List of NHL franchise post-season droughts

This article is a list of the active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup droughts up to and including the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the season that they entered the league, either as a new franchise or when they merged into the NHL from the defunct World Hockey Association (WHA) league.

Note: These lists do not include the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season.

Among the current 31 NHL teams, 11 have never won the Stanley Cup. Additionally, one of the Original Six franchises – the Toronto Maple Leafs – has a Stanley Cup drought that includes the entire expansion era (52 seasons and counting). With the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Western Conference in 2018, there are only four franchises that have never reached the Stanley Cup Finals. Of those four, the oldest is the Winnipeg Jets/Arizona Coyotes franchise (38 seasons), while the Maple Leafs have an even longer drought (52 seasons). The longest Stanley Cup championship drought in history was that of the New York Rangers, broken in 1994 after 53 seasons. The Maple Leafs have the current longest active Stanley Cup championship drought at 52 seasons and counting. In 2010, the Chicago Blackhawks ended what was the second-longest ever Stanley Cup championship drought at 47 seasons (now the sixth-longest). The end of that drought was the first of three consecutive years in which one of the eleven longest such droughts was broken (Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, Boston Bruins in 2011, and Los Angeles Kings in 2012).

The Florida Panthers have the longest active playoff series win drought (23 seasons). The longest drought between series wins was that of the Winnipeg Jets/Arizona Coyotes franchise, broken in 2012 after 25 seasons. The Buffalo Sabres have the longest active playoff appearance drought (9 seasons). The longest playoff droughts in history were by the Panthers and Edmonton Oilers at 10 seasons, which ended in 2012 and 2017 respectively.

Longest active droughts

Postseason appearance droughts

A postseason appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of 8 series (16 teams) and there are 31 teams in the NHL, there will always be 15 teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list, except for 2020 as the league expanded the playoffs to 24 teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result only 7 teams did not make the playoffs.

The other 24 teams – the Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets – all qualified for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team	Last appearance in post-season	Postseason drought
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11	9 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2015–16	4 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17	3 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2017–18	2 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2017–18	2 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2017–18	2 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19	1 season

Post-season series win droughts

In the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, a qualifying round was held to determine which teams would enter a more traditional bracket. Due to this format, between eight and sixteen teams can win a playoff series in 2020. The seventeen teams on this list that did not win a post-season series in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The other fourteen teams – the Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights – all won a post-season series in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Team	Last post-season series win	Subsequent post-season series losses	Postseason series win drought
Florida Panthers	1995–96	5 : 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2019–20	23 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	5 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20	15 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2006–07	2 : 2009–10, 2010–11	13 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12	1 : 2017–18	8 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2012–13	3 : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16	7 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14	2 : 2015–16, 2017–18	6 seasons
Minnesota Wild	2014–15	4 : 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20	5 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2016–17	1 : 2017–18	3 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	2016–17	1 : 2019–20	3 seasons
New York Rangers	2016–17	1 : 2019–20	3 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2016–17		3 seasons
Nashville Predators	2017–18	2 : 2018–19, 2019–20	2 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2017–18	2 : 2018–19, 2019–20	2 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	2017–18	2 : 2018–19, 2019–20	2 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18	2 : 2018–19, 2019–20	2 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2018–19		1 season
St. Louis Blues	2018–19	1 : 2019–20	1 season

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. This list does not include the two teams that made the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals: the Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Team	Last appearance in Stanley Cup Finals	Subsequent Conference Finals losses	Stanley Cup Finals drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67	5: 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02	52 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12	40 seasons^1
New York Islanders	1983–84	2: 1992–93, 2019–20	35 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	2: 2009–10, 2013–14	26 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96		23 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1998–99	2: 2005–06, 2006–07	20 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	1: 2017–18	20 seasons^2
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	1: 2002–03	19 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		19 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2000–01	1: 2001–02	18 seasons
Calgary Flames	2003–04		15 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06		14 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06	2: 2008–09, 2018–19	14 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07	2: 2014–15, 2016–17	13 seasons
Ottawa Senators	2006–07	1: 2016–17	13 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2008–09		11 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	2009–10		10 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	2010–11		9 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2011–12		8 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		6 seasons
New York Rangers	2013–14	1: 2014–15	6 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		5 seasons
San Jose Sharks	2015–16	1: 2018–19	4 seasons
Nashville Predators	2016–17		3 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		3 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		2 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	2017–18	1: 2019–20	2 seasons
Boston Bruins	2018–19		1 season
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		1 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 23 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2019–20)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 9 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2019–20)

Stanley Cup droughts

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. This list does not include the most recent Stanley Cup Champions: the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Team	Last Stanley Cup	Subsequent Stanley Cup Finals losses	Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67		52 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99	49 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11	49 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10	44 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)		40 seasons^1
New York Islanders	1982–83	1 : 1983–84	36 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	1 : 2003–04	30 seasons
Edmonton Oilers	1989–90	1 : 2005–06	29 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	1 : 2015–16	28 seasons
Ottawa Senators	never (inception of franchise in 1992–93)	1 : 2006–07	27 seasons
Florida Panthers	never (inception of franchise in 1993–94)	1 : 1995–96	26 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93		26 seasons
New York Rangers	1993–94	1 : 2013–14	25 seasons
Nashville Predators	never (inception of franchise in 1998–99)	1 : 2016–17	21 seasons
Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)		20 seasons^2
Dallas Stars	1998–99	2 : 1999–2000, 2019–20	20 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		19 seasons
Minnesota Wild	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)		19 seasons
Colorado Avalanche	2000–01		18 seasons
New Jersey Devils	2002–03	1 : 2011–12	16 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes	2005–06		14 seasons
Anaheim Ducks	2006–07		13 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	2007–08	1 : 2008–09	12 seasons
Boston Bruins	2010–11	2 : 2012–13, 2018–19	9 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	2013–14		6 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks	2014–15		5 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	2016–17		3 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights	never (inception of franchise in 2017–18)	1 : 2017–18	3 seasons
Washington Capitals	2017–18		2 seasons
St. Louis Blues	2018–19		1 season

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 23 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2019–20)

² includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 9 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2019–20)

Closest approaches without winning

Team	First Round Appearances^1	Second Round Appearances^2	Conference Finals Appearances^3	Stanley Cup Finals Appearances	Fewest Wins Short of Stanley Cup
Vancouver Canucks	27	12	3	3	1 win short : 1993–94, 2010–11
Buffalo Sabres	27	15	6	2	2 wins short : 1974–75, 1998–99
San Jose Sharks	21	15	5	1	2 wins short : 2015–16
Nashville Predators	12	5	1	1	2 wins short : 2016–17
Ottawa Senators	16	7	3	1	3 wins short : 2006–07
Vegas Golden Knights	3	2	2	1	3 wins short : 2017–18
Florida Panthers	5	1	1	1	4 wins short : 1995–96
Arizona Coyotes^4	20	3	1		7 wins short : 2011–12
Winnipeg Jets^5	4	1	1		7 wins short : 2017–18
Minnesota Wild	9	3	1		8 wins short : 2002–03
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	1			10 wins short : 2018–19

¹ includes Preliminary Rounds from 1974–75 through to 1980–81, Division Semi-Finals from 1981–82 through to 1992–93 and Conference Quarterfinals from 1993–94 through to 2012–13

² includes Quarter-Finals from 1967–68 through to 1980–81, Division Finals from 1981–82 through to 1992–93 and Conference Semifinals from 1993–94 through to 2012–13

³ includes Semi-Finals up to and including 1980–81

⁴ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 22 seasons for Arizona Coyotes/Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2018–19).

⁵ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 7 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2018–19).

Longest all-time droughts

Post-season appearance droughts

  Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous post-season appearance	Next post-season appearance	Post-season drought
Florida Panthers	1999–2000	2011–12	10 seasons^1
Edmonton Oilers	2005–06	2016–17	10 seasons
Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils	1977–78	1987–88	9 seasons^2
Carolina Hurricanes	2008–09	2018–19	9 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	2010–11		9 seasons
California Golden Seals / Cleveland Barons^3	1969–70	never (merger of franchise after 1977–78)	8 seasons^4
Boston Bruins	1958–59	1967–68	8 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1982–83	8 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1969–70	1977–78	7 seasons
New York Islanders	1993–94	2001–02	7 seasons
Calgary Flames	1995–96	2003–04	7 seasons
New York Rangers	1996–97	2005–06	7 seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	2008–09	7 seasons
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	2012–13	7 seasons
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	2006–07	2014–15	7 seasons^5
Phoenix / Arizona Coyotes	2011–12	2019–20	7 seasons^6

¹ no post-season occurred in 2005, due to the 2004–05 NHL Lockout

² includes 4 seasons for Colorado Rockies (1978–79 through to 1981–82) + 5 seasons for New Jersey Devils (1982–83 through to 1986–87)

³ franchise dissolved in 1978 in a merger with the Minnesota North Stars (current Dallas Stars)

⁴ includes 6 seasons for California Golden Seals (1970–71 through to 1975–76) + 2 seasons for Cleveland Barons (1976–77, 1977–78)

⁵ includes 4 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (2007–08 through to 2010–11) + 3 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2013–14)

⁶ franchise changed its name in 2014 from Phoenix to Arizona Coyotes

Post-season series win droughts

  Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous post-season series win	Intervening post-season series losses	Next post-season series win	Post-season series win drought
Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix Coyotes^1	1986–87	12 : 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11	2011–12	25 seasons^2
Florida Panthers	1995–96	5 : 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2019–20		23 seasons
New York Islanders	1992–93	7 : 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2014–15	2015–16	23 seasons
New York Rangers	1949–50	8 : 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	1970–71	20 seasons
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets	never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000)	2 : 2006–07, 2014–15	2017–18	17 seasons^3
Columbus Blue Jackets	never (inception of franchise in 2000–01)	4 : 2008–09, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18	2018–19	17 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks	1943–44	4 : 1945–46, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60	1960–61	16 seasons
Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes	1985–86	8 : 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2000–01	2001–02	15 seasons^4
Toronto Maple Leafs	2003–04	5 : 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20		15 seasons
Calgary Flames	1988–89	6 : 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96	2003–04	14 seasons

¹ franchise renamed in 2014 as Arizona Coyotes

² includes 9 seasons of the Winnipeg Jets (1987–88 through to 1995–96) + 14 seasons of the Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2010–11)

³ includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 6 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2016–17)

⁴ includes 11 seasons of the Hartford Whalers (1986–87 through to 1996–97) + 4 season of the Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) through to 2000–01

Stanley Cup Finals droughts

  Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous Stanley Cup Finals	Intervening Conference Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup Finals	Stanley Cup Finals drought
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67	5: 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02		52 seasons
St. Louis Blues	1969–70	4: 1971–72, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2015–16	2018–19	47 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80)	1: 2011–12		40 seasons^1
New York Islanders	1983–84	1: 1992–93, 2019–20		35 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1965–66	2: 1986–87, 1987–88	1994–95	28 seasons
Montreal Canadiens	1992–93	2: 2009–10, 2013–14		26 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1: 1968–69	1992–93	25 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	1974–75	2: 1979–80, 1997–98	1998–99	23 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1: 1969–70	1990–91	23 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1: 1989–90	1997–98	23 seasons
San Jose Sharks	never (inception of franchise in 1991–92)	3: 2003–04, 2009–10, 2010–11	2015–16	23 seasons
Florida Panthers	1995–96			23 seasons

¹ includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 23 seasons for Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2019–20)

Stanley Cup droughts

  Active franchise streak is highlighted

Team	Previous Stanley Cup	Intervening Stanley Cup Finals losses	Next Stanley Cup	Stanley Cup drought
New York Rangers	1939–40	3 : 1949–50, 1971–72, 1978–79	1993–94	53 seasons^1
Toronto Maple Leafs	1966–67			52 seasons
St. Louis Blues	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	3 : 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70	2018–19	50 seasons
Buffalo Sabres	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	2 : 1974–75, 1998–99		49 seasons
Vancouver Canucks	never (inception of franchise in 1970–71)	3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11		49 seasons
Chicago Black Hawks^2	1960–61	5 : 1961–62, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1991–92	2009–10	47 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers	1974–75	6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10		44 seasons
Los Angeles Kings	never (inception of franchise in 1967–68)	1 : 1992–93	2011–12	43 seasons
Washington Capitals	never (inception of franchise in 1974–75)	1 : 1997–98	2017–18	42 seasons
Detroit Red Wings	1954–55	6 : 1955–56, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1994–95	1996–97	41 seasons
Arizona Coyotes	never (inception of franchise in 1979–80)			40 seasons

¹ it is common to refer to the duration of the New York Rangers' record Stanley Cup drought as 54 "years" (1940 to 1994), but that only encompasses 53 seasons (1940–41 to 1992–93).

² the name of the team was Black Hawks for a majority of the drought (25 of the 47 seasons) before being renamed to Blackhawks in 1986.

Cities/regions awaiting first Stanley Cup

This list only includes cities/regions currently hosting an NHL franchise.

City/Region	Seasons waiting	Stanley Cup Finals appearances	Current NHL team
Buffalo	49	1974–75, 1998–99	Buffalo Sabres
Minneapolis–Saint Paul	45^1	1980–81^2, 1990–91^2	Minnesota Wild
San Francisco Bay Area	37^3	2015–16	San Jose Sharks
Miami	26	1995–96	Florida Panthers
Phoenix	22	Never	Arizona Coyotes
Nashville	21	2016–17	Nashville Predators
Columbus, Ohio	20^4	Never	Columbus Blue Jackets
Las Vegas	3	2017–18	Vegas Golden Knights

¹ includes 26 seasons of the Minnesota North Stars (1967–68 through to 1992–93) and 19 seasons of the Minnesota Wild (2000–01 through to 2019–20).

² both Stanley Cup Finals appearances by the Minnesota North Stars.

³ includes 9 seasons of the California Seals, Oakland Seals, California Golden Seals franchise (1967–68 through to 1975–76) and 28 seasons of the San Jose Sharks (1991–92 through to 2019–20).

⁴ includes 2 seasons of the Cleveland Barons franchise (1976–77 through to 1977–78) and 18 seasons of the Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01 through to 2019–20).

• Although the Vancouver Canucks have not won a Stanley Cup in their 49 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1970–71 through to 2019–20), Vancouver has one Stanley Cup to its credit - the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association won the Stanley Cup in 1915 prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
• While the current Ottawa Senators have never won the Stanley Cup in their 27 seasons of play (inception of franchise in 1992–93 through to 2019–20), Ottawa celebrated 11 Stanley Cup championships with the original era Ottawa Senators, the last one in 1927.
• While neither team called the Winnipeg Jets ever won the Stanley Cup in their combined 26 seasons playing in Winnipeg (as of 2019–20), the city celebrated three Stanley Cup championships by the Winnipeg Victorias, the last in 1902, prior to the founding of the NHL in 1917.
• The Seattle Kraken begin play in 2021–22, however, the city of Seattle has one prior Stanley Cup championship as the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association became the first U.S.-based team to win the Stanley Cup in 1917.

Canadian droughts

Despite having fewer Canadian-based teams than U.S.-based ones throughout much of the NHL's existence (dating back to the Original Six era when it was two Canadian clubs to four American ones, and now 7 to 24 since 2017), there have been only two times in league history where none of the Canadian teams qualified for the postseason: 1969–70 and 2015–16.[1] The 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens remain the last Canadian club to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup.[2]

• Last time that none of the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs: 2015–16
• Last all-Canadian first round series: 2014–15 (Calgary vs. Vancouver and Montreal vs. Ottawa)
• Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the first round: 2018–19 (Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg)
• Last all-Canadian second round series: 2001–02 (Ottawa vs. Toronto)
• Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the second round: 2014–15 (Calgary, Montreal)
• Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2017–18 (Winnipeg)
• Last all-Canadian Conference Finals: 1993–94 (Toronto vs. Vancouver)
• Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2010–11 (Vancouver)
• Last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals: 1988–89 (Calgary vs. Montreal)
• Last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team: 1992–93 (Montreal)

See also

• List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks
• List of MLB franchise post-season droughts
• List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
• List of NFL franchise post-season droughts

References

1. Stubbs, Dave (March 31, 2016). "Woe Canada. No playoffs this year north of border". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
2. Tim Warnsby (June 15, 2011). "Bruins win Stanley Cup". CBC Sports. Retrieved Feb 5, 2012. The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.