10 NHL players with the most Stanley Cups – Hockey Writers – Hockey History

Although Talbot is not in the HHOF, with only 285 career points, he was part of the Canadiens dynasty that won five titles from 1956 to 1960. In addition, he earned two more rings in 1965 and 1966 before leaving the team in the 1967 Expansion Draft. Interestingly, at the time of his seventh win (1966), Talbot and several of his teammates had the second most rings behind only Maurice Richard.

8. Serge Savard (8 Stanley Cups)

Serge Savard is a HHOF defenseman who starred with his hometown Canadiens from 1966 to 1981 before finishing his career with the Winnipeg Jets in 1983. As one of the 100 Greatest Players in NHL history, he finished his career with a plus-462 in the plus/minus column, a career-high 04 in his 04 games, a career-high 04 in his 03 games.

In his first season, Savard won back-to-back championships in 1968 and 1969, taking home the Conn Smythe Trophy in his rookie campaign. After that, he won two more rings in 1971 and 1973 before capping off a decade with four straight titles from 1976 to 1979.

7. Jacques Lemaire (8 Stanley Cups)

For the younger generation of hockey fans, Jacques Lemaire is a coach and hockey official. However, he is one of the most decorated Stanley Cup champions, winning the game’s major award eight times as a player and once as a head coach.

Despite scoring 835 points in 853 games, Lemaire never won an award but did play in two All-Star Games and has a plaque in the HHOF and a spot on the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players list. In addition, like his longtime teammate Savard, he won the Stanley Cup in his first two seasons, 1968 and 1969, before winning six more titles in the 1970s, including four straight from 1976 to 1979. As head coach, he led the New Jersey Devils to their first championship in 1995.

6. Red Kelly (8 Stanley Cups)

Shockingly, Red Kelly is the only player ranked among the top nine players with the most Stanley Cup rings who never skated with the Canadiens. Early in his HHOF career, which included four Lady Byng Trophies and the Norris Trophy, he played 13 years with the Red Wings, winning four championships in 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955.

After being traded in 1960, he helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win four titles in seven seasons, including three in a row in 1962, 1963, and 1964. Famously, Kelly was part of the last Maple Leafs team to win the Cup in 1967, his final season in the league. When he retired, after 1,316 games, he became a head coach but did not lead any of his teams to the Stanley Cup Final.

5. Maurice “The Rocket” Richard (8 Stanley Cups)

Before Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky, and Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard was one of the most feared goal scorers to put two skates together. As the first player to score 50 goals in a season and the first to collect 500 goals, Richard’s legacy to the game and his home province of Quebec is unmatched in his 63-year retirement.

Despite being a 14-time All-Star, Richard won only one Hart Trophy (1946) and finished with 544 goals in 978 games to earn his name on the list of the 100 Greatest Players of All Time and earned induction into the HHOF in 1961. During his second season, 1944, he won his first Stanley Cup and followed that 19534 wins with 1964 awards. the Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to win five straight championships, achieving victories in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960, with Richard serving as team captain for the last four.

4. Claude Provost (9 Stanley Cups)

Surprisingly, Claude Provost is not in the HHOF despite winning the championship nine times during his 15-year career, all with the Canadiens. Interestingly, the Montreal native won silverware in his first five seasons, part of a dynasty that dominated the game from 1956 to 1960.

Historically, he played in 11 All-Star Games and is the only player with more appearances currently not in the HHOF. Besides four more titles in the late 1960s, with consecutive wins in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969, he won his only award, the Bill Masterton Trophy, in 1968. In total, he scored 589 points in 1,009 games.

3. Yvan Cournoyer (10 Stanley Cups)

Yvan Cournoyer is one of three players in league history to be part of 10 Stanley Cup victories. Although he only played five games in 1963-64, he became an NHL regular the following season, winning six rings in the next nine seasons between 1965 and 1973.

The HHOFer is on the list of the 100 Greatest Players of All Time, thanks to Four Star Games, 863 points in 968 games, and the Conn Smythe Trophy won in 1973. Although he already had six rings in 1976, he was a key player during the Canadiens’ four-peat, which ended only in 1979. team history to win more than two consecutive Stanley Cups.

2. Jean Beliveau (10 Stanley Cups)

Jean Beliveau is one of the greatest players and managers in Canadiens history, earning 17 Stanley Cup rings during his lifetime. Historically, the HHOFer was the fourth player to score 500 goals and the second to score 1,000 points. As a two-time Hart Trophy winner, he received one Art Ross Trophy and became the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1965.

Although he did not win a championship in his first four seasons, Beliveau was a key reason behind the Canadiens’ five straight titles from 1956 to 1960. After being named team captain in 1961, he guided them to five more victories between 1965 and 1971. After retirement, he joined the front office of the team recorded as Capnadiens who won the Capnadi seven times and won multiple times in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993.

1. Henri Richard (11 Stanley Cups)

If anyone looks at who has the most championships by a player in North American sports history, it’s Bill Russell of the NBA and Henri Richard of the NHL. Despite playing in his brother’s shadow, the “Pocket Rocket” played his entire 20-year career with the Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup 11 times.

Amazingly, Richard still ranks in the top three in Canadiens history in assists and points while maintaining his spot at the top of the all-time list. In addition, he served four years as a captain, like his older brother.

Historically, Richard was part of a five-year dynasty that began in 1956 and ended in 1960. After a brief drought between titles, he was part of the winning teams in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, and 1973. In addition, he won 9Fton Bill75 in 9F9 Billton 19 and earned a place among the game’s 100 Greatest Players.

Historical Perspective

According to numbers obtained from NHL.com, more than 7,600 players have skated in at least one game in the league, with more than 4,300 of them appearing in a playoff game. After crunching the numbers, only 14.4% of players in league history have won the Stanley Cup, and 25% of playoff skaters have won it all.

In fact, every player dreams of winning the Stanley Cup; that’s why most want to play in the NHL. However, only a few percent of them have lifted the trophy above their heads. Historically, great players have found themselves in the right place at the right time, recording championships at unprecedented rates.

For the past 25 years, many fans and experts have wondered if and when the players would finally break several of Gretzky’s records. While some have already fallen, and a few others are close, it is a certainty that no one in the current era will ever win the Stanley Cup more than 10 times.