3/4 of the League has been in the Finals since '00

[chaz4hockey]

Most fan bases get to enjoy a Finals run but it takes 25 years. 14 teams have won, 24 total have been in the Finals. Only 8 franchises have not made the Finals. Tampa, Pittsburgh and New Jersey have been the most frequent at 4 or more:

 

[ACC1224]

Neat.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I think parity league is good , but I'd be curious to see the numbers from other eras

 

[Super Hans]

Rough 26 years for the Leafs, surely the 26 years prior were fruitful in this regard.

 

[algernon]

Most fan bases get to enjoy a Finals run but it takes 25 years. 14 teams have won, 24 total have been in the Finals. Only 8 franchises have not made the Finals. Tampa, Pittsburgh and New Jersey have been the most frequent at 4 or more:

Wait. It's "Tampa" not Tampa Bay? How have I not known this

Tampa Bay & Gulf Beaches Welcome Guide-Map

 

[Rorschach]

One stat people should maybe find interesting is the W column and how only one major hockey market is in that column. And that organization now is also no longer close.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Florida or even maybe Tampa are good enough to somehow get there again next year. So could happen again lol.

 

[Jocke1]

One stat people should maybe find interesting is the W column and how only one major hockey market is in that column. And that organization now is also no longer close.

Hartford Whalers?

 

[Jocke1]

Rough 26 years for the Leafs, surely the 26 years prior were fruitful in this regard.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Tampa Bay & Gulf Beaches Welcome Guide-Map

Sigh...you must be lots of fun in parties....As a Florida resident, it's called Tampa for me

 

[chaz4hockey]

I think parity league is good , but I'd be curious to see the numbers from other eras

1975 to 1999:
A little more challenging to analyze as the League started at 18 but ultimately ended at 27 in that era. A small number of teams dominated in that period but yet 19 still went to the Finals:

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

Pretty neat obviously in the age of the salary cap the league is pretty cyclical. It's hard to maintain a core group and keep it competitive.. then the core gets older.. then you rebuild.. then other teams are coming out a rebuild and the cycle continues.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Rough 26 years for the Leafs, surely the 26 years prior were fruitful in this regard.

Thankfully the next 52 years will be filled with glorious success to make up for this period.

 

[villacco]

Interesting.
First timers usually loose
So you need experience

 

[D1az]

A bit tough for Edmonton and Dallas, but at least they got to enjoy the ride and be 2nd best a few times.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Tampa Bay & Gulf Beaches Welcome Guide-Map

Tampa Bay is a body of water, and it’s called just Tampa, from a friend who lives there.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Only one team made both lists of no finals. Congrats to them.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

LOL Toronto at the top.

 

[JianYang]

As hard as the last 15 years have been for buffalo, they just missed the cut by one year to get themselves off this donut list.

 

[leafsfan5]

ok

 

[Summer Rose]

Sigh...you must be lots of fun in parties....As a Florida resident, it's called Tampa for me

Tampa Bay is a body of water, and it’s called just Tampa, from a friend who lives there.

The sports teams all have "Tampa Bay" in the name, although the name of the city is Tampa (that said, the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark is in the city of St. Petersburg).

 

[SEALBound]

It's tough to get to the finals. It's tough to win the cup.

I would bet Bettman is pretty happy with that stat though. The goal was to introduce more parity in the league and it happened.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Trade me to the established powerhouse Minnesota right friggin' now

 

[bobholly39]

Obviously 2000 is a nice round number so it's fine to start this thread with "since 00", but keep in mind Buffalo did make the finals literally in 1999.

From the others:

Minnesota, Utah, Winnipeg, Columbus and Seattle are all either expansion teams and/or relocating teams.

Which only leaves 2 teams with really long gaps:

NY Islanders. Yup, everyone knows it. Fantastic dynasty in the 80s with 4 straight cups, but it has been a long while, with no finals since 84.

Toronto - which is just a laughing stock, with no finals since 67.

 

[daver]

Rough 26 years for the Leafs, surely the 26 years prior were fruitful in this regard.

I was laughed at when I said that Nixon in the White House would be bad news for the Leafs.