What NHL Team Has Won the Most Championships?

The NHL team that has won the most championships is the Montreal Canadiens.

NHL Championships

The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cups with 24. The Canadiens have also been to the Stanley Cup Finals an NHL record 34 times. The next closet team is the Toronto Maple Leafs with 13 Stanley Cups.

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The club’s official name is le Club de hockey Canadien. The team is frequently referred to in English and French as the Habs. French nicknames for the team include Les Canadiens, Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), and Les Habitants (from which “Habs” is derived).

The Canadiens were founded in 1909 as a charter member of the NHL. The club has won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise. They have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, 22 of them since 1927, when NHL teams became the only ones to compete for the Stanley Cup. NHL teams had competed for it since 1893 when it was known as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. The Canadiens have played in 35 Stanley Cup Finals; they have won 24 and lost 11 times.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the Stanley Cup a total of 13 times. They last won in 1967, which was before the NHL expansion. The Maple Leafs have also appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals a total of 20 times.

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL team, with 11 titles to their name. The franchise was founded in 1926 and has been a perennial contender ever since, winning championships in 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008. The Red Wings have also reached the Stanley Cup Final on 10 other occasions (most recently in 2009), but were unsuccessful in their quest for a 12th title.

Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup Finals is the National Hockey League’s (NHL) championship series to determine the league playoff champion and the winner of the Stanley Cup. This best-of-seven playoff is contested between the Eastern Conference champion and the Western Conference champion.

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team has been in existence since 1924, making them the third-oldest active team in the NHL, and the oldest to be based in the United States.

The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth most of any team. Their home arena is TD Garden. The Bruins began play in the NHL on December 1, 1924. At the time they were also known as the Boston Bruins hockey club and sold out every game during their first season.

In only their second season they easily won their first Stanley Cup championship by sweeping all three playoff series. They then successfully defended their title in 1928 by beating the New York Rangers in a best-of-three series. The Bruins then went on to win their third Stanley Cup in 1929 by defeating the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-five series 3–1.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup six times, most recently in 2015. They have also appeared in the Finals 11 times, second only to the Montreal Canadiens. Blackhawks fans have plenty to cheer about, as their team is one of the most successful in NHL history.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have won the Stanley Cup Finals twice in their history. They first won it in 1974, when they defeated the Boston Bruins in six games. They then won it again in 1975, when they defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games.