[Lefty Noob]

Here's a complete list of past stanley cup winners, courtesy of Yahoo! Sports.

YEAR TEAM
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2004-05 SEASON CANCELED DUE TO LABOR DISPUTE
2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Calgary Flames 3
2002-03 New Jersey Devils 4, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche, 4, New Jersey Devils 3
1999-00 New Jersey Devils 4, Dallas Stars 2
1998-99 Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 2
1997-98 Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 0
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche 4, Florida Panthers 0
1994-95 New Jersey Devils 4, Detroit Red Wings 0
1993-94 New York Rangers 4, Vancouver Canucks 3
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens 4, Los Angeles Kings 1
1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Minnesota North Stars 2
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers 4, Boston Bruins 1
1988-89 Calgary Flames 4, Montreal Canadiens 2
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers 4, Boston Bruins 0
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3
1985-86 Montreal Canadiens 4, Calgary Flames 1
1984-85 Edmonton Oilers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
1983-84 Edmonton Oilers 4, New York Islanders 1
1982-83 New York Islanders 4, Edmonton Oilers 0
1981-82 New York Islanders 4, Vancouver Canucks 0
1980-81 New York Islanders 4, Minnesota North Stars 1
1979-80 New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2
1978-79 Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1
1977-78 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 2
1976-77 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 0
1975-76 Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 0
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers 4, Buffalo Sabres 2
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers 4, Boston Bruins 2
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2
1971-72 Boston Bruins 4, New York Rangers 2
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
1969-70 Boston Bruins 4, St. Louis Blues 0
1968-69 Montreal Canadiens 4, St. Louis Blues 0
1967-68 Montreal Canadiens 4, St. Blues Blues 0
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 2
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 2
1964-65 Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 1
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2
1960-61 Chicago Blackhawks 4, Detroit Red Wings 2
1959-60 Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
1958-59 Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1957-58 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 2
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 1
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
1952-53 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 0
1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 1
1949-50 Detroit Red Wings 4, New York Rangers 3
1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 0
1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 0
1946-47 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 2
1945-46 Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1
1944-45 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
1943-44 Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
1942-43 Detroit Red Wings 4, Boston Bruins 0
1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 3
1940-41 Boston Bruins 4, Detroit Red Wings 0
1939-40 New York Rangers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
1938-39 Boston Bruins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1937-38 Chicago Blackhawks 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1936-37 Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2
1935-36 Detroit Red Wings 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1934-35 Montreal Maroons 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
1933-34 Chicago Blackhawks 3, Detroit Red Wings 1
1932-33 New York Rangers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
1931-32 Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Rangers 0
1930-31 Montreal Canadiens 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2
1929-30 Montreal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 0
1928-29 Boston Bruins 2, New York Rangers 0
1927-28 New York Rangers 3, Montreal Maroons 2
1926-27 Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0
1925-26 Montreal Maroons 3, Victoria Cougars 1
1924-25 Victoria Cougars 3, Montreal Canadiens 1
1923-24 Montreal Canadiens 2, Calgary Tigers 0
1922-23 Ottawa Senators 2, Edmonton Eskimos 0
1921-22 Toronto St. Pats 3, Vancouver Millionaires 2
1920-21 Ottawa Senators 3, Vancouver Millionaires 2
1919-20 Ottawa Senators 3, Seattle Metropolitans 2
1918-19 FINALS CANCELED DUE TO INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
1917-18 Toronto Arenas 3, Vancouver Millionaires 2


CUP WINNERS BEFORE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE WAS FORMED
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1916-17 Seattle Metropolitans
1915-16 Montreal Canadiens
1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires
1913-14 Toronto Blueshirts
1912-13 Quebec Bulldogs
1911-12 Quebec Bulldogs
1910-11 Ottawa Senators
1909-10 Montreal Wanderers (March)
1909-10 Ottawa Senators (January)
1908-09 Ottawa Senators
1907-08 Montreal Wanderers (December)
1907-08 Montreal Wanderers (March)
1906-07 Montreal Wanderers (January, March)
1905-06 Montreal Wanderers (March)
1905-06 Ottawa Silver Seven (March)
1904-05 Ottawa Silver Seven (January, March)
1903-04 Ottawa Silver Seven (January, February, March)
1902-03 Ottawa Silver Seven (January, March)
1902-03 Montreal A.A.A. (February)
1901-02 Montreal A.A.A. (March)
1901-02 Winnipeg Victorias (January)
1900-01 Winnipeg Victorias
1899-00 Montreal Shamrocks
1898-99 Montreal Shamrocks (March)
1898-99 Montreal Victorias (February)
1897-98 Montreal Victorias
1896-97 Montreal Victorias
1895-96 Montreal Victorias (December)
1895-96 Winnipeg Victorias (February)
1894-95 Montreal Victorias
1893-94 Montreal A.A.A.
1892-93 Montreal A.A.A.

In your opinion, which of these teams was the best NHL Stanley Cup winner of all time?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

1971-72 Boston Bruins ....Bobby Orr's Bruins...They had an awesome offense.

[GottaHaveIce]

Not a bad choice, but the 1969-1970 team might be even a little better. Pretty much the same players, and if you consider the team to be Orr's Bruins, this was the series against St. Louis where Orr's overtime goal was what won Boston the cup. You are absolutely right about their "awesome" offensive capabilities. Back then I lived about thirty miles from Boston and had season tickets. The offense you mentioned was like a machine, with Ken Hodge on the right wing, Wayne Cashman on the left and Phil Esposito at center they were almost unstopable. And one can't forget the offensive contributions of what's his name out there on the point. You know, that #4 guy. I don't know how many times a game would come down to the last five minutes with the Bruins down by one or two goals. The atmosphere was always electrifying, and the offensive power was so strong that the fans literally came to expect that the Bruins would win even under these conditions. Whenever the Bruins came up short, the fans would actually appear shocked. If ever there was a bunch of spoiled fans, this had to be it. As a Boston fan I remember it well, but unfortunately the championships only occured two out of three seasons. Being purely objective though, I also remember Montreal when they put together a run of six championships out of a ten year span. A gentleman by the name of Ken Dryden having quite a bit to do with that as I recall. It might be a little difficult to argue the Bruins case against that of the Canadiens.

[ThePundit]

How about the 1981-1982 Islanders?

1) They led the league with 118 points and won their third straight cup.
2) They won a then-record 15 straight games during the seasons.
3) In the last 2 rounds of the Stanley Cup finals, the swept both the Quebec Nordiques and the Vancouver Canucks.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by GottaHaveIce

Not a bad choice, but the 1969-1970 team might be even a little better. Pretty much the same players, and if you consider the team to be Orr's Bruins, this was the series against St. Louis where Orr's overtime goal was what won Boston the cup. You are absolutely right about their "awesome" offensive capabilities. Back then I lived about thirty miles from Boston and had season tickets. The offense you mentioned was like a machine, with Ken Hodge on the right wing, Wayne Cashman on the left and Phil Esposito at center they were almost unstopable. And one can't forget the offensive contributions of what's his name out there on the point. You know, that #4 guy. I don't know how many times a game would come down to the last five minutes with the Bruins down by one or two goals. The atmosphere was always electrifying, and the offensive power was so strong that the fans literally came to expect that the Bruins would win even under these conditions. Whenever the Bruins came up short, the fans would actually appear shocked. If ever there was a bunch of spoiled fans, this had to be it. As a Boston fan I remember it well, but unfortunately the championships only occured two out of three seasons. Being purely objective though, I also remember Montreal when they put together a run of six championships out of a ten year span. A gentleman by the name of Ken Dryden having quite a bit to do with that as I recall. It might be a little difficult to argue the Bruins case against that of the Canadiens.

Dryden as a rookie derailed one of those great Bruins team in the playoffs...still, all being equal, I take the Bruins...

[Kasey Kahne 9 fan]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Dryden as a rookie derailed one of those great Bruins team in the playoffs...still, all being equal, I take the Bruins...

won the calder after the conn that will only happen once

[bob]

I say 1945-1946 montreal canadiens

[bob]

I could also say the 1976-1977 Canadiens(why can't I edit my post?)

[legend]

Gretsky's Oilers, and I was a Bruin's fan back in the day. Orr though was the biggest thing to hit New England since Ted Williams.

[blueandwhite]

Originally Posted by bob

I could also say the 1976-1977 Canadiens(why can't I edit my post?)

that's a moderator's job, bob.

[blueandwhite]

just to complete the list:
2006-07 - Anaheim Ducks over Ottawa Senators 4-1
2005-06 - Carolina hurricanes over Edmonton Oilers 4-3