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Approaching Stanley Cup Postseason a Special Time of Year for NHL

Of the 32 active NHL teams, 10 have never won the Stanley Cup. The Montreal Canadiens have won the most Stanley Cup championships (23).
Approaching Stanley Cup Postseason a Special Time of Year for NHL
The Stanley Cup is on display during Media Day prior to the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on June 3, 2025. Steph Chambers/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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The National Hockey League’s most competitive time of the year is rapidly approaching.

In four weeks, the race to hoist the NHL’s most valued trophy, the Stanley Cup, will officially be on. By Thursday, April 16, the NHL’s final day of the regular season, all 32 franchises will have skated their 82nd game on their schedules. Two days later, on Saturday, April 18, the Stanley Cup championship tournament will begin.  Eight teams from both the league’s Western and Eastern Conferences will participate.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.