Stanley Cup winning captains

daigle · Feb 17, 2008

Does anyone have a list of all Stanley Cup winning captains?

I found a list couple of days ago but i have forgotten where it was. I think i read that only two europeans have won the cup, is that correct? Johnny Gotsellig and some other european guy won it in the 30's. thx

Kyle McMahon · Feb 18, 2008

daigle said:
Does anyone have a list of all Stanley Cup winning captains?

I found a list couple of days ago but i have forgotten where it was. I think i read that only two europeans have won the cup, is that correct? Johnny Gotsellig and some other european guy won it in the 30's. thx

As far as I know, no European captains have ever won the Cup. Gottselig, Chicago captain in 1938, was born in Russia, but he isn't considered to be European. I assume he must have moved to North America at a young age, similar to Stan Mikita. The other guy you are probably thinking of is Charlie Gardiner, also a Chicago player. He was the Blackhawks captain in 1934, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Like Gottselig, I believe he is also considered to be Canadian.

When Ottawa made their run last year, Alfredsson became the first European captain to reach the finals. Derian Hatcher, an American, is the only non-Canadian captain to win the Stanley Cup.

ck26 · Feb 18, 2008

http://www.tmlfever.com/CupWinningRosters.html

Here's the last handful:
07 Scott Niedermayer
06 Rod Brind'amour
04 Dave Andreychuk
03 Scott Stevens
02 Steve Yzerman
01 Joe Sakic
00 Scott Stevens
99 Derian Hatcher
98 Steve Yzerman
97 Steve Yzerman
96 Joe Sakic
95 Scott Stevens
94 Mark Messier
93 Guy Carbonneau
92 Mario Lemieux
91 Mario Lemieux
90 Mark Messier
89 Lanny MacDonald
88 Wayne Gretzky
87 Wayne Gretzky
86 Bob Gainey
85 Wayne Gretzky
84 Wayne Gretzky
83 Denis Potvin
82 Denis Potvin
81 Denis Potvin
80 Denis Potvin
79 Yvan Cournoyer
78 Yvan Cournoyer
77 Yvan Cournoyer
76 Yvan Cournoyer
75 Bobby Clarke
74 Bobby Clarke

pnep · Feb 18, 2008

ck26 · Feb 18, 2008

pnep wins again. Pud Glass is one of my favorite all-time hockey names.

Crosbyfan · Feb 18, 2008

Pnep

Wasn't Johnny Bucyk the captain for the Bruins in 70 and 72?

Benny Lava · Feb 18, 2008

cottonking said:
pnep wins again. Pud Glass is one of my favorite all-time hockey names.

Followed closely by Sprague Cleghorn.

David Puddy · Feb 18, 2008

Crosbyfan said:
Wasn't Johnny Bucyk the captain for the Bruins in 70 and 72?

Three alternate captains in this picture.

reckoning · Feb 18, 2008

Can't remember. In `79 since Cournoyer was out for most of the season and all the playoffs, did Serge Savard ever wear the "C" in those playoffs or did they just not fill the spot until the next year?

daigle · Feb 18, 2008

thanks for all the answers. as kyle said, the other one i was thinking of was Gardiner, the scottish man.

rmchahn · Feb 19, 2008

Crosbyfan said:
Pnep

Wasn't Johnny Bucyk the captain for the Bruins in 70 and 72?

The Bruins did not have a captain in those years, but Bucyk, as the senior alternate captain, accepted the Cup and did the traditional skate around the rink.

rmchahn · Feb 19, 2008

reckoning said:
Can't remember. In `79 since Cournoyer was out for most of the season and all the playoffs, did Serge Savard ever wear the "C" in those playoffs or did they just not fill the spot until the next year?

That's correct. Savard wore the "c" when Cournoyer was out and it was Savard who accepted the Cup in their SC win.

pnep · Feb 20, 2008

rmchahn said:
That's correct. Savard wore the "c" when Cournoyer was out and it was Savard who accepted the Cup in their SC win.

from "Total Stanley Cup" book:

1978-79 – Montreal Canadiens – Ken Dryden,
Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Brian Engblom, Gilles Lupien, Rick Chartraw, Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer (Captain), Rejean Houle, Pierre Mondou, Bob Gainey,
Doug Jarvis, Yvon Lambert, Doug Risebrough, Pierre Larouche, Mario Tremblay, Cam Connor, Pat Hughes, Rod Langway, Mark Napier, Michel Larocque, Richard Sevigny, Scotty Bowman (Coach), Irving Grundman
(Managing Director), Eddy Palchak, Pierre Meilleur
(Trainers).

rmchahn · Feb 21, 2008

pnep said:
from "Total Stanley Cup" book:

Although Cournoyer was the official captain of the team, he was was injured most of the season including the playoffs. In his absence, Savard wore the "c".

pnep · Feb 21, 2008

rmchahn said:
In his absence, Savard wore the "c".

unofficial?

octopi · Feb 21, 2008

cottonking said:
http://www.tmlfever.com/CupWinningRosters.html

Here's the last handful:
07 Scott Niedermayer
06 Rod Brind'amour
04 Dave Andreychuk
03 Scott Stevens
02 Steve Yzerman
01 Joe Sakic
00 Scott Stevens
99 Derian Hatcher
98 Steve Yzerman
97 Steve Yzerman
96 Joe Sakic
95 Scott Stevens
94 Mark Messier
93 Guy Carbonneau
92 Mario Lemieux
91 Mario Lemieux
90 Mark Messier
89 Lanny MacDonald
88 Wayne Gretzky
87 Wayne Gretzky
86 Bob Gainey
85 Wayne Gretzky
84 Wayne Gretzky
83 Denis Potvin
82 Denis Potvin
81 Denis Potvin
80 Denis Potvin
79 Yvan Cournoyer
78 Yvan Cournoyer
77 Yvan Cournoyer
76 Yvan Cournoyer
75 Bobby Clarke
74 Bobby Clarke

Wow, is it just me, or is there an insane number of captains with the letter "Y" in their name?

FissionFire · Feb 21, 2008

Source: Yvan Cournoyer, Pinnacle

When Cournoyer was forced to retire fifteen games into the 1978-79 season due to back problems, he was replaced by Serge Savard. That spring, although Yvan had played just a handful of games and was unable to contribute with any significance, the Montreal Canadiens insisted his name be included with those engraved on the Stanley Cup. It was the tenth and final time Cournoyer would be part of a Stanley Cup championship. With Jean Beliveau also winning ten championships, only Henri Richard, with eleven, has won more.

rmchahn · Feb 21, 2008

rmchahn said:
That's correct. Savard wore the "c" when Cournoyer was out and it was Savard who accepted the Cup in their SC win.

animal74 · Feb 21, 2008

Here's a list from NHL.com that includes the finalists (or losers).

http://www.nhl.com/cup/champs.html

reckoning · Feb 21, 2008

rmchahn said:

A picture says a thousand words. Nice work finding that.

cupcrazyman · Apr 4, 2017

David Puddy said:
Three alternate captains in this picture.

Who is that 3rd goalie ?

FrozenJagrt · Apr 4, 2017

cupcrazyman said:
Who is that 3rd goalie ?

Did you really need to revive a thread from 08 when you could just Google who was on the roster?

cupcrazyman · Apr 6, 2017

FrozenJagrt said:
Did you really need to revive a thread from 08 when you could just Google who was on the roster?

hockey db only says Cheevers & Johnston

Rhiessan71 · Apr 6, 2017

Kyle McMahon said:
As far as I know, no European captains have ever won the Cup. Gottselig, Chicago captain in 1938, was born in Russia, but he isn't considered to be European. I assume he must have moved to North America at a young age, similar to Stan Mikita. The other guy you are probably thinking of is Charlie Gardiner, also a Chicago player. He was the Blackhawks captain in 1934, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Like Gottselig, I believe he is also considered to be Canadian.

When Ottawa made their run last year, Alfredsson became the first European captain to reach the finals. Derian Hatcher, an American, is the only non-Canadian captain to win the Stanley Cup.

This of course all changed about 4 months after this post when Lidstrom became the first European Captian to win a Cup.
A feat repeated by Chara in 2011

canuckster19 · Apr 7, 2017

FrozenJagrt said:
Did you really need to revive a thread from 08 when you could just Google who was on the roster?

It's a legitimate question which made me curious as well, the only goalie I could find from that era of Bruins was Joe Junkin and he only played in one game in the 68-69 season. All of Boston's games from 69-70 to 71-72 were played by Johnston and Cheevers. So did one of them get injured briefly and had a benchwarmer who saw no minutes?

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