List of Stanley Cup champions

This is a list of Stanley Cup champions, including finalists and challengers. The Stanley Cup, donated by former Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892, is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. Originally inscribed the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the trophy started out as an award for Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club. Today, it is awarded to the top team in the National Hockey League, a professional ice hockey league.

Challenge era
 Date  Winning team  Coach Losing team  Playoff format  Score  Winning goal March 17, 1893  Montreal HC (AHAC)  Harry Shaw (mgr.)  1893 AHAC champions, no challengers March 22, 1894  Montreal HC (AHAC)   Harry Shaw (mgr.)  Ottawa HC (AHAC) Single-elimination(1894 AHAC championship playoff) 3–1 Billy Barlow (9:00, 3rd qtr) March 8, 1895  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)   Mike Grant (capt.)  1895 AHAC Champion February 14, 1896  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)  Jack Armytage (capt.)  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)    Single-elimination  2–0  Dan Bain February 29, 1896  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Jack Armytage (capt.)  1896 MHA champion December 30, 1896  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)    Mike Grant (capt.)  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)   Single-elimination  6–5  Ernie McLean March 6, 1897  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)  Mike Grant (capt.)  1897 AHAC Champion December 27, 1897  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)  Mike Grant (capt.)  Ottawa Capitals (CCHA)  Single-elimination  15–2 March 5, 1898  Montreal Victorias (AHAC)  Frank Richardson   1898 AHAC Champion February 15–18, 1899  Montreal Victorias (CAHL)  Frank Richardson   Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)   Two-game total goals  5–3  B. McDougall (2nd half)March 4, 1899  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) Harry Trihey (capt.) 1899 CAHL Champion March 14,1899  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)  Harry Trihey (capt.) Queen's University (OHA) Single-elimination  6–2  Harry Trihey February 12–15, 1900  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL) Harry Trihey (capt.) Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Best-of-three  2–1  Harry Trihey (2nd half) March 7, 1900  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)  Harry Trihey (capt.)  Halifax Crescents (MaHL)  Best-of-three  2–0  Joe McKenna March 10, 1900  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)  Harry Trihey (capt.) 1900 CAHL Champion January 29–31,1901  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Dan Bain (capt.)  Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)  Best-of-three  2–0  Dan Bain February 19, 1901  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)   Dan Bain (capt.)  Winnipeg HC (MHA) Single-elimination(1901 MHA championship)  4–3   January 21–23, 1902  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Dan Bain (capt.)  Toronto Wellingtons (OHA)  Best-of-three  2–0  Scanlon (9:00, 2nd half) March, 1902  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)   Dan Bain (capt.)  1902 MHA Champion March 15–17, 1902  Montreal HC (CAHL)  Clarence McKerrow  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)   Best-of-three  2–1  Jack Marshall (1st half) January 29–31,February 2–4, 1903  Montreal HC (CAHL)  Clarence McKerrow  Winnipeg Victorias (MHA) Best-of-three  2–1  Tom Phillips March 7–10, 1903  Ottawa Senators (CAHL)  Alf Smith  Montreal Victorias (CAHL)  Two-game total goals(1903 CAHL championship playoff) 9–1   March 12–14, 1903  Ottawa Senators (CAHL) Alf Smith  Rat Portage Thistles (MNWHA)  Best-of-three  2–1  Frank McGee (8:20, 1st half) January 1–4, 1904 Ottawa Senators (CAHL)  Alf Smith  Winnipeg Rowing Club (MHA) Best-of-three  2–1  Frank McGee (11:00, 2nd half) February 23–25, 1904  Ottawa Senators  Alf Smith Toronto Marlboros (OHA)  Best-of-three  2–0  Moore (9:38, 1st half) March 2, 1904  Ottawa Senators Alf Smith Montreal Wanderers (FAHL)  Two-game total goals    March 9–11, 1904  Ottawa Senators  Alf Smith Brandon Wheat Kings (MNWHA) Best-of-three  2–0  January 13–16, 1905  Ottawa Senators (FAHL) Alf Smith Dawson City Nuggets  Best-of-three  2–0 Harry Westwick (12:15, 1st half) March 3, 1905  Ottawa Senators (FAHL)  Alf Smith  1905 FAHL Champion March 7–9, 1905  Ottawa Senators (FAHL) Alf Smith Rat Portage Thistles (MHL)  Best-of-three  2–1  Frank McGee February 27–28, 1906  Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)  Alf Smith Queen's University (OHA)  Best-of-three  2–0  Harvey Pulford (10:00, 2nd half) March 6–8, 1906  Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)  Alf Smith Smiths Falls (FAHL)  Best-of-three  2–0  Frank McGee (17:45, 1st half) March 14–17, 1906  Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)   Cecil Blanchford (capt.)  Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)  Two-game total goals(1906 ECAHA championship playoff) 12–10  Lester Patrick December 27–29, 1906  Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA) Cecil Blanchford (capt.) 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 March 16–18, 1907  Kenora Thistles (MPHL)  James Link  Brandon Wheat Kings (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  Ernest "Moose" Johnson 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  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  Ernest "Moose" Johnson December 28–30, 1908  Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)  Cecil Blanchford Edmonton Hockey Club (AAHA)  Two-game total goals  13–10 March 6, 1909 Ottawa Senators (ECAHA)  Pete Green  1909 ECAHA champions January 5–7, 1910  Ottawa Senators (CHA)  Pete Green  Galt (OPHL)  Two-game total goals  15–4  Bruce Ridpath (2nd half) January 18–20, 1910  Ottawa Senators (NHA)  Pete Green  Edmonton Hockey Club (AAHA)  Two-game total goals  21–11  Bruce Stuart (23:45, 1st half) March 9, 1910  Montreal Wanderers (NHA) Frank "Pud" Glass (capt.)  1910 NHA Champion March 12, 1910  Montreal Wanderers (NHA)  Frank "Pud" Glass (capt.) Berlin Union Jacks (OPHL)  Single-elimination  7–3  Harry Hyland (22:00, 1st half)March 10, 1911  Ottawa Senators (NHA)  Pete Green  1911 NHA Champions March 13, 1911 Ottawa Senators (NHA)  Pete Green  Galt (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  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) March 5, 1913  Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)   Joe Malone (capt.)  1913 NHA Champions March 8–10, 1913  Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)  Joe Malone (capt.)  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 playoff)  6–2 March 14–19, 1914  Toronto Blueshirts (NHA)  Scotty Davidson  Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA)  Best-of-five  3–0  Harry Cameron (6:00, 3rd)

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

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

C. The January 31 (a Saturday) game was tied 2–2 at midnight and the Mayor of Westmount refused to allow play to continue on the Sunday. The game was played on February 2 (a Monday) and the January 31 game was considered to be void.Coleman(1964), pg. 82

D. For most of 1904, the Ottawa Senators were not affiliated with any league.

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

F. Victoria did not formally challenge for the Stanley Cup with the Stanley Cup trustees. Toronto accepted the challenge directly.Diamond, pg. 46

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NHA/NHL vs. PCHA/WCHL/WHL  champions
 Season  Winning team  Coach Losing 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)  Edward Savage (mgr.)  3–2  George Prodger (17:20, 3rd) 1916–17  Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)  Pete Muldoon  Montreal Canadiens (NHA)  Newsy Lalonde  3–1  Bernie Morris (7:55, 1st) 1917–18  Toronto (NHL)  Dick Carroll  Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA)  Frank Patrick  3–2  Corb Denneny (10:30, 3rd) 1918–19  Not awarded because of 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) 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) 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
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the player who is judged to be the most valuable player to his team during the playoffs. It was first awarded during the 1964–65 playoffs.

Numbers in parentheses in the table indicate the number of times that team has appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals, as well as each respective team's Stanley Cup Finals record to date.
 Year  Winning team  Coach Games  Losing team  Coach  Winning goal   Ottawa Senators   Dave Gill 2–0  Boston Bruins   Art Ross  Cy Denneny    New York Rangers   Lester Patrick-playing 3–2  Montreal Maroons   Eddie Gerard  Frank Boucher    Boston Bruins   Art Ross 2–0  New York Rangers   Lester Patrick  Bill Carson    Montreal Canadiens   Cecil Hart 2–0  Boston Bruins   Art Ross  Howie Morenz     Montreal Canadiens  3–2  Chicago Black Hawks   Dick Irvin  Johnny Gagnon (   Toronto Maple Leafs   Dick Irvin 3–0  New York Rangers   Lester Patrick  Ace Bailey    New York Rangers   Lester Patrick 3–1  Toronto Maple Leafs   Dick Irvin  Bill Cook    Chicago Black Hawks   Tommy Gorman 3–1  Detroit Red Wings   Jack Adams  Mush March    Montreal Maroons  3–0  Toronto Maple Leafs   Dick Irvin  Baldy Northcott    Detroit Red Wings   Jack Adams 3–1  Toronto Maple Leafs  Pete Kelly    Detroit Red Wings  3–2  New York Rangers   Lester Patrick  Marty Barry     Chicago Black Hawks   Bill Stewart 3–1  Toronto Maple Leafs   Dick Irvin  Carl Voss    Boston Bruins   Art Ross 4–1  Toronto Maple Leafs Roy Conacher    New York Rangers   Frank Boucher 4–2  Toronto Maple Leafs Bryan Hextall    Boston Bruins   Cooney Weiland 4–0  Detroit Red Wings   Jack Adams  Bobby Bauer    Toronto Maple Leafs   Hap Day 4–3  Detroit Red Wings   Jack Adams  Pete Langelle    Detroit Red Wings  Jack Adams 4–0  Boston Bruins   Art Ross  Joe Carveth    Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin 4–0  Chicago Black Hawks   Paul Thompson  Toe Blake    Toronto Maple Leafs   Hap Day 4–3  Detroit Red Wings  Jack Adams  Babe Pratt    Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin 4–1  Boston Bruins   Dit Clapper  Toe Blake    Toronto Maple Leafs   Hap Day 4–2  Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin  Ted Kennedy    Toronto Maple Leafs  4–0  Detroit Red Wings   Tommy Ivan  Harry Watson    Toronto Maple Leafs  4–0  Detroit Red Wings  Cal Gardner    Detroit Red Wings   Tommy Ivan 4–3  New York Rangers   Lynn Patrick  Pete Babando    Toronto Maple Leafs   Joe Primeau 4–1  Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin  Bill Barilko    Detroit Red Wings   Tommy Ivan 4–0  Montreal Canadiens  Metro Prystai    Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin 4–1  Boston Bruins   Lynn Patrick  Elmer Lach    Detroit Red Wings   Tommy Ivan 4–3  Montreal Canadiens   Dick Irvin  Tony Leswick    Detroit Red Wings   Jimmy Skinner 4–3  Montreal Canadiens  Gordie Howe    Montreal Canadiens   Toe Blake 4–1  Detroit Red Wings   Jimmy Skinner  Maurice Richard    Montreal Canadiens  4–1  Boston Bruins   Milt Schmidt  Dickie Moore    Montreal Canadiens  4–2  Boston Bruins  Bernie Geoffrion    Montreal Canadiens  4–1  Toronto Maple Leafs   Punch Imlach  Marcel Bonin     Montreal Canadiens  4–0  Toronto Maple Leafs  Jean Beliveau    Chicago Black Hawks   Rudy Pilous 4–2  Detroit Red Wings   Sid Abel  Ab McDonald    Toronto Maple Leafs  Punch Imlach 4–2  Chicago Black Hawks   Rudy Pilous  Dick Duff    Toronto Maple Leafs  4–1  Detroit Red Wings   Sid Abel  Eddie Shack    Toronto Maple Leafs  4–3  Detroit Red Wings  Andy Bathgate    Montreal Canadiens   Toe Blake 4–3  Chicago Black Hawks   Billy Reay  Jean Beliveau    Montreal Canadiens  4–2  Detroit Red Wings   Sid Abel  Henri Richard    Toronto Maple Leafs   Punch Imlach 4–2  Montreal Canadiens   Toe Blake  Jim Pappin    Montreal Canadiens   Toe Blake 4–0  St. Louis Blues   Scotty Bowman  J. C. Tremblay    Montreal Canadiens   Claude Ruel 4–0  St. Louis Blues  John Ferguson    Boston Bruins   Harry Sinden 4–0  St. Louis Blues  Bobby Orr    Montreal Canadiens   Al MacNeil 4–3  Chicago Black Hawks   Billy Reay  Henri Richard    Boston Bruins   Tom Johnson 4–2  New York Rangers   Emile Francis  Bobby Orr    Montreal Canadiens   Scotty Bowman 4–2  Chicago Black Hawks   Billy Reay  Yvan Cournoyer    Philadelphia Flyers   Fred Shero 4–2  Boston Bruins   Bep Guidolin  Rick MacLeish    Philadelphia Flyers  4–2  Buffalo Sabres   Floyd Smith  Bob Kelly    Montreal Canadiens   Scotty Bowman 4–0  Philadelphia Flyers   Fred Shero  Guy Lafleur    Montreal Canadiens  4–0  Boston Bruins   Don Cherry  Jacques Lemaire    Montreal Canadiens  4–2  Boston Bruins  Mario Tremblay    Montreal Canadiens  4–1  New York Rangers   Fred Shero  Jacques Lemaire    New York Islanders   Al Arbour 4–2  Philadelphia Flyers   Pat Quinn  Bob Nystrom    New York Islanders  4–1  Minnesota North Stars   Glen Sonmor  Wayne Merrick    New York Islanders  4–0  Vancouver Canucks   Roger Neilson  Mike Bossy    New York Islanders  4–0  Edmonton Oilers   Glen Sather  Mike Bossy    Edmonton Oilers   Glen Sather 4–1  New York Islanders   Al Arbour  Ken Linseman    Edmonton Oilers  4–1  Philadelphia Flyers   Mike Keenan  Paul Coffey    Montreal Canadiens   Jean Perron 4–1  Calgary Flames   Bob Johnson  Bobby Smith    Edmonton Oilers   Glen Sather 4–3  Philadelphia Flyers   Mike Keenan  Jari Kurri    Edmonton Oilers  4–0  Boston Bruins   Terry O'Reilly  Wayne Gretzky    Calgary Flames   Terry Crisp 4–2  Montreal Canadiens   Pat Burns  Doug Gilmour    Edmonton Oilers   John Muckler 4–1  Boston Bruins   Mike Milbury  Craig Simpson    Pittsburgh Penguins   Bob Johnson 4–2  Minnesota North Stars   Bob Gainey  Ulf Samuelsson    Pittsburgh Penguins   Scotty Bowman 4–0  Chicago Blackhawks   Mike Keenan  Ron Francis    Montreal Canadiens   Jacques Demers 4–1  Los Angeles Kings   Barry Melrose  Kirk Muller    New York Rangers   Mike Keenan 4–3  Vancouver Canucks   Pat Quinn  Mark Messier    New Jersey Devils   Jacques Lemaire 4–0  Detroit Red Wings   Scotty Bowman  Neal Broten    Colorado Avalanche   Marc Crawford 4–0  Florida Panthers   Doug MacLean  Uwe Krupp    Detroit Red Wings   Scotty Bowman 4–0  Philadelphia Flyers   Terry Murray  Darren McCarty    Detroit Red Wings  4–0  Washington Capitals   Ron Wilson  Martin Lapointe    Dallas Stars   Ken Hitchcock 4–2  Buffalo Sabres   Lindy Ruff  Brett Hull    New Jersey Devils   Larry Robinson  4–2  Dallas Stars   Ken Hitchcock  Jason Arnott    Colorado Avalanche   Bob Hartley 4–3  New Jersey Devils   Larry Robinson  Alex Tanguay    Detroit Red Wings   Scotty Bowman 4–1  Carolina Hurricanes   Paul Maurice  Brendan Shanahan    New Jersey Devils   Pat Burns 4–3  Mighty Ducks of Anaheim   Mike Babcock  Michael Rupp    Tampa Bay Lightning   John Tortorella 4–3  Calgary Flames   Darryl Sutter  Ruslan Fedotenko  2005 Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout   Carolina Hurricanes   Peter Laviolette 4–3  Edmonton Oilers   Craig MacTavish  Frantisek Kaberle    Anaheim Ducks   Randy Carlyle 4–1  Ottawa Senators   Bryan Murray  Travis Moen    Detroit Red Wings   Mike Babcock 4–2  Pittsburgh Penguins   Michel Therrien  Henrik Zetterberg    Pittsburgh Penguins   Dan Bylsma 4–3  Detroit Red Wings   Mike Babcock  Maxime Talbot    Chicago Blackhawks   Joel Quenneville 4–2  Philadelphia Flyers   Peter Laviolette  Patrick Kane    Boston Bruins   Claude Julien 4–3  Vancouver Canucks   Alain Vigneault  Patrice Bergeron    Los Angeles Kings   Darryl Sutter 4–2  New Jersey Devils   Peter DeBoer  Jeff Carter    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  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  4–1  Montreal Canadiens   Dominique Ducharme   Ross Colton    Colorado Avalanche    Jared Bednar 4–2  Tampa Bay Lightning    Jon Cooper  Artturi Lehkonen 

Playoff formats
1926–27 to 1927–28: 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.
1928–29 to 1937–38: 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.
1938–39 to 1966–67: 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.
1967–68 to 1969–70: As a result of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the league realigned its teams into the East Division and the West Division, with the playoffs arranged so that teams from each division would meet in the Stanley Cup Finals.
1970–71 to 1973–74: 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.
1974–75 to 1980–81: 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 (the four division winners received first round byes). This type of seeding system would continue  after the league expanded the playoffs to 16 teams before the 1979–80 season. 
1981–82 to 1992–93: 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.
1993–94 to Present: The league's two conferences were renamed the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively.

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