Who Has the Most NHL Championships?
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We all know that the Montreal Canadiens have the most Stanley Cups in NHL history. But which team has the most championships overall?
The Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cups of any team in the National Hockey League. They have won a total of 24 Stanley Cups, the most recent being in 1993. The next closest team is the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won 13 Stanley Cups.
History
The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) 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 Glorieux (The Glorious One), Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge (The Blue-White-Red), La Sainte-Flanelle (The Holy Knit), Le Tricolore (The Tricolor), and Les Habitants (The Inhabitants).
Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the longest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL team to predate the founding of the NHL. one of their Stanley Cup–winning teams formed an unofficial senior amateur men’s league in 1922 that eventually challenge for control of semi-professional leagues like the Pacific Coast Hockey Association for control over professional hockey supremacy; this dispute would come to be known as the “Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Wars”, which resulted in both professional leagues merging with each other to form what would become today’s National Hockey League.
Championships
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 (or Le Canadien), Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge, La Sainte-Flanelle, Le Tricolore, Les Glorieux (or Nos Glorieux), and Les Habitants (from which “Habs” is derived).
The Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup more times than any other franchise. They have won 24 Stanley Cup championships, 23 of them since the founding of the NHL in 1917, making them one of the oldest professional sports trophies in North America.
The Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the most Stanley Cups of any team in the NHL. They have won 13 Stanley Cups in total, which is more than any other team in the NHL. The Maple Leafs have also appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals more than any other team, with a total of 27 appearances.
History
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs have won thirteen Stanley Cup championships, second only to the 24 championships of their Original Six rival and fellow Canadian club, the Montreal Canadiens. They are also one of six NHL teams to win the Stanley Cup in three different decades.
Championships
The Toronto Maple Leafs have won the most NHL championships, with 13. They have also appeared in the most Stanley Cup Finals, with 18.
The Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cups of any NHL team. They have won 11 Stanley Cups, which is more than any other team in the NHL. The Red Wings have also won the most Conference Championships, with 16.
History
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars from then until 1930. For the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons, and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings.
Since joining the NHL in 1926, the Red Wings have won 11 Stanley Cup championships, more than any other NHL team. The franchise is one of the “Original Six” teams of NHL history, and has won six Stanley Cups while based in Detroit. The Red Wings play their home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in downtown Detroit.
Championships
The Detroit Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL team. They have also won the Presidents’ Trophy, which is awarded to the team with the best regular season record, a total of six times. The Red Wings have qualified for the playoffs in thirty-two consecutive seasons, which is the longest active streak of any team in North America’s four major professional sports leagues. They currently hold the record for most consecutive home game sellouts, with sellouts in 301 straight games.
The Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins have won the most championships in the NHL with six. They have also been to the Stanley Cup Finals ten times, which is more than any other team in the NHL. The Bruins have been a dominant force in the NHL since they were founded in 1924.
History
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. 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 in NHL history and tied for second most of any US-based NHL team. Current general manager Don Sweeney is the ninth person to hold the role.
Championships
The Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup six times, the most of any team in the NHL. They have also won the conference championship eighteen times and the divisional championship twenty-five times.
The Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926.
History
The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled as Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926. The Blackhawks are one of the “Original Six” NHL teams along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Since 1994, the club’s home rink is the United Center, which they share with the National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls. The club had previously played for 65 years at Chicago Stadium.
The club began playing in 1926 as one of six expansion franchises awarded by then-NHL President Clarence Campbell. Their first owner was Frederic McLaughlin, who owned the club until his death in 1944. Under McLaughlin, a “hands-on” owner who fired many coaches during his ownership, the club won two Stanley Cup titles (in 1934 and 1938). The club was then owned by James E. Norris from 1944 until his death in 1952. During this time, he oversaw Constructive sacked head coach Billy Reay even though he had led them to win 3 Cups in 6 seasons between 1961 and 1966 and led them to within one game in 1971 of winning their 4th Cup under his stewardship .
Championships
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926. The Blackhawks are one of the “Original Six” NHL teams along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. The Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center since 1994.
The club had much success in its early years, winning three Stanley Cups within its first decade of existence. After a period of rebuilds following World War II, the Blackhawks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for a fourth time in 1961, but lost to the Detroit Red Wings. In 1965, they won their fifth championship by defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win their first title since 1938. The Blackhawks reached the Stanley Cup Finals again in 1971 and 1990, but lost both times to powerful opponents; first to the Montreal Canadiens and then to the Edmonton Oilers respectively. After winning only one playoff series between 1992–2009 (against Calgary in 1995), they returned to prominence by winning three Cups between 2010–2015: twice against Philadelphia and once against Tampa Bay.
The Blackhawks have set several NHL records throughout their history. They currently hold two respective league records: they are tied with Winnipeg for most road wins in a season with 34 (2012–13),[2] and they hold the record for fewest losses in regulation time during a season with 12 (2012–13).[3] They jointly hold another NHL record with Winnipeg for most points accumulated during a season with 113 (2012–13).[4]
