the last time a canadian team made the stanley cup finals was 2011.
last time a canadian team made the stanley cup finals?
2011
the canucks had home ice advantage in the finals by virtue of winning the presidents' trophy as the team that finished with the best regular season record (117 points). they were also the first canadian team to have home ice advantage in the finals since the montreal canadiens had it for the 1993 stanley cup finals. the canadiens' victory in 1993 was also the last time a canadian team won the stanley cup. as of the 2018–19 season, this was the last stanley cup finals to feature a canadian team and was also the last time that the finals went the full seven games until 2019. in addition this was also the last time a canadian-based team from the big four appeared in a championship round until the nba’s toronto raptors won the 2019 nba finals.
2011 stanley cup finals
the 1993 stanley cup finals was the championship series of the national hockey league's (nhl) 1992–93 season, and the culmination of the 1993 stanley cup playoffs. it was contested between the los angeles kings and the montreal canadiens. it was the first appearance in the final for the kings and the first appearance since the 1920 stanley cup finals for a team based on the west coast of the united states. it was also the 34th and (as of 2019) most recent appearance for montreal, their first since the 1989 stanley cup finals. the canadiens won the series four games to one to win the team's 24th stanley cup. the year 1993 was the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the stanley cup in 1893, and the first finals to start in the month of june. the 1993 canadiens are also the last stanley cup championship team to be composed solely of north american-born players. to date, this is the last stanley cup finals won by a canadian team.
1993 stanley cup finals