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NHL Teams that have never won a Stanley Cup

10 active NHL franchises have never had a chance to hoist Lord Stanley's Mug yet, can you name all of them?
Teams are sorted firstly by how many appearances they have had in the finals, then alphabetically by city name.
Inactive franchises, whether they won a cup or not, do not count.
One team pays homage to a former Stanley Cup winning team by bearing the same name. Despite this similarity, the current franchise using the name has never won a cup.
One team updated their name at season's end. They can still be guessed by the two names they used in the last two years.
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Finals Appearances
Team Name
3 (1982, 1994, 2011)
Vancouver Canucks
2 (1975, 1999)
Buffalo Sabres
1 (2017)
Nashville Predators
1 (2007)
Ottawa Senators
1 (2016)
San Jose Sharks
Finals Appearances
Team Name
None
Columbus Blue Jackets
None
Minnesota Wild
None
Seattle Kraken
None
Utah Mammoth
None
Winnipeg Jets
2 Comments
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Level 92
Sep 26, 2021
The Sabres didn't make the finals in 1980, so their finals count is two.
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Level 59
Sep 26, 2021
You're right, they won their conference, but weren't the finalists. I stand corrected and the quiz has been corrected as well.