Which Canadian team was the last to win the Stanley Cup?

Which Canadian team was the last to win the Stanley Cup? The answer is the Montreal Canadiens, who won the championship in 1993.

Montreal defeated Wayne Gretzky’s Los Angeles Kings four games to one in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final. The Canadiens clinched the series with a 4–1 victory in Game 5 at the Montreal Forum, earning the franchise’s 24th Stanley Cup. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

A common mix-up is confusing the last Canadian team to win the Cup with the last Canadian team to reach the Final. The Canadiens returned to the Final in 2021 but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Other Canadian clubs—including the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs—have reached the Final since 1993 without winning it.

The 1993 championship also ended a remarkable run of 10 consecutive playoff overtime victories for Montreal. It remains the most recent Stanley Cup won by a Canadian-based team.