Champions Since 1918

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Champions Since 1918

Multiple winners: Montreal Canadiens (23); Toronto Arenas-St. Pats-Maple Leafs (13); Detroit Red Wings (11); Boston Bruins (6); Edmonton Oilers (5); NY Islanders, NY Rangers and Ottawa Senators (4); Chicago Blackhawks (5); Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Maroons, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins (3).

YearWinnerHead CoachSeriesLoserHead Coach
1918Toronto ArenasDick Carroll3-2 (WLWLW)Vancouver (PCHA)Frank Patrick
1919 No Decision*
1920OttawaPete Green3-2 (WWLLW)Seattle (PCHA)Pete Muldoon
1921OttawaPete Green3-2 (LWWLW)Vancouver (PCHA)Frank Patrick
1922Toronto St. PatsEddie Powers 3-2 (LWLWW) Vancouver (PCHA) Frank Patrick
1923OttawaPete Green3-1 (WLWW)Vancouver (PCHA)Frank Patrick
2-0 Edmonton (WCHL) K.C. McKenzie
1924 Montreal Leo Dandurand 2-0 Vancouver (PCHA) Frank Patrick
2-0 Calgary (WCHL) Eddie Oatman
1925 Victoria (WCHL) Lester Patrick 3-1 (WWLW) Montreal Leo Dandurand
1926 Montreal Maroons Eddie Gerard 3-1 (WWLW) Victoria (WHL) Lester Patrick
1927 Ottawa Dave Gill 2-0-2 (TWTW) Boston Art Ross
1928 NY Rangers Lester Patrick 3-2 (LWLWW) Montreal Maroons Eddie Gerard
1929 Boston Cy Denneny 2-0 NY Rangers Lester Patrick
1930 Montreal Cecil Hart 2-0 Boston Art Ross
1931 Montreal Cecil Hart 3-2 (WLLWW) Chicago Art Duncan
1932 Toronto Dick Irvin 3-0 NY Rangers Lester Patrick
1933 NY Rangers Lester Patrick 3-1 (WWLW) Toronto Dick Irvin
1934 Chicago Tommy Gorman 3-1 (WWLW) Detroit Jack Adams
1935 Montreal Maroons Tommy Gorman 3-0 Toronto Dick Irvin
1936 Detroit Jack Adams 3-1 (WWLW) Toronto Dick Irvin
1937 Detroit Jack Adams 3-2 (LWLWW) NY Rangers Lester Patrick
1938 Chicago Bill Stewart 3-1 (WLWW) Toronto Dick Irvin
1939 Boston Art Ross 4-1 (WLWWW) Toronto Dick Irvin
1940 NY Rangers Frank Boucher 4-2 (WWLLWW) Toronto Dick Irvin
1941 Boston Cooney Weiland 4-0 Detroit Jack Adams
1942 Toronto Hap Day 4-3 (LLLWWWW) Detroit Jack Adams
1943 Detroit Ebbie Goodfellow 4-0 Boston Art Ross
1944 Montreal Dick Irvin 4-0 Chicago Paul Thompson
1945 Toronto Hap Day 4-3 (WWWLLLW) Detroit Jack Adams
1946 Montreal Dick Irvin 4-1 (WWWLW) Boston Dit Clapper
1947 Toronto Hap Day 4-2 (LWWWLW) Montreal Dick Irvin
1948 Toronto Hap Day 4-0 Detroit Tommy Ivan
1949 Toronto Hap Day 4-0 Detroit Tommy Ivan
1950 Detroit Tommy Ivan 4-3 (WLWLLWW) NY Rangers Lynn Patrick
1951 Toronto Joe Primeau 4-1 (WLWWW) Montreal Dick Irvin
1952 Detroit Tommy Ivan 4-0 Montreal Dick Irvin
1953 Montreal Dick Irvin 4-1 (WLWWW) Boston Lynn Patrick
1954 Detroit Tommy Ivan 4-3 (WLWWLLW) Montreal Dick Irvin
1955 Detroit Jimmy Skinner 4-3 (WWLLWLW) Montreal Dick Irvin
1956 Montreal Toe Blake 4-1 (WWLWW) Detroit Jimmy Skinner
1957 Montreal Toe Blake 4-1 (WWWLW) Boston Milt Schmidt
1958 Montreal Toe Blake 4-2 (WLWLWW) Boston Milt Schmidt
1959 Montreal Toe Blake 4-1 (WWLWW) Toronto Punch Imlach
1960 Montreal Toe Blake 4-0 Toronto Punch Imlach
1961 Chicago Rudy Pilous 4-2 (WLWLWW) Detroit Sid Abel
1962 Toronto Punch Imlach 4-2 (WWLLWW) Chicago Rudy Pilous
1963 Toronto Punch Imlach 4-1 (WWLWW) Detroit Sid Abel
1964 Toronto Punch Imlach 4-3 (WLLWLWW) Detroit Sid Abel
1965 Montreal Toe Blake 4-3 (WWLLWLW) Chicago Billy Reay
1966 Montreal Toe Blake 4-2 (LLWWWW) Detroit Sid Abel
1967 Toronto Punch Imlach 4-2 (LWWLWW) Montreal Toe Blake
1968 Montreal Toe Blake 4-0 St. Louis Scotty Bowman
1969 Montreal Claude Ruel 4-0 St. Louis Scotty Bowman
1970 Boston Harry Sinden 4-0 St. Louis Scotty Bowman
1971 Montreal Al MacNeil 4-3 (LLWWLWW) Chicago Billy Reay
1972 Boston Tom Johnson 4-2 (WWLWLW) NY Rangers Emile Francis
1973 Montreal Scotty Bowman 4-2 (WWLWLW) Chicago Billy Reay
1974 Philadelphia Fred Shero 4-2 (LWWWLW) Boston Bep Guidolin
1975 Philadelphia Fred Shero 4-2 (WWLLWW) Buffalo Floyd Smith
1976 Montreal Scotty Bowman 4-0 Philadelphia Fred Shero
1977 Montreal Scotty Bowman 4-0 Boston Don Cherry
1978 Montreal Scotty Bowman 4-2 (WWLLWW) Boston Don Cherry
1979 Montreal Scotty Bowman 4-1 (LWWWW) NY Rangers Fred Shero
1980 NY Islanders Al Arbour 4-2 (WLWWLW) Philadelphia Pat Quinn
1981 NY Islanders Al Arbour 4-1 (WWWLW) Minnesota Glen Sonmor
1982 NY Islanders Al Arbour 4-0 Vancouver Roger Neilson
1983 NY Islanders Al Arbour 4-0 Edmonton Glen Sather
1984 Edmonton Glen Sather 4-1 (WLWWW) NY Islanders Al Arbour
1985 Edmonton Glen Sather 4-1 (LWWWW) Philadelphia Mike Keenan
1986 Montreal Jean Perron 4-1 (LWWWW) Calgary Bob Johnson
1987 Edmonton Glen Sather 4-3 (WWLWLLW) Philadelphia Mike Keenan
1988 Edmonton Glen Sather 4-0 Boston Terry O'Reilly
1989 Calgary Terry Crisp 4-2 (WLLWWW) Montreal Pat Burns
1990 Edmonton John Muckler 4-1 (WWLWW) Boston Mike Milbury
1991 Pittsburgh Bob Johnson 4-2 (LWLWWW) Minnesota Bob Gainey
1992 Pittsburgh Scotty Bowman 4-0 Chicago Mike Keenan
1993 Montreal Jacques Demers 4-1 (LWWWW) Los Angeles Barry Melrose
1994 NY Rangers Mike Keenan 4-3 (LWWWLLW) Vancouver Pat Quinn
1995 New Jersey Jacques Lemaire 4-0 Detroit Scotty Bowman
1996ColoradoMarc Crawford4-0FloridaDoug MacLean
1997DetroitScotty Bowman4-0PhiladelphiaTerry Murray
1998DetroitScotty Bowman4-0WashingtonRon Wilson
1999DallasKen Hitchcock4-2 (LWWLWW)BuffaloLindy Ruff
2000New JerseyLarry Robinson4-2 (WLWWLW)DallasKen Hitchcock
2001ColoradoBob Hartley4-3 (WLWLLWW)New JerseyLarry Robinson
2002DetroitScotty Bowman4-1 (LWWWW)CarolinaPaul Maurice
2003 New Jersey Pat Burns 4-3 (WWLLWLW) Anaheim Mike Babcock
2004 Tampa Bay John Tortorella 4-3 (LWLWLWW) Calgary Darryl Sutter
2005 NHL lockout
2006 Carolina Bob Hartley 4-3 (WWLLWLW) Edmonton Craig Mactavish
2007 Anaheim Randy Carlyle 4-1 (WWLWW) Ottawa Bryan Murray
2008 Detroit Mike Babcock 4-2 (WWLWLW) Pittsburgh Michel Therrien
2009 Pittsburgh Dan Bylsma 4-3 (LLWWLWW) Detroit Mike Babcock
2010 Chicago Joel Quenneville 4-2 (WWLLWW) Philadelphia Peter Laviolette
2011 Boston Claude Julien 4-3 (LLWWLWW) Vancouver Alain Vigneault
2012 Los Angeles Darryl Sutter 4-2 (WWWLLW) New Jersey Pete Deboer
2013 Chicago Joel Quenneville 4-2 (WLLWWW) Boston Claude Julien
* The 1919 finals were cancelled after five games due to an influenza epidemic with Montreal and Seattle (PCHA) tied at 2-2-1.

Champions, 1893-1917The Stanley CupM.J. O'Brien Trophy
The Stanley Cup
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