2024 Stanley Cup Winners By Year. In 1915, franchises began competing for the stanley cup and by 1927 the nhl was the de facto hockey league competing for the cup. The first winner of the stanley cup was the montreal amateur athletic association (aaa), champions of the amateur hockey association of canada for 1893.

Find odds to win the stanley cup and insights into who will win this year’s nhl championship. With the panthers now off the board, 10 of the 32 nhl franchises have yet to win a stanley cup.