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Every season, NHL teams aim to be the last one standing and hoisting the most prestigious trophy in their sport — the Stanley Cup. The playoffs are considered the most grueling in all of professional sports, as 16 teams battle it out over two months in best-of-seven series. For the team that wins it all, their celebrations are deserved.
This year, the Stanley Cup Final has reached a winner-take-all Game 7. The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers battle t out, with the winner gaining possession of the Stanley CuFor the Panthers, they look to win the Cup for the first time in franchise history. As for the Oilers, they will look to not only become the second team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win it all, but also end the Stanley Cup-less drought for Canadian teams.
So, when was the last time a Canadian team won the Stanley CuThe last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was all the way back in 1993. That’s right, no NHL team from Canada had won the Stanley Cup in over three decades. The team to win it? The Montreal Canadiens.
The Canadiens coasted through the Eastern Conference bracket of the Stanley Cup playoffs. As the No. 3 seed in the Adams Division, they defeated the Quebec Nordiques in six games in the opening round and swept the No. 4 seed Buffalo Sabres in the Division Finals. In the Eastern Conference Finals, Montreal beat the New York Islanders in five games. With that, they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final to take on the Los Angeles Kings, led by Wayne GretzkMontreal beat Los Angeles in five games to win the Stanley Cup for the 24th time. After losing 4-1 to the Kings in Game 1, the Canadians won the next four games to clinch the Cup.
Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy won the Conn Smyte Award for MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that run, Roy recorded a .929 save percentage and a 2.13 goals against average in 20 gameSince Montreal hoisted the Stanley Cup in 1993, just six teams from Canada have made it to the Final, not counting the Oilers in 2024. Every one of those teams has lost. Here are the Canadian teams to make it to the Final since Montreal won it all in 1993.s.y.p?p.