This list does not include the This list only includes cities/regions currently hosting an NHL franchise. TORONTO (AP) — Many current NHL players were either not yet born or too young to remember the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup. Waiting for Ottawa in the Stanley Cup Final was Jean-Sebastian Giguere and the surprising Anaheim Ducks – a very beatable team.The best team in the Eastern Conference, Ottawa was loaded during the first season after the lockout in 2005-06.A motivated Dany Heatley scored 50 goals that year, while Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, and Martin Havlat were also at the top of their games. In one of the nastiest series in recent memory, Vancouver blew 2-0 and … No other team still alive in the postseason had as many points as Winnipeg did during the regular season.The Red Sea parted for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the spring of 1999.With Mats Sundin leading the way, the Leafs were the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the playoffs. This list does not include the two teams that made the This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. The Canucks finished with the league’s best record for the second year in a row during the regular season, but an untimely injury to Daniel Sedin weakened their lineup at the wrong time.Vancouver ran into the eventual Stanley Cup winning LA Kings in Round 1, a cruel reward for a Presidents’ Trophy team.After posting great regular season records only to disappoint in the playoffs seemingly every year, the Ottawa Senators finally made it to their first Stanley Cup Final in 2007.They breezed through the first three rounds, winning each series in five games. After dominating the regular season with 117 points – the most by a Canadian team since 1993 – the Canucks were favoured against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final. This article is a list of the active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) … 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 This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have reached the Stanley Cup Finals. Facing off against the Carolina Hurricanes for a chance to win it all, they were able to come back from a 3-1 series deficit despite an injury to starting goalie Dwayne Roloson.They came darn close in Game 7, too, trailing by one goal in the third period before the Hurricanes iced it with an empty-netter.Mention the name “Nathan LaFayette” to Canucks fans and they’ll tell you about his most famous moment.With the Canucks down 3-2 late in the third period of Game 7 of the final, LaFayette hit the post, which could have forced overtime against the New York Rangers in 1994.The Canucks underachieved during the regular season, but had a tremendous amount of talent on their team that season with Pavel Bure, Trevor Linden, and Kirk McLean playing at the top of their game.It was set up perfectly for the Canucks to win it all in 2011.
The drought … Hasek suffered a season-ending groin injury while playing for the Czech Republic in Turin, which was a crushing blow to their playoff hopes.Without Hasek, the Sens had to turn to rookie goalie Ray Emery, who wasn’t good enough to get them past Buffalo in the second round.The first of four Game 7 losses on this list, the Edmonton Oilers had no business being in the Stanley Cup Final in 2006.The Oilers were the Cinderella team of the playoffs, defeating a 124-point Detroit team in Round 1. After dominating the regular season with 117 points – the most by a Canadian team since 1993 – the Canucks were favoured against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.In one of the nastiest series in recent memory, Vancouver blew 2-0 and 3-2 series leads before dropping Game 7 on home ice.There are a lot of people in Calgary that believe the Flames were robbed of the 2004 Stanley Cup, and you can understand why.Led by Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary carried a 3-2 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice. By the time the second round began, Toronto was the highest seed left, as all other series in the East were won by the underdog.With Pat Quinn behind the bench and Curtis Joseph in net, Toronto was eventually beaten by Dominik Hasek and the Buffalo Sabres in five games in the Conference Final.Three years after being upset in the Conference Final, the Leafs were back again in 2002, and once again were the favourite.Finishing the year with nine more points than the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto felt it was their year to get to the Stanley Cup Final. With Game 6 tied 2-2 in the third period, Martin Gelinas appeared to score the go-ahead goal with under seven minutes left.Camera angles available to the NHL were inconclusive though, and the game continued into overtime where Martin St. Louis eventually scored the winner. Those hopes were given a crushing blow early on though, as Chris Kreider collided with Carey Price in Game 1, knocking him out for the rest of the playoffs with a knee injury.Montreal stretched the series to six games, but were effectively done the moment Price went down.After coming agonizingly close to winning it all a season earlier, the Vancouver Canucks were anxious to take another run at the Stanley Cup in 2012.Though not as successful as the 2011 team, the core of the Sedins, Ryan Kesler, and Roberto Luongo – among others – was still intact.
TORONTO — Many current NHL players were either not yet born or too young to remember the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup.
Ken Dryden became so accustomed to winning championships with the Montreal Canadiens the Hockey Hall of Fame goalie has difficulty assessing Canada's Stanley Cup drought. Unfortunately, they were no match for their opponent in the final, as they lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.Though they didn’t make the Stanley Cup Final like the 2007 team, the 2003 Ottawa Senators were probably closer to winning it all.The Presidents’ Trophy winners in the NHL that season, Ottawa faced a battle-tested New Jersey Devils team in the Conference Final.Battling back from a 3-1 series deficit to force a Game 7, Jeff Friesen scored the game-winner for New Jersey with just over two minutes left to win it.