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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 later merged to form the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 1924.
Since the demise of the WHL in 1926, the Cup has been awarded to the NHL champions.
Stanley Cup champions by year
Challenge Cup
(*) 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 AAA and Queen's University. As a compromise, the trustees decided that if the Montreal AAA won the challenge match, the Victorias would become the Stanley Cup champions. The AAA eventually won the game, 5-1, and their crosstown rivals were awarded the Cup.
(**) Note: For most of 1904, the Ottawa Silver Seven 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, 1-1, the Wanderers refused to play overtime with the current referee, and then subsequently refused to play the next game of the series in Ottawa.
NHA - PCHA champions
| Season | Winning Team | Coach | Losing Team | Coach | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914-15 | Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) | Frank Patrick | Ottawa Senators (NHA) | Frank Shaughnessy (man.) | 3-0 |
| 1915-16 | Montreal Canadiens (NHA) | Newsy Lalonde | Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) | E.H. Savage (man.) | 3-2 |
| 1916-17 | Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) | Pete Muldoon | Montreal Canadiens (NHA) | Newsy Lalonde | 3-1 |
NHL - PCHA champions
| Season | Winning Team | Coach | Losing Team | Coach | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917-18 | Toronto Arenas (NHL) | Dick Carroll | Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) | Frank Patrick | 3-2 |
| 1918-19 | Not awarded due to the flu epidemic. | ||||
| 1919-20 | Ottawa Senators (NHL) | Pete Green | Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) | Pete Muldoon | 3-2 |
| 1920-21 | Ottawa Senators (NHL) | Pete Green | Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) | Lloyd Cook & Frank Patrick | 3-2 |
NHL - PCHA - WCHL champions
| Season | Winning Team | Coach | Losing Team | Coach | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | Toronto St. Patricks (NHL) | George O'Donoghue | Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) | Lloyd Cook & Frank Patrick | 3-2 |
| 1922-23 | Ottawa Senators (NHL) | Pete Green | Vancouver Maroons (PCHA) | Lloyd Cook & Frank Patrick | 3-1 |
| 1923-24 | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) | Leo Dandurand | Calgary Tigers (WCHL) | Eddie Oatman | 2-0 |
NHL - WHL champions
| Season | Winning Team | Coach | Losing Team | Coach | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-25 | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | Lester Patrick | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) | Leo Dandurand | 3-1 |
| 1925-26 | Montreal Maroons (NHL) | Eddie Gerard | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | Lester Patrick | 3-1 |
NHL champions
Stanley Cup Champions by Franchise
The following is a list of Stanley Cup champions since 1915, the year the cup was first awarded on an annual basis. Prior to 1915 when it was a "challenge" cup, several teams could challenge the champion each year, so there was no clear annual winner.
Notes: 1.) The Toronto Arenas and Toronto St. Pats are former names of the Toronto Maple Leafs. 2.) The Ottawa Senators team listed refers to the original team before they re-joined the NHL in 1992-93.
Trivia
In an uncanny "losing streak," a different city (or state) has lost the Stanley Cup final in each of the last 17 consecutive seasons. This streak began in 1989 with Montreal, then Boston, Minnesota, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Detroit, Florida, Philadelphia, Washington, Buffalo, Dallas, New Jersey, Carolina, Anaheim, Calgary, and finally Edmonton in 2006. The streak for different franchises has continued only 14 years, since the 1991 losers, the Minnesota North Stars, are the same franchise as the Dallas Stars.
See also
- Stanley Cup Challenge Games
- List of NHL seasons
- Presidents' Trophy
- List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
References
- List of winners of the Stanley Cup from the Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of winners of the Stanley Cup from NHL.com
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