Led by the Sedin Twins, Ryan Kesler, and Roberto Luongo, the Canucks exorcised their playoff demons against the Chicago Blackhawks before running into a wall against the big bad Bruins. The Sabres, meanwhile, haven’t even won a playoff series since they bested the New York Rangers in the 2007 Eastern Conference semifinal round. They went 43 years without winning the ultimate trophy before that. The 2012-13 season marked the seventh consecutive campaign without a trip to the playoffs for the Oilers, the longest active streak in hockey. They’ve also only missed the playoffs nine times in their entire history, a damn remarkable record of consistency. Dating back to the original expansion year of the NHL, there are 11 active teams that haven’t won a Stanley Cup since their inception. Goaltender Mike Smith was the main reason the team went as far as they did, posting a 1.99 goals against average and a .944 save percentage. There was the infamous riot that ensued and shut down the downtown core of the city, and the Canucks haven’t come close since. The Coyotes have yet to advance past the Western Conference quarterfinal round. That was in 1973-74 and they didn’t waste any time with their second, winning it again the following season. That’s especially true for these ten franchises, each of which has not taken home Lord Stanley’s trophy in a long, long time (some of them never). The season drought totals below are correct as of the start of the NHL’s 2014-15 Stanley Cup playoffs. Of the league’s 31 teams (and with Seattle joining in 2021-22), only 20 have won the Stanley Cup and just 13 have won multiple championships. The Leafs have the second most Stanley Cup championships in league history behind the Canadiens (24) with 13 titles. The record for the longest drought ever goes to the New York Rangers who went 54 years (1940 to 1994). The Maple Leafs have the current longest active Stanley Cup championship drought at 52 seasons and counting. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Despite all the magical stories from that spring, the only thing people still talk about is Brett Hull’s controversial foot in the crease goal that won the series in overtime. Despite actually making the postseason last season for the first time since 2006-07, it seems unlikely that the Long Island faithful will witness a return to glory before the Islanders make the move to Brooklyn. Originally coming into the league as the Winnipeg Jets in 1979, the Arizona Coyotes are one of those 11 teams to never win the Stanley Cup. The three-time Stanley Cup champions have two other notable winning streaks in addition to the team’s longest. With a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, Toronto extended its win streak to 15, surpassing the CFL's Calgary Stampeders for the longest win streak from a Canadian-based professional team (NBA/NHL/MLB/CFL). The New York Rangers hold the record for the longest Stanley Cup drought of all-time, as their streak spanned 54 seasons (1939-40 to 1993-94). The season after their second title they were back in the Final when they were swept by the Montreal Canadiens. The Longest Winning Streak. * The Arizona Coyotes were formerly the original Winnipeg Jets and became the Coyotes in 1995-96, so their streak is from when the Jets joined the NHL in 1979. After joining the league in 1970-71 alongside the Canucks, the Buffalo Sabres took just four seasons to make it to the Stanley Cup Final. Behind each of these impressive achievements, there is a lot of hard work and dedication, to maintain a level of performance in the highest categories of sport and win […] eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'thehockeywriters_com-box-3','ezslot_5',801,'0','0']));It’s often said that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Since then, they’ve been to the Cup Final six times, most recently in 2009-10 when they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, losing in overtime of Game 6. The Leafs have come close a few times but haven’t made it past the Conference Final since their 2002 loss to the Hurricanes. These are lists of active and all-time National Hockey League (NHL) franchise post-season appearance, post-season series win, Stanley Cup Finals and Stanley Cup streaks up to and including the 2018–19 NHL season and subsequent 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.These lists do not include the canceled 2004–05 NHL season.. The Sharks joined the NHL one season before the Senators, and have yet to even make it to the Cup Finals. In fact, that series win over Calgary was the second of just two for the franchise ever. The Capitals have turned in a collection of largely respectable regular seasons after a rough start to their NHL life in 1974-75 — they failed to qualify for the playoffs in their first eight years. The 2012-13 season marked the seventh consecutive campaign without a trip to the playoffs for the Oilers, the longest active streak in hockey. Boston won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972, and Bobby Orr was MVP both times. … Dating back to the original expansion year of the NHL, there are 11 active teams that haven’t won a Stanley Cup since their inception. The longest winning streak in Canucks history is 10 in a row from Nov. 9-30, 2002. To their credit, they were playoff regulars from the ’60s right through the early 2000s. Toronto Raptors set record for longest win streak by a Canadian-based professional sports franchise. In that run, they joined a legendary list of sports teams to overcome a 3-0 playoff deficit and win the series in the Conference Semifinals versus the Boston Bruins. Not only have the Leafs not won it all since 1966-67, that’s also the last year they even made it to the Finals. (1915–17) Between November 1915 and April 1917 with their first director Willie Maley, Celtic set up a United Kingdom record for an unbeaten arrangement of 62 matches, setting one of the longest winning streaks in soccer, involving 2 matches against Raith Rovers and Motherwell for a day. Updated hourly with news and features from over 150 writers worldwide. It is also still the longest pure win streak in pro sports. The Flyers streak ended with a 7-1 loss to the Minnesota North Stars on Jan. 7, 1980. This win streak was just icing on the cake and more bragging rights. The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for the longest losing streak in NHL history at 18 games, which was set in the 2003–04 season; that team finished last in the NHL with a 23–47–8–4 record (58 points). In 2010 , the Chicago Blackhawks ended what was the second-longest ever Stanley Cup championship drought at 47 seasons (now the sixth-longest). Dave Keon was named just the third Conn Smythe Trophy winner in league history, and it capped off a remarkable four Stanley Cups in six years.eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'thehockeywriters_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_7',809,'0','0']));eval(ez_write_tag([[250,250],'thehockeywriters_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_8',809,'0','1'])); .large-mobile-banner-1-multi-809{border:none !important;display:block !important;float:none;line-height:0px;margin-bottom:15px !important;margin-left:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-top:15px !important;min-height:250px;min-width:250px;text-align:center !important;}. After going through some turmoil and roster turnover, the Canucks are retooling and are expected to finish in the NHL basement for the next few seasons. A post-season series win streak is continued by making the post-season and winning at least the first round series (called the Conference Quarter-Finals) of the playoffs. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name … Jagr was also involved in Florida's longest winning streak, scoring six times in 12 games at age 43. They won five Stanley Cups in the 1980s, but have largely struggled just to make the playoffs since the early ’90s. Calgary Flames (24 seasons) I vaguely remember the Flames’ Cup-winning 1988-89 campaign, and that goaltender Mike Vernon was really good. But in terms of the playoffs, Washington’s been stuck in second gear for about 15 years. Flames Can’t Overcome McDavid’s 3-Point Performance, Wild’s Next Goaltending Era Starts With Kaapo Kahkonen, 3 Takeaways From Predators’ Series With Panthers, Flyers Fans Return to Action After Nearly a Year, Devils Catch Another Tough Break With Nico Hischier Injury, Jonathan Drouin Has Taken His Game to a New Level for the Canadiens, Sharks’ Issues Exposed in Golden Knights Series, Canucks News & Rumors: Boeser, Miller, Demko & Horvat, NHL Contracts Are Becoming More and More ‘Lockout-Proof’, Prospects News & Rumors: Mercer, Clarke, Bjorklund & Doan, Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Robertson, Galchenyuk, Vesey & Matthews, NHL Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Blackhawks, Canadiens, More, Bruins and the 2006 NHL Draft – Gorton’s Trades Still Paying Off. It’s hard to imagine now, but once upon a time the Oilers were a nearly unstoppable force in hockey. The streak ended in 1996-97 when the Bruins finished 26-47-9. Other than the dream season of 2005-06 — when the Oilers took the Carolina Hurricanes to the seventh game of the Cup Finals — Edmonton has typically either failed to qualify for the postseason or been eliminated in the first round. Having Bernie Parent in net didn’t hurt either who, along with the Cup, won the Vezina Trophy and the Conn Smyth Trophy in both seasons. They … They then defeated the Nashville Predators in five games to reach the third round and the Kings. After the 2005-06 lockout, the Sabres took off and looked poised to win their first Stanley Cup with an offensively gifted and deep roster led by Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Ryan Miller in goal. That year the Caps cruised over Ottawa and won a pair of dramatic series against Boston and Buffalo before getting steamrolled in the Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. In 2019, the St. Louis Blues got to take their name off of this list after 51 years of never winning a Cup. As they look to get back into contention, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser will be very much a part of that. Even now they have some of the best players in the league, including Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, but haven’t been able to get past the first round since 2011-12, not even making the playoffs every other season since. Was.. It's not surprising that the heyday of the Islanders led to their longest winning streak. The National Hockey League gets a bad rep for allowing so many teams to qualify for the playoffs, but the thing is this — it’s still really, really hard to make it through the playoffs and all the way to a Stanley Cup title. #8. All athletes yearn for great victories, but few have been part of the longest winning streaks in sport. The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for the longest winning streak in NHL history at 17 … Every year, hockey fans have a pretty good idea of what teams will be in the playoffs competing for a Stanley Cup.. The Chicago Blackhawks went 47 years before winning the Cup in 2010, and the Los Angeles Kings went 43 seasons prior to their 2012 win. Unfortunately, despite twice finishing at the top team in the NHL during this streak, the Canucks have yet to win a Stanley Cup. This is a list of the longest active droughts, not the longest droughts in history. Ouch. That 1994 Canucks team led by Trevor Linden, Pavel Bure, and Kirk McLean might’ve been the most beloved team in franchise history, but it was the 2011 team that arguably hurt the most. * The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning are all still competing in the 2020 NHL Playoffs, so their years have not yet been updated. But after beating the Canadiens in six games for their only title to date, it’s been a bit of a slog for Calgary. 5 The Edmonton Oilers streak is the longest run from the NHL debut of a franchise, starting from the first year they were in the NHL (1979–80); although they aren't included in the NHL streak, they also made the WHA playoffs the preceding 4 seasons (1975–76 through 1978–79), for a streak of 17 consecutive playoff appearances in major professional hockey. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. But they didn't win the Stanley Cup, losing the final to the New York Islanders in six games. The winning streak is the Blues' longest of the season and is the longest active streak in the League. Two of those teams made it to the Stanley Cup Final. Alas, the Rangers went to three Stanley Cup … To put that in perspective, consider the following about that season — the Atlantic Division was still known as the Patrick Division, the NHL added its 23rd and 24th teams (Ottawa and Tampa Bay), and there were still franchises in Quebec and Hartford. Caps fans still hope that superstar captain Alexander Ovechkin can lead Washington to Cup glory, but thus far the team has just two playoff series wins during his tenure. San Jose is one and Phoenix/Winnipeg is the other. Being a Devils fan I can’t really say either way, but it sure seems like Toronto fans are taking the Maple Leafs’ futility hard. They relocated to Phoenix as the Phoenix Coyotes in 1996, and then in 2014 changed the name to the Arizona Coyotes. *** Then there are the new Winnipeg Jets who were formerly the Atlanta Thrashers. The chants of “1940!” still ring loudly in my memory to this day. The winning streak under (then) head coach and general manager Lou Lamoriello is the second-longest in team history, while the Devils earned the … ** The Minnesota Wild are a separate franchise than the former Minnesota North Stars. The closest they’ve come was in 2003-04, when they lost the Western Conference Finals in six games to the Calgary Flames. Not only have the Blues never won the Stanley Cup, they haven’t even been to the Finals since the first Nixon administration. Luckily for Toronto fans, with a core of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner, the team has a real shot to end the drought in the near future. While they had a great run, the team fell in five games to the eventual Cup champions (who ended their 43-year drought in the process). The Boston Bruins are dominating the Stanley Cup playoffs like few teams in the Original Six franchise's storied history. Sign up for our regular 'Hockey History Newsletter' for all the best and most significant pieces from the THW Archives. Celtic. They lost the first against the Islanders during their dynasty years despite the goaltending heroics of “King” Richard Brodeur. During their current winning streak, the Blues have scored 37 even-strength goals and recorded a plus-27 goal differential, which both rank first in the NHL in … The two exceptions to this were in 1989-90 — when they got blanked by Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals — and their Cinderella run in 1997-98. During the 2005-06 season, New Jersey posted an 11-game winning streak from March 28 to April 18. Still, their achievements during their heyday are still enough to earn them a spot in my list of the top 10 NHL franchises ever. But that momentum was lost when Winnipeg joined the NHL in 1979-80, and the franchise seemingly hasn’t ever recovered. Just a 33 game win streak with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. This is a list of teams that have active post-season series win streaks. (See also: The 10 longest title droughts in NBA history.). Longest active streaks Post-season appearance streaks There were two Cinderella runs in 1982 and 1994, both against New York teams. It's still not as impressive a streak as the Undertaker's, but jumps to the top of the pile ahead of a number of other winning streaks. So what’s worse — to root for a team that has never won a title in their entire four-plus decade existence, or to root for a franchise that was once one of the NHL’s greatest but hasn’t hoisted the Stanley Cup since the Original Six era? Although the Toronto Maple Leafs are catching up, currently sitting at 53 years since their Cup win in 1967.eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_4',802,'0','0'])); Related: 11 NHL Teams Without a Stanley Cup. The team’s last playoff series win was as the old Jets in 1987. [1] In the previous season, that team won a NHL-record total of 14 straight games in the playoffs. I vaguely remember the Flames’ Cup-winning 1988-89 campaign, and that goaltender Mike Vernon was really good. They did that in 1975 against the Flyers during their Broad Street Bullies era. Interestingly, the Flyers did not end the season as the top NHL team. Numerous teams in recent memory have ended their Cup drought. They lost in back-to-back Conference Finals in 2006 and 2007, with the loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 going seven games. (2.) No matter their location or name though, the team has never even reached the Stanley Cup Final.eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-box-4','ezslot_2',804,'0','0'])); Their closest encounter came in the 2011-12 season, the only trip in franchise history to the Conference Final. Buffalo and Vancouver are together at the #2 spot by virtue of neither team having won a title since they both entered the league in 1970-71. The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for the longest losing streak in NHL history at 18 games, which was set in the 2003–04 season; that team finished last in the NHL with a 23–47–8–4 record (58 points). Ever. 5 The Edmonton Oilers streak is the longest run from the NHL debut of a franchise, starting from the first year they were in the NHL (1979–80); although they aren't included in the NHL streak, they also made the WHA playoffs the preceding 4 seasons (1975–76 through 1978–79), for a streak of 17 consecutive playoff appearances in major professional hockey. Despite having some amazing players through the years like Teemu Selanne, Bobby Hull, Phil Housley, Keith Tkachuk, Shane Doan and Jeremy Roenick, the team has yet to really contend for the Cup.eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'thehockeywriters_com-banner-1','ezslot_3',805,'0','0'])); The Philadelphia Flyers joined the league in 1967 and took just seven years to win their first Stanley Cup. 33 games. In Round 1, they defeated the strong Blackhawks in six games, their first series win since 1987. The Washington Capitals were on this list before Alex Ovechkin and the team won their first championship in the team’s history in 2018. In the modern era, it’s become tougher to win championships and build dynasties which begs the question: what are the longest active Stanley Cup droughts? The Flyers have had tremendous talent since their back-to-back Stanley Cups, from Eric Lindros to Marc Recchi to Mark Howe. But not since 2000-01 have they won more than one playoff series in a year, and have only even qualified about half the time. As of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals, the NHL team that has gone longest since winning a Stanley Cup is the Toronto Maple Leafs, who last won the Cup in 1967. Here’s the complete 31-team list of Stanley Cup droughts in alphabetical order:TeamLast Stanley Cup WinCurrent Length of DroughtAnaheim Ducks200713 yearsArizona Coyotes*Never41 yearsBoston Bruins20119 yearsBuffalo SabresNever50 yearsCalgary Flames198931 yearsCarolina Hurricanes200613 yearsChicago Blackhawks20155 yearsColorado Avalanche200119 yearsColumbus Blue JacketsNever20 yearsDallas Stars199920 years*Detroit Red Wings200812 yearsEdmonton Oilers199030 yearsFlorida PanthersNever27 yearsLos Angeles Kings20146 yearsMinnesota Wild**Never20 yearsMontreal Canadiens199327 yearsNashville PredatorsNever22 yearsNew Jersey Devils200317 yearsNew York Islanders198337 yearsNew York Rangers199426 yearsOttawa SenatorsNever28 yearsPhiladephia Flyers197545 yearsPittsburgh Penguins20173 yearsSan Jose SharksNever29 yearsSt. Since their back-to-back Cup wins, the Flyers have had their chances. Oh sure, the Jets — the original version mind you, not the relocated Atlanta Thrashers — won the WHA championship three times in the ’70s. No ties or overtime losses. The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the record for the longest winning streak in NHL history at 17 games, which was set in the 1992–93 season; that team won the Presidents' Trophy for having the league's best record of 56–21–7. But that was a loooong time ago, and the Islanders have simply been one of the worst teams in hockey over the last few decades. The last came in 1966-67 when Toronto faced off against their arch-rivals from Montreal in a thrilling six-game series. They currently occupy the #3 spot on my lost of the worst NHL franchises of all-time. Over 3 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. Of the teams on this list, only two have never even been to the Stanley Cup finals. They had just won the franchise’s first-ever Division title and were heading into the playoffs with home ice. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Denied! That run also contained the only playoff series wins for the franchise since 1989. It’s hard to picture, but there was a time when Islanders fans could legitimately rag on New York Rangers fans for their lack of titles.
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