
XCIII 2019 St. Louis Blues 4-3 Boston Bruins
XCII 2018 Washington Capitals 4-1 Vegas Golden Knights
XCI 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Nashville Predators
XC 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 San Jose Sharks
LXXXIX 2015 Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Tampa Bay Lightning
LXXXVIII 2014 Los Angeles Kings 4-1 New York Rangers
LXXXVII 2013 Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Boston Bruins
LXXXVI 2012 Los Angeles Kings 4-2 New Jersey Devils
LXXXV 2011 Boston Bruins 4-3 Vancouver Canucks
LXXXIV 2010 Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Philadelphia Flyers
LXXXIII 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Detroit Red Wings
LXXXII 2008 Detroit Red Wings 4-2 Pittsburgh Penguins
LXXXI 2007 Anaheim Ducks 4-1 Ottawa Senators
LXXX 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Edmonton Oilers
  2005 No Cup (lockout)
LXXIX 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 Calgary Flames
LXXVIII 2003 New Jersey Devils 4-3 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
LXXVII 2002 Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Carolina Hurricanes
LXXVI 2001 Colorado Avalanche 4-3 New Jersey Devils
LXXV 2000 New Jersey Devils 4-2 Dallas Stars
LXXIV 1999 Dallas Stars 4-2 Buffalo Sabres
LXXIII 1998 Detroit Red Wings 4-0 Washington Capitals
LXXII 1997 Detroit Red Wings 4-0 Philadelphia Flyers
LXXI 1996 Colorado Avalanche 4-0 Florida Panthers
LXX 1995 New Jersey Devils 4-0 Detroit Red Wings
LXIX 1994 New York Rangers 4-3 Vancouver Canucks
LXVIII 1993 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Los Angeles Kings
LXVII 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 Chicago Blackhawks
LXVI 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Minnesota North Stars
LXV 1990 Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Boston Bruins
LXIV 1989 Calgary Flames 4-2 Montreal Canadiens
LXIII 1988 Edmonton Oilers 4-0 Boston Bruins
LXII 1987 Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers
LXI 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Calgary Flames
LX 1985 Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Philadelphia Fyers
LIX 1984 Edmonton Oilers 4-1 New York Islanders
LVIII 1983 New York Islanders 4-0 Edmonton Oilers
LVII 1982 New York Islanders 4-0 Vancouver Canucks
LVI 1981 New York Islanders 4-1 Minnesota North Stars
LV 1980 New York Islanders 4-2 Philadelphia Flyers
LIV 1979 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 New York Rangers
LIII 1978 Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Boston Bruins
LII 1977 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Boston Bruins
LI 1976 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Philadelphia Flyers
L 1975 Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Buffalo Sabres
IL 1974 Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Boston Bruins
XLVIII 1973 Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Chicago Blackhawks
XLVII 1972 Boston Bruins 4-2 New York Rangers
XLVI 1971 Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Chicago Blackhawks
XLV 1970 Boston Bruins 4-0 St. Louis Blues
XLIV 1969 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 St. Louis Blues
XLIII 1968 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 St. Louis Blues
XLII 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Montreal Canadiens
XLI 1966 Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Detroit Red Wings
XL 1965 Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Chicago Blackhawks
XXXIX 1964 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Detroit Red Wings
XXXVIII 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 Detroit Red Wings
XXXVII 1962 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Chicago Blackhawks
XXXVI 1961 Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Detroit Red Wings
XXXV 1960 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Toronto Maple Leafs
XXXIV 1959 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Toronto Maple Leafs
XXXIII 1958 Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Boston Bruins
XXXII 1957 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Boston Bruins
XXXI 1956 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Detroit Red Wings
XXX 1955 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 Montreal Canadiens
XXIX 1954 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 Montreal Canadiens
XXVIII 1953 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Boston Bruins
XXVII 1952 Detroit Red Wings 4-0 Montreal Canadiens
XXVI 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 Montreal Canadiens
XXV 1950 Detroit Red Wings 4-3 New York Rangers
XXIV 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 Detroit Red Wings
XXIII 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 Detroit Red Wings
XXII 1947 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Montreal Canadiens
XXI 1946 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Boston Bruins
XX 1945 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Detroit Red Wings
XIX 1944 Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Chicago Blackhawks
XVIII 1943 Detroit Red Wings 4-0 Boston Bruins
XVII 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 Detroit Red Wings
XVI 1941 Boston Bruins 4-0 Detroit Red Wings
XV 1940 New York Rangers 4-2 Toronto Maple Leafs
XIV 1939 Boston Bruins 4-1 Toronto Maple Leafs
XIII 1938 Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Toronto Maple Leafs
XII 1937 Detroit Red Wings 3-2 New York Rangers
XI 1936 Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Toronto Maple Leafs
X 1935 Montreal Maroons 3-0 Toronto Maple Leafs
IX 1934 Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Detroit Red Wings
VIII 1933 New York Rangers 3-1 Toronto Maple Leafs
VII 1932 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 New York Rangers
VI 1931 Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Chicago Blackhawks
V 1930 Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Boston Bruins
IV 1929 Boston Bruins 2-0 New York Rangers
III 1928 New York Rangers 3-2 Montreal Maroons
II 1927 Ottawa Senators 2-0 Boston Bruins
I 1926 Montreal Maroons 3-1 Victoria Cougars

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Ps. Team T/F 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1. Montreal Canadiens 22/30 30 31 44 46 47 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 65 66 67 68 69 71 73 76 77 78 79 86 89 93 21
2. Detroit Red Wings 11/24 34 36 37 41 42 43 45 48 49 50 52 54 55 56 61 63 64 66 95 97 98 02 08 09
3. Toronto Maple Leafs 11/19 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 42 45 47 48 49 51 59 60 62 63 64 67
4. Boston Bruins 6/20 27 29 30 39 41 43 46 53 57 58 70 72 74 77 78 88 90 11 13 19
5. Chicago Blackhawks 6/13 31 34 38 44 61 62 65 71 73 92 10 13 15
6. Edmonton Oilers 5/7 83 84 85 87 88 90 06
7. Pittsburgh Penguins 5/6 91 92 08 09 16 17
8. New York Rangers 4/11 28 29 32 33 37 40 50 72 79 94 14
9. New York Islanders 4/5 80 81 82 83 84
10. New Jersey Devils 3/5 95 00 01 03 12
. Tampa Bay Lightning 3/5 04 15 20 21 22
12. Colorado Avalanche 3/3 96 01 22
13. Philadelphia Flyers 2/8 74 75 76 80 85 87 97 10
14. Los Angeles Kings 2/3 93 12 14
. Montreal Maroons 2/3 26 28 35
16. St. Louis Blues 1/4 68 69 70 19
17. Calgary Flames 1/3 86 89 04
. Dallas Stars 1/3 99 00 20
19. Carolina Hurricanes 1/2 02 06
. Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks 1/2 03 07
. Ottawa Senators 1/2 27 07
. Washington Capitals 1/2 98 18
. Vegas Golden Knights 1/2 18 23
24. Vancouver Canucks 0/3 82 94 11
25. Minnesota North Stars (81 91), Buffalo Sabres (75 99), Florida Panthers (96 23) // all 0/2
28. Victoria Cougars (26), San Jose Sharks (16), Nashville Predators (17) // all 0/1
 
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