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Waiting for the NHL belt: the longest droughts
The active franchises that have gone longest without the belt, and the ones still waiting for their first reign.
Every active NHL franchise and how long it's been since it last held the belt. The belt moves constantly, so a long wait usually means a franchise keeps losing the one game that matters.
The longest waits
- Vancouver Canucks: last held it December 14, 2024, 698 days ago.
- Calgary Flames: last held it January 14, 2025, 667 days ago.
- Nashville Predators: last held it March 1, 2025, 621 days ago.
- Minnesota Wild: last held it March 24, 2025, 598 days ago.
- Boston Bruins: last held it April 15, 2025, 576 days ago.
- Detroit Red Wings: last held it April 17, 2025, 574 days ago.
- Edmonton Oilers: last held it June 14, 2025, 516 days ago.
- Montréal Canadiens: last held it November 4, 2025, 373 days ago.
- Philadelphia Flyers: last held it November 8, 2025, 369 days ago.
- Ottawa Senators: last held it November 11, 2025, 366 days ago.