List of Stanley Cup champions

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====
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. 	1893 AHAC champions, no challengers. 	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* 	1895 AHAC Champion* 	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 	1896 MHA champion 	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 	1897 AHAC Champion 	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 	1898 AHAC Champion 	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 	1899 CAHL Champion 	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 	1900 CAHL Champion 	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 	1901 MHA Champion 	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 	1902 MHA Champion 	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 	Era of the Silver Seven 	Era of the Silver Seven 	Era of the Silver Seven 	Era of the Silver Seven 	Era of the Silver Seven 	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 	1905 FAHL Champion 	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 	1908 ECAHA Champions 	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 	1909 ECHA champions 	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 	1910 NHA Champion 	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 	1911 NHA Champions 	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 	1912 NHA Champions 	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 	1913 NHA Champions 	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.	Not awarded due to the flu epidemic.	Not awarded due to the flu epidemic.	Not awarded due to the flu epidemic.	Not awarded due to the flu epidemic.	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===
*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 
(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)
*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)	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)
*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.	Not awarded due to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.	Not awarded due to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.	Not awarded due to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.	Not awarded due to the cancellation of the 2004-05 season.	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)
 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Joel Quenneville 	4–2 	Boston Bruins 	Claude Julien 	Dave Bolland
 	Los Angeles Kings 	Darryl Sutter 	4–1 	New York Rangers 	Alain Vigneault 	Alec Martinez
 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Joel Quenneville 	4–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Jon Cooper 	Duncan Keith
 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Mike Sullivan 	4–2 	San Jose Sharks 	Peter DeBoer 	Kris Letang
 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Mike Sullivan 	4–2 	Nashville Predators 	Peter Laviolette 	Patric Hornqvist
 	Washington Capitals 	Barry Trotz 	4–1 	Vegas Golden Knights 	Gerard Gallant 	Lars Eller
 	St. Louis Blues 	Craig Berube 	4–3 	Boston Bruins 	Bruce Cassidy 	Alex Pietrangelo
 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Jon Cooper 	4–2 	Dallas Stars 	Rick Bowness 	Brayden Point
 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Jon Cooper 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	Dominique Ducharme 	Ross Colton
 	Colorado Avalanche 	Jared Bednar 	4–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Jon Cooper 	Artturi Lehkonen
 	Vegas Golden Knights 	Bruce Cassidy 	4–1 	Florida Panthers 	Paul Maurice 	Reilly Smith
==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 	 	1894, 1903 (2), 1904 (4), 1905 (3), 1906 (2), 1906, 1909, 1910 (2), 1911 (3)
Montreal Wanderers 	10	2 	12 	 	1904, 1906 (2), 1907, 1907, 1908 (5), 1910 (2)
Winnipeg Victorias 	6 	5 	11 	 	1896 (2), 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901 (2), 1902 (2), 1902, 1903
Montreal Victorias 	6 	2 	8 	 	1895, 1896, 1896, 1897 (2), 1898, 1899, 1903
Montreal Shamrocks 	5 	1 	6 	 	1899 (2), 1900 (3), 1901
Montreal HC 	5 	0 	5 	 	1893, 1894, 1895, 1902, 1903
Quebec Bulldogs 	4 	0 	4 	 	1912 (2), 1913 (2)
Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles	2 	3 	5 	 	1903, 1905, 1907 (2), 1907
Toronto Blueshirts 	2 	0 	2 	 	1914 (2)
Queen's University 	0 	3 	3 	 	1895, 1899, 1906
Brandon Wheat City 	0 	2 	2 	 	1904, 1907
Edmonton HC 	0 	2 	2 	 	1908, 1910
Galt HC 	0 	2 	2 	 	1910, 1911
Winnipeg Maple Leafs 	0 	2 	2 	 	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.
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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:
* Columbus Blue Jackets (21 seasons, 6 playoffs)
* Minnesota Wild (21 seasons, 12 playoffs, 1 division title)
* Seattle Kraken (1 season)
The other two teams have relocated and have not made the Finals in either location:
* Atlanta Thrashers (11 seasons, 1 playoff, 1 division title) / Winnipeg Jets (11 seasons, 5 playoffs)
* Winnipeg Jets (original team) (17 seasons, 11 playoffs) / Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (25 seasons, 9 playoffs, 1 division title)
Five relocated teams that have won the Stanley Cup in their current locations and never in their former locations:
* Quebec Nordiques (16 seasons, 9 playoffs, 2 division titles) – won 3 Stanley Cups as Colorado Avalanche
* Kansas City Scouts (2 seasons, never made playoff contention)/Colorado Rockies (6 seasons, 1 playoff) – won 3 Stanley Cups as New Jersey Devils
* California Golden Seals (9 seasons, 2 playoffs)/Cleveland Barons (2 seasons, never made playoff contention) – merged with Minnesota North Stars who lost twice in the Finals then won the Stanley Cup once as Dallas Stars
* Atlanta Flames (8 seasons, 6 playoffs) – won Stanley Cup once as Calgary Flames
* Hartford Whalers (18 seasons, 8 playoffs, 1 division title) – won Stanley Cup once as Carolina Hurricanes
====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.
 	Team 	Wins	Losses	Win %	Season(s)
5	Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL) 	4 	1 	 	1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
4	Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA/WCHL)	1 	3 	 	1915, 1918, 1921, 1922
3	Montreal Maroons (NHL) 	2 	1 	 	1926, 1928, 1935
3	Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) 	1 	1 	 	1917, 1919, 1920
2	Victoria Cougars (WCHL/WHL) 	1 	1 	 	1925, 1926
1	Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) 	0 	1 	 	1916
1	Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) 	0 	1 	 	1923
1	Calgary Tigers (WCHL) 	0 	1 	 	1924
;Notes
* 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.
* 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.
* The Chicago Blackhawks were known as the Chicago Black Hawks prior to the 1986–87 season.
* The Dallas Stars totals include two series losses as the Minnesota North Stars.
* The Anaheim Ducks totals include one series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
* The Ottawa Senators (1992–present) are named after the original Senators (1883–1934).
==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
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