Which Teams Have Never Lost The Stanley Cup | StatMuse (2024)

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What 11 teams have never won a Stanley Cup? ›

Among the current 32 active NHL teams, 11 have never won the Stanley Cup, with the oldest of them being the Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres (52 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs (55 seasons), breaking a tie with the New York Rangers.

Having lifted the trophy a total of 24 times, the Montreal Canadiens are the team with more Stanley Cup titles than any other franchise. Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team and the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL itself.

The Original Six (French: six équipes originales) are the teams that composed the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1942 and 1967. The six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Montreal Wanderers, having had their arena burn down during the first NHL season, have the fewest games played (6), wins (1), and points (2), as well as the lowest point percentage (.167).

The Coyotes, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Wild, Predators, Sharks, Jets, Senators, Canucks, Panthers and Kraken have never won a championship in NHL history. Out of the 11 teams, six have made at least one appearance in a Stanley Cup Final.

Perry went on to lose his third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals with a third different team, becoming the first player in NHL history to do so.

There are 19 defunct and relocated NHL teams. The Montreal Wanderers, original Ottawa Senators, and the Quebec Bulldogs had played in the NHA before joining the NHL; Quebec City joined the NHL two years later as the Athletics.

A new season is here and despite the hope and enthusiasm for a new year, the Pittsburgh Penguins will officially enter 2023-24 as the oldest team in the league. According to CapFriendly, and based on official opening night rosters, the Penguins average age is 30.8, the only team to exceed 30.

Throughout his illustrious career, Gretzky won the Stanley Cup four times, leaving an indelible mark on the sport and solidifying his status as a hockey legend.

Who owns the Stanley Cup? ›

After some research, he found out the Stanley Cup isn't owned by the NHL at all. It's held by a charitable trust, and Lord Stanley of Preston provided the trustees of the cup with five instructions. These include: The winners shall return the Cup in good order when required by the trustees.

The Golden Knights currently ice the biggest, tallest, heaviest hockey team in the entire NHL. The current 21-man roster weighs a total of 4,351 pounds.

Its true origins are murky. But Canada, beginning in the 19th century, gets credit for modernizing—and popularizing—the game we know today. The origins of ice hockey may date to stick-and-ball games played during the Middle Ages or even ancient Greece and Egypt.

The history of the National Hockey League begins with the end of its predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA), in 1917.

Recent News. Seattle Kraken, American professional ice hockey team that plays in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and is based in Seattle, Washington. The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2021.

The most ever won by a single player was Henri Richard with 11 total championship rings.

2010-11 Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins captured their sixth Stanley Cup and first in 39 years with a seven-game triumph over the Vancouver Canucks in the Final.

List: 8 times Stanley Cup celebrations resulted in dented, damaged trophy – NBC Sports Boston.