NHL Prince of Wales Trophy Winners-First awarded in 1924, presented to Eastern Conference playoff winner since 1994
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, donated the trophy to the NHL in 1924. From 1927-28 through 1937-38, it was presented to the team finishing first in the American Division. (The team finishing first in the Canadian Division received the O'Brien Trophy during these years.)-From 1938-39, when the NHL reverted to one division, to 1966-67, the Prince of Wales Trophy was presented to the team that won the regular-season championship. After expansion in 1967-68, it again became a divisional trophy and was awarded to the regular-season champion of the East Division through the end of the 1973-74 season. Beginning in 1974-75, it was awarded to the regular-season winner of the conference bearing the name of the trophy.From 1981-82 through 1992-93, the trophy was presented to the playoff champion in the Wales Conference. Since 1993-94, it has been presented to the playoff champion in the Eastern Conference.
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners
2025: Florida Panthers
2024: Florida Panthers
2023: Florida Panthers
2022: Tampa Bay Lightning
2021: Tampa Bay Lightning
2020: Tampa Bay Lightning
2019: Boston Bruins
2018: Washington Capitals
2017: Pittsburgh Penguins
2016: Pittsburgh Penguins
2015: Tampa Bay Lightning
2014: New York Rangers
2013: Boston Bruins
2012: New Jersey Devils
2011: Boston Bruins
2010: Philadelphia Flyers
2009: Pittsburgh Penguins
2008: Pittsburgh Penguins
2007: Ottawa Senators
2006: Carolina Hurricanes
2004: Tampa Bay Lightning
2003: New Jersey Devils
2002: Carolina Hurricanes
2001: New Jersey Devils
2000: New Jersey Devils
1999: Buffalo Sabres
1998: Washington Capitals
1997: Philadelphia Flyers
1996: Florida Panthers
1995: New Jersey Devils
1994: New York Rangers
1993: Montreal Canadiens
1992: Pittsburgh Penguins
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins
1990: Boston Bruins
1989: Montreal Canadiens
1988: Boston Bruins
1987: Philadelphia Flyers
1986: Montreal Canadiens
1985: Philadelphia Flyers
1984: New York Islanders
1983: New York Islanders
1982: New York Islanders
1981: Montreal Canadiens
1980: Buffalo Sabres
1979: Montreal Canadiens
1978: Montreal Canadiens
1977: Montreal Canadiens
1976: Montreal Canadiens
1975: Buffalo Sabres
1974: Boston Bruins
1973: Montreal Canadiens
1972: Boston Bruins
1971: Boston Bruins
1970: Chicago Blackhawks
1969: Montreal Canadiens
1968: Montreal Canadiens
1967: Chicago Blackhawks
1966: Montreal Canadiens
1965: Detroit Red Wings
1964: Montreal Canadiens
1963: Toronto Maple Leafs
1962: Montreal Canadiens
1961: Montreal Canadiens
1960: Montreal Canadiens
1959: Montreal Canadiens
1958: Montreal Canadiens
1957: Detroit Red Wings
1956: Montreal Canadiens
1955: Detroit Red Wings
1954: Detroit Red Wings
1953: Detroit Red Wings
1952: Detroit Red Wings
1951: Detroit Red Wings
1950: Detroit Red Wings
1949: Detroit Red Wings
1948: Toronto Maple Leafs
1947: Montreal Canadiens
1946: Montreal Canadiens
1945: Montreal Canadiens
1944: Montreal Canadiens
1943: Detroit Red Wings
1942: New York Rangers
1941: Boston Bruins
1940: Boston Bruins
1939: Boston Bruins
1938: Boston Bruins
1937: Detroit Red Wings
1936: Detroit Red Wings
1935: Boston Bruins
1934: Detroit Red Wings
1933: Boston Bruins
1932: New York Rangers
1931: Boston Bruins
1930: Boston Bruins
1929: Boston Bruins
1928: Boston Bruins
1927: Ottawa Senators
1926: Montreal Maroons
1925: Montreal Canadiens
1924: Montreal Canadiens
