The 1977 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1976–77 season, and the culmination of the 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested between the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens.The Bruins were making their first appearance in the final series since their loss in the 1974 Final. A few months earlier, in March 1977, seven students from the The first “dynasty” was the Ottawa Hockey Club, which won 11 Stanley Cups between 1903 and 1927: four as the Ottawa Silver Seven and seven as the Ottawa Senators. In 1893, the first recipient of the Stanley Cup — the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA) — added a base ring that was used by teams until 1903, when it became too full. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Dr. Sweetland, sheriff of Carleton County (now Ottawa), was a trustee until his death in 1907, while Ross remained a trustee until his death in 1949. Known as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup at the time, it was first awarded to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA), whose affiliate team — the Montreal Hockey Club — was the 1892–93 champion of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. The Cup would be awarded by the trustees, the first of whom — Dr. John Sweetland and Philip Dansken Ross — were appointed by Stanley before he returned to England in 1893. Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map. What had begun as a trophy for the top amateur hockey team in Canada had become a prize for the best professional team in North America (and, effectively, the world). A few months earlier, in March 1977, seven students from the

However, the Cup was also captured by the Winnipeg Victorias (1895–96, 1900–01), Ottawa Silver Seven (1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05), Kenora Thistles (1906–07), Ottawa Senators (1908–09, 1910–11), Quebec Bulldogs (1911–12, 1912–13), Toronto Blueshirts (1913–14) and Vancouver Millionaires (1914–15). Stanley had stipulated that winning teams could add a silver ring to the bowl, on which their team names could be engraved (though not all teams chose to have their names engraved during the early years). A new base ring was attached in 1909 by the All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Underneath are five wider barrel bands, each with enough room for 13 teams (including the names of individual members). The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America. However, the Cup was also captured by the Winnipeg Victorias (1895–96, 1900–01), Ottawa Silver Seven (1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05), Kenora Thistles (1906–07), Ottawa Senators (1908–09, 1910–11), Quebec Bulldogs (1911–12, 1912–13), Toronto Blueshirts (1913–14) and Vancouver Millionaires (1914–15). On May 16, 1976, a wind of change blew through the Philadelphia Spectrum, sweeping out [...]On May 1, 1965, the Canadiens played host to Chicago in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, an [...]SINCE 1893, THE TOP TEAMS IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE BATTLED IT OUT FOR THE STANLEY CUP, THE OLDEST TROPHY IN NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.The history of the Stanley Cup dates back to 1893, when Governor General Lord Stanley of Preston created the trophy to be given annually to the champions of the Canadian amateur league. The ECAHA dropped “amateur” from its name and became a professional-only league: the ECHA, briefly known as the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) in 1910. Les 24 coupes Stanley du Canadien de Montréal - The Montreal Canadiens 24 Stanley Cups.