The Presidents' Trophy is awarded annually to the team with the best NHL regular season record. Since its inaugural offering in 1986, it has been awarded 36 times to 18 different franchises. The recipient is guaranteed home ice advantage for all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Unfortunately for recipients, regular season success and home-ice advantage does not always translate in postseason success. The chart below shows each Presidents' Trophy winner by year and playoff result.
Year
Presidents' Trophy
Playoff Result
2022
Florida Panthers
Lost Quarterfinal (Tampa Bay)
2021
Colorado Avalanche
Lost Quarterfinal (Vegas)
2020
Boston Bruins
Lost Quarterfinal (Tampa Bay)
2019
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lost Preliminary (Columbus)
2018
Nashville Predators
Lost Quarterfinal (Winnipeg)
2017
Washington Capitals
Lost Quarterfinal (Pittsburgh)
2016
Washington Capitals
Lost Quarterfinal (Pittsburgh)
2015
New York Rangers
Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay)
2014
Boston Bruins
Lost Quarterfinal (Montreal)
2013
Chicago Blackhawks
Won Stanley Cup
2012
Vancouver Canucks
Lost Preliminary (Los Angeles)
2011
Vancouver Canucks
Lost Final (Boston)
2010
Washington Capitals
Lost Preliminary (Montreal)
2009
San Jose Sharks
Lost Preliminary (Anaheim)
2008
Detroit Red Wings
Won Stanley Cup
2007
Buffalo Sabres
Lost Semifinal (Ottawa)
2006
Detroit Red Wings
Lost Preliminary (Edmonton)
2004
Detroit Red Wings
Lost Quarterfinal (Calgary)
2003
Ottawa Senators
Lost Semifinal (New Jersey)
2002
Detroit Red Wings
Won Stanley Cup
2001
Colorado Avalanche
Won Stanley Cup
2000
St. Louis Blues
Lost Preliminary (San Jose)
1999
Dallas Stars
Won Stanley Cup
1998
Dallas Stars
Lost Semifinal (Detroit)
1997
Colorado Avalanche
Lost Semifinal (Detroit)
1996
Detroit Red Wings
Lost Semifinal (Colorado)
1995
Detroit Red Wings
Lost Final (New Jersey)
1994
New York Rangers
Won Stanley Cup
1993
Pittsburgh Penguins
Lost Quarterfinal (New York)*
1992
New York Rangers
Lost Quarterfinal (Pittsburgh)
1991
Chicago Blackhawks
Lost Preliminary (Minnesota)^
1990
Boston Bruins
Lost Final (Edmonton)
1989
Calgary Flames
Won Stanley Cup
1988
Calgary Flames
Lost Quarterfinal (Edmonton)
1987
Edmonton Oilers
Won Stanley Cup
1986
Edmonton Oilers
Lost Quarterfinal (Calgary)
* New York Islanders
^ Minnesota North Stars
Of the 36 recipients through 2022, eleven (31%) qualified for the Final and eight (22%) won the Stanley Cup (1987, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2013). Of the 25 others, seven (19%) were ousted in the Preliminary round (1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019), twelve (33%) were eliminated in the Quarterfinal (1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022), and six (17%) stalled in the Semifinal (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2015).
Only once in the past ten seasons has a Presidents' Trophy winner won the Stanley Cup (Chicago 2013). In fact, four teams during the past fourteen years saw their season end in the opening round (San Jose 2009, Washington 2010, Vancouver 2012, Tampa Bay 2019). Interesting, only three times in the prior 25 seasons did winners suffer such a fate (Chicago 1991, St. Louis 2000, Detroit 2006).
This postseason, the Presidents' Trophy winning Florida Panthers were defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the second consecutive playoff loss to their Sunshine State foe.
* See also NHL Playoff First Round Upsets.
* See also NHL Playoff Seeding And Stanley Cup Wins.
* See also Presidents' Winners & Defending Cup Champions.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NHL Presidents' Trophy Winners & Playoff Success
Posted by MG at 12:02 AM
Labels: Awards, Playoffs, Statistical Anomaly
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