Prince of Wales Trophy

The Prince of Wales Trophy in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto

The Prince of Wales Trophy is an ice hockey trophy that has been awarded annually in the National Hockey League since 1992 to the team that wins the conference final of the Eastern Conference (and thus moves up to the Stanley Cup final ). It was donated in 1924 by the then Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII ). The counterpart, which the winner of the Western Conference wins, is the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl .

Due to various structural changes and renaming within the NHL divisions and conferences, the recipient of this trophy also changed several times:

• from 1924: best team in the basic round of the American Division
• from 1939: best team in the regular season (from this season there was only one division)
• from 1968: best team of the basic round of the newly created East Division
• from 1975: best team of the basic round of the Wales Conference
• from 1982: Playoff winner of the Wales Conference
• from 1992: Playoff winner of the Eastern Conference

The record holders are the Canadiens de Montréal , who have already secured this trophy 25 times (most recently in 1993). The most successful US team are the Boston Bruins . They were able to secure the trophy 16 times. The Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and the Philadelphia Flyers won both the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl.

List of winners

2019 Boston Bruins 2018 Washington Capitals 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 2014 New York Rangers 2013 Boston Bruins 2012 New Jersey Devils 2011 Boston Bruins 2010 Philadelphia Flyers 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins 2007 Ottawa Senators 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 2005 season was canceled 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 2003 New Jersey Devils 2002 Carolina Hurricanes 2001 New Jersey Devils 2000 New Jersey Devils 1999 Buffalo Sabers 1998 Washington Capitals 1997 Philadelphia Flyers 1996 Florida Panthers 1995 New Jersey Devils 1994 New York Rangers 1993 Canadiens de Montréal 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins 1990 Boston Bruins 1989 Canadiens de Montréal 1988 Boston Bruins 1987 Philadelphia Flyers

1986 Canadiens de Montréal 1985 Philadelphia Flyers 1984 New York Islanders 1983 New York Islanders 1982 New York Islanders 1981 Canadiens de Montréal 1980 Buffalo Sabers 1979 Canadiens de Montréal 1978 Canadiens de Montréal 1977 Canadiens de Montréal 1976 Canadiens de Montréal 1975 Buffalo Sabers 1974 Boston Bruins 1973 Canadiens de Montréal 1972 Boston Bruins 1971 Boston Bruins 1970 Chicago Black Hawks 1969 Canadiens de Montréal 1968 Canadiens de Montréal 1967 Chicago Black Hawks 1966 Canadiens de Montréal 1965 Detroit Red Wings 1964 Canadiens de Montréal 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs 1962 Canadiens de Montréal 1961 Canadiens de Montréal 1960 Canadiens de Montréal 1959 Canadiens de Montréal 1958 Canadiens de Montréal 1957 Detroit Red Wings 1956 Canadiens de Montréal 1955 Detroit Red Wings

1954 Detroit Red Wings 1953 Detroit Red Wings 1952 Detroit Red Wings 1951 Detroit Red Wings 1950 Detroit Red Wings 1949 Detroit Red Wings 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs 1947 Canadiens de Montréal 1946 Canadiens de Montréal 1945 Canadiens de Montréal 1944 Canadiens de Montréal 1943 Detroit Red Wings 1942 New York Rangers 1941 Boston Bruins 1940 Boston Bruins 1939 Boston Bruins 1938 Boston Bruins 1937 Detroit Red Wings 1936 Detroit Red Wings 1935 Boston Bruins 1934 Detroit Red Wings 1933 Boston Bruins 1932 New York Rangers 1931 Boston Bruins 1930 Boston Bruins 1929 Boston Bruins 1928 Boston Bruins 1927 Ottawa Senators 1926 Montreal Maroons 1925 Canadiens de Montréal 1924 Canadiens de Montréal

Medal table

17 franchises share 93 trophies:

space	society	number
1	Canadiens de Montréal	25th
2	Boston Bruins	18th
3	Detroit Red Wings	13
4th	Pittsburgh Penguins	6th
5	New Jersey Devils	5
6th	New York Rangers	4th
	Philadelphia Flyers	4th
8th	Buffalo Sabers	3
	New York Islanders	3
10	Carolina Hurricanes	2
	Chicago Blackhawks	2
	Ottawa Senators (1893) Ottawa Senators (1991)	2
	Toronto Maple Leafs	2
	Tampa Bay Lightning	2
	Washington Capitals	2
16	Florida panthers	1
	Montreal Maroons	1

Web links

• Prince of Wales Trophy at legendsofhockey.net