NHL Champions (Since 1927)
The WHL folded in 1926, and its assets were bought by the NHL. This left the NHL as the only league left competing for the Cup. Other leagues and clubs have issued challenges, but from that year forward, no non-NHL team has played for it, leading it to become the de facto championship trophy of the NHL. In 1947, the NHL reached an agreement with trustees P. D. Ross and Cooper Smeaton to grant control of the cup to the NHL, allowing the league itself to reject challenges from other leagues that may have wished to play for the Cup. A 2006 Ontario Superior Court case found that the trustees had gone against Lord Stanley's conditions in the 1947 agreement. The NHL has agreed to allow other teams to play for the Cup should the league not be operating, as was the case in the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Games | Winning goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Ottawa Senators | Dave Gill | Boston Bruins | Art Ross | 2–0–2 | Cy Denneny |
| 1928 | New York Rangers | Lester Patrick | Montreal Maroons | Eddie Gerard | 3–2 | Frank Boucher |
| 1929 | Boston Bruins | Cy Denneny | New York Rangers | Lester Patrick | 2–0 | Bill Carson |
| 1930 | Montreal Canadiens | Cecil Hart | Boston Bruins | Art Ross | 2–0 | Howie Morenz |
| 1931 | Montreal Canadiens | Cecil Hart | Chicago Black Hawks | Dick Irvin | 3–2 | Johnny Gagnon ( |
| 1932 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | New York Rangers | Lester Patrick | 3–0 | Ace Bailey |
| 1933 | New York Rangers | Lester Patrick | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 3–1 | Bill Cook |
| 1934 | Chicago Black Hawks | Tommy Gorman | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | 3–1 | Mush March |
| 1935 | Montreal Maroons | Tommy Gorman | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 3–0 | Baldy Northcott |
| 1936 | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 3–1 | Pete Kelly |
| 1937 | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | New York Rangers | Lester Patrick | 3–2 | Marty Barry |
| 1938 | Chicago Black Hawks | Bill Stewart | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 3–1 | Carl Voss |
| 1939 | Boston Bruins | Art Ross | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 4–1 | Roy Conacher |
| 1940 | New York Rangers | Frank Boucher | Toronto Maple Leafs | Dick Irvin | 4–2 | Bryan Hextall |
| 1941 | Boston Bruins | Cooney Weiland | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | 4–0 | Bobby Bauer |
| 1942 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hap Day | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | 4–3 | Pete Langelle |
| 1943 | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | Boston Bruins | Art Ross | 4–0 | Joe Carveth |
| 1944 | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Chicago Black Hawks | Paul Thompson | 4–0 | Toe Blake |
| 1945 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hap Day | Detroit Red Wings | Jack Adams | 4–3 | Babe Pratt |
| 1946 | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Boston Bruins | Dit Clapper | 4–1 | Toe Blake |
| 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hap Day | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | 4–2 | Ted Kennedy |
| 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hap Day | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | 4–0 | Harry Watson |
| 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Hap Day | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | 4–0 | Cal Gardner |
| 1950 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | New York Rangers | Lynn Patrick | 4–3 | Pete Babando |
| 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Joe Primeau | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | 4–1 | Bill Barilko |
| 1952 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | 4–0 | Metro Prystai |
| 1953 | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | Boston Bruins | Lynn Patrick | 4–1 | Elmer Lach |
| 1954 | Detroit Red Wings | Tommy Ivan | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | 4–3 | Tony Leswick |
| 1955 | Detroit Red Wings | Jimmy Skinner | Montreal Canadiens | Dick Irvin | 4–3 | Gordie Howe |
| 1956 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Detroit Red Wings | Jimmy Skinner | 4–1 | Maurice Richard |
| 1957 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Boston Bruins | Milt Schmidt | 4–1 | Dickie Moore |
| 1958 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Boston Bruins | Milt Schmidt | 4–2 | Bernie Geoffrion |
| 1959 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | 4–1 | Marcel Bonin |
| 1960 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | 4–0 | Jean Beliveau |
| 1961 | Chicago Black Hawks | Rudy Pilous | Detroit Red Wings | Sid Abel | 4–2 | Ab McDonald |
| 1962 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | Chicago Black Hawks | Rudy Pilous | 4–2 | Dick Duff |
| 1963 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | Detroit Red Wings | Sid Abel | 4–1 | Eddie Shack |
| 1964 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | Detroit Red Wings | Sid Abel | 4–3 | Andy Bathgate |
| 1965 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Chicago Black Hawks | Billy Reay | 4–3 | Jean Beliveau |
| 1966 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | Detroit Red Wings | Sid Abel | 4–2 | Henri Richard |
| 1967 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Punch Imlach | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | 4–2 | Jim Pappin |
| 1968 | Montreal Canadiens | Toe Blake | St. Louis Blues | Scotty Bowman | 4–0 | J. C. Tremblay |
| 1969 | Montreal Canadiens | Claude Ruel | St. Louis Blues | Scotty Bowman | 4–0 | John Ferguson |
| 1970 | Boston Bruins | Harry Sinden | St. Louis Blues | Scotty Bowman | 4–0 | Bobby Orr |
| 1971 | Montreal Canadiens | Al MacNeil | Chicago Black Hawks | Bill Reay | 4–3 | Henri Richard |
| 1972 | Boston Bruins | Tom Johnson | New York Rangers | Emile Francis | 4–2 | Bobby Orr |
| 1973 | Montreal Canadiens | Scotty Bowman | Chicago Black Hawks | Bill Reay | 4–2 | Yvan Cournoyer |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Flyers | Fred Shero | Boston Bruins | Bep Guidolin | 4–2 | Rick MacLeish |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Flyers | Fred Shero | Buffalo Sabres | Floyd Smith | 4–2 | Bob Kelly |
| 1976 | Montreal Canadiens | Scotty Bowman | Philadelphia Flyers | Fred Shero | 4–0 | Guy Lafleur |
| 1977 | Montreal Canadiens | Scotty Bowman | Boston Bruins | Don Cherry | 4–0 | Jacques Lemaire |
| 1978 | Montreal Canadiens | Scotty Bowman | Boston Bruins | Don Cherry | 4–2 | Mario Tremblay |
| 1979 | Montreal Canadiens | Scotty Bowman | New York Rangers | Fred Shero | 4–1 | Jacques Lemaire |
| 1980 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Philadelphia Flyers | Pat Quinn | 4–2 | Bob Nystrom |
| 1981 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Minnesota North Stars | Glen Sonmor | 4–1 | Wayne Merrick |
| 1982 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Vancouver Canucks | Roger Neilson | 4–0 | Mike Bossy |
| 1983 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | 4–0 | Mike Bossy |
| 1984 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | 4–1 | Ken Linseman |
| 1985 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | Philadelphia Flyers | Mike Keenan | 4–1 | Paul Coffey |
| 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | Jean Perron | Calgary Flames | Bob Johnson | 4–1 | Bobby Smith |
| 1987 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | Philadelphia Flyers | Mike Keenan | 4–3 | Jari Kurri |
| 1988 | Edmonton Oilers | Glen Sather | Boston Bruins | Terry O'Reilly | 4–0 | Wayne Gretzky |
| 1989 | Calgary Flames | Terry Crisp | Montreal Canadiens | Pat Burns | 4–2 | Doug Gilmour |
| 1990 | Edmonton Oilers | John Muckler | Boston Bruins | Mike Milbury | 4–1 | Craig Simpson |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Bob Johnson | Minnesota North Stars | Bob Gainey | 4–2 | Ulf Samuelsson |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Scotty Bowman | Chicago Blackhawks | Mike Keenan | 4–0 | Ron Francis |
| 1993 | Montreal Canadiens | Jacques Demers | Los Angeles Kings | Barry Melrose | 4–1 | Kirk Muller |
| 1994 | New York Rangers | Mike Keenan | Vancouver Canucks | Pat Quinn | 4–3 | Mark Messier |
| 1995 | New Jersey Devils | Jacques Lemaire | Detroit Red Wings | Scotty Bowman | 4–0 | Neal Broten |
| 1996 | Colorado Avalanche | Marc Crawford | Florida Panthers | Doug MacLean | 4–0 | Uwe Krupp |
| 1997 | Detroit Red Wings | Scotty Bowman | Philadelphia Flyers | Terry Murray | 4–0 | Darren McCarty |
| 1998 | Detroit Red Wings | Scotty Bowman | Washington Capitals | Ron Wilson | 4–0 | Martin Lapointe |
| 1999 | Dallas Stars | Ken Hitchcock | Buffalo Sabres | Lindy Ruff | 4–2 | Brett Hull |
| 2000 | New Jersey Devils | Larry Robinson | Dallas Stars | Ken Hitchcock | 4–2 | Jason Arnott |
| 2001 | Colorado Avalanche | Bob Hartley | New Jersey Devils | Larry Robinson | 4–3 | Alex Tanguay |
| 2002 | Detroit Red Wings | Scotty Bowman | Carolina Hurricanes | Paul Maurice | 4–1 | Brendan Shanahan |
| 2003 | New Jersey Devils | Pat Burns | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | Mike Babcock | 4–3 | Michael Rupp |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning | John Tortorella | Calgary Flames | Darryl Sutter | 4–3 | Ruslan Fedotenko |
| 2005 | Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||
| 2006 | Carolina Hurricanes | Peter Laviolette | Edmonton Oilers | Craig MacTavish | 4–3 | Frantisek Kaberle |
| 2007 | Anaheim Ducks | Randy Carlyle | Ottawa Senators | Bryan Murray | 4–1 | Travis Moen |
| 2008 | Detroit Red Wings | Mike Babcock | Pittsburgh Penguins | Michel Therrien | 4–2 | Henrik Zetterberg |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Dan Bylsma | Detroit Red Wings | Mike Babcock | 4–3 | Maxime Talbot |
| 2010 | Chicago Blackhawks | Joel Quenneville | Philadelphia Flyers | Peter Laviolette | 4–2 | Patrick Kane |
| 2011 | Boston Bruins | Claude Julien | Vancouver Canucks | Alain Vigneault | 4–3 | Patrice Bergeron |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Kings | Darryl Sutter | New Jersey Devils | Peter DeBoer | 4–2 | Jeff Carter |
| 2013 | TBD | |||||
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