document_title: List of Stanley Cup champions

question_text: when was the last time the caps won the stanly cup

text: List of Stanley Cup champions

text: Challenge Cup era (1893–1914)[edit]

text: The origins of the Challenge era come from the method of play of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada prior to 1893. From 1887 to 1893, the league did not play a round-robin format, but rather challenges between teams of the association that year, with the winner of the series being the 'interim' champion, with the final challenge winner becoming the league champion for the year. The Stanley Cup kept the tradition going, but added league championships as another way that a team could win the trophy. If a team in the same league as the current champion won the league championship, it would then inherit the Cup, without a challenge. The only time this rule was not followed was in 1904, when the Ottawa Senators club withdrew from its league, the CAHL. The trustees ruled that the Cup stayed with Ottawa, instead of the CAHL league champion.

text: During the challenge cup period, none of the leagues that played for the trophy had a formal playoff system to decide their respective champions; whichever team finished in first place after the regular season won the league title.[2] A playoff would only be played if teams tied for first-place in their leagues at the end of the regular season. Challenge games were played until 1912 at any time during hockey season by challenges approved and/or ordered by the Stanley Cup trustees. In 1912, Cup trustees declared that it was only to be defended at the end of the champion team's regular season.[3]

text: In 1908, the Allan Cup was introduced as the trophy for Canada's amateurs, as the Stanley Cup became a symbol of professional hockey supremacy.[4]

text: This table lists the outcome of all Stanley Cup wins, including successful victories and defenses in challenges, and league championships for the challenge era.

text:
Date

Winning team

Coach

Losing team

Playoff format

Score

Winning goal

March 17, 1893

Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC)

Harry Shaw (mgr.)

1893 AHAC champions, no challengers

March 22, 1894

Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC)

Harry Shaw (mgr.)

Ottawa HC (AHAC)

Single-elimination(1894 AHAC championship playoff)

3–1

Billy Barlow (9:00, third qtr)

March 9, 1895

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)[A]

Mike Grant (capt.)

1895 AHAC Champion

March 9, 1895

Montreal Hockey Club (AHAC)[A]

Harry Shaw (mgr.)

Queen's University (OHA)

Single-elimination

5–1

February 14, 1896

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Jack Armytage (capt.)

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)

Single-elimination

2–0

Jack Armytage (10:00, first half)[5][6]

February 29, 1896

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Jack Armytage (capt.)

1896 MHA champion[7]

December 30, 1896

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)

Mike Grant (capt.)

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Single-elimination

6–5

Ernie McLea (28:00, second half)

March 6, 1897

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)

Mike Grant (capt.)

1897 AHAC Champion

December 27, 1897

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)

Mike Grant (capt.)

Ottawa Capitals (CCHA)

Single-elimination[B]

15–2

March 5, 1898

Montreal Victorias (AHAC)

Frank Richardson-playing

1898 AHAC Champion

February 15–18, 1899

Montreal Victorias (CAHL)

Frank Richardson-Playing

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Two-game total goals

5–3

Robert MacDougall (second half)

March 4, 1899

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Barney Dunphy

1899 CAHL Champion

March 14, 1899

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Barney Dunphy

Queen's University (OHA)

Single-elimination

6–2

Harry Trihey

February 12–15, 1900

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Barney Dunphy

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Best-of-three

2–1

Harry Trihey (second half)

March 7, 1900

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Barney Dunphy

Halifax Crescents (MaPHL)

Best-of-three

2–0 (10–2, 11–0)

March 10, 1900

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Barney Dunphy

1900 CAHL Champion

January 29–31, 1901

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Dan Bain (capt.)

Montreal Shamrocks (CAHL)

Best-of-three

2–0

Dan Bain (4:00, OT)

February 19, 1901

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Dan Bain (capt.)

Winnipeg HC (MHA)

Single-elimination(1901 MHA championship)

4–3[8]

January 21–23, 1902

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Dan Bain (capt.)

Toronto Wellingtons (OHA)

Best-of-three

2–0

Fred Scanlon (9:00, second half)

March 1902

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Dan Bain (capt.)

1902 MHA Champion

March 13–17, 1902

Montreal HC (CAHL)

Clarence McKerrow

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Best-of-three

2–1

Jack Marshall (first half)

January 29–31,February 2–4, 1903

Montreal HC (CAHL)

Desse Browne

Winnipeg Victorias (MHA)

Best-of-three

2–1[C]

Tom Phillips

March 7–10, 1903

Ottawa HC (CAHL)

Alf Smith

Montreal Victorias (CAHL)

Two-game total goals(1903 CAHL championship playoff)

9–1

Suddy Gilmour (4:34, first half, second game)

March 12–14, 1903

Ottawa HC (CAHL)

Alf Smith

Rat Portage Thistles (MNWHA)

Two-game total goals

10–4

Frank McGee (8:20, first half)

December 30, 1903, January 1–4, 1904

Ottawa HC (CAHL)

Alf Smith-playing

Winnipeg Rowing Club (MHA)

Best-of-three

2–1

Frank McGee (11:00, second half)

February 23–25, 1904

Ottawa HC[D]

Alf Smith-playing

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

Best-of-three

2–0

Arthur Moore (9:38, first half)

March 2, 1904

Ottawa HC[D]

Alf Smith-playing

Montreal Wanderers (FAHL)

Two-game total goals

[E]

March 9–11, 1904

Ottawa HC[D]

Alf Smith-playing

Brandon Wheat Cities (MNWHA)

Best-of-three

2–0

Frank McGee (18:00, first half)

January 13–16, 1905

Ottawa HC (FAHL)

Alf Smith-playing

Dawson City Nuggets

Best-of-three

2–0

Harry Westwick (12:15, first half)

March 3, 1905

Ottawa HC (FAHL)

Alf Smith-playing

1905 FAHL Champion

March 7–9–11, 1905

Ottawa HC (FAHL)

Alf Smith-playing

Rat Portage Thistles (MHL)

Best-of-three

2–1

Frank McGee

February 27–28, 1906

Ottawa HC (ECAHA)

Alf Smith-playing

Queen's University (OHA)

Best-of-three

2–0

Harvey Pulford (10:00, second half)

March 6–8, 1906

Ottawa HC (ECAHA)

Alf Smith-playing

Smiths Falls HC (FAHL)

Best-of-three

2–0

Frank McGee (17:45, first half)

March 14–17, 1906

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford-playing

Ottawa HC (ECAHA)

Two-game total goals(1906 ECAHA championship playoff)

12–10

Lester Patrick

December 27–29, 1906

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford-playing

New Glasgow Cubs (MaHL)

Two-game total goals

17–5

January 21–23, 1907

Kenora Thistles (MPHL)

James Link

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Two-game total goals

12–8

Roxy Beaudro

March 16–18, 1907

Kenora Thistles (MPHL)

James Link

Brandon Wheat Cities (MPHL)

Best-of-three(1907 MPHL championship)

2–0

Fred Whitcroft (19:00, first half)[9]

March 23–25, 1907

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Lester Patrick (capt.)

Kenora Thistles (MPHL)

Two-game total goals

12–8

Ernest "Moose" Johnson

January 9–13, 1908

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford (capt.)

Ottawa Victorias (FAHL)

Two-game total goals

22–4

Frank Glass (25:00, first half, first game)[10]

March 7, 1908

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford (capt.)

1908 ECAHA Champions

March 10–12, 1908

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford (capt.)

Winnipeg Maple Leafs (MPHL)

Two-game total goals

20–8

March 14, 1908

Montreal Wanderers (ECAHA)

Cecil Blachford (capt.)

Toronto (OPHL)

Single-elimination

6–4

Ernest "Moose" Johnson

December 28–30, 1908

Montreal Wanderers (ECHA)

Cecil Blachford (capt.)

Edmonton Hockey Club (AAHA)

Two-game total goals

13–10

Walter Smaill (33:45, second half, second game)[11]

March 6, 1909

Ottawa HC (ECHA)

Pete Green

1909 ECHA champions

January 5–7, 1910

Ottawa HC (CHA)

Pete Green

Galt HC (OPHL)

Two-game total goals

15–4

Hamby Shore (10:10, first half, first game)[12]

January 18–20, 1910

Ottawa HC (NHA)

Pete Green

Edmonton Hockey Club (AAHA)

Two-game total goals

21–11

Bruce Stuart (23:45, first half)

March 9, 1910

Montreal Wanderers (NHA)

Frank Glass (capt.)

1910 NHA Champion

March 12, 1910

Montreal Wanderers (NHA)

Frank Glass (capt.)

Berlin Dutchmen (OPHL)

Single-elimination

7–3

Harry Hyland (22:00, first half)

March 10, 1911

Ottawa HC (NHA)

Pete Green

1911 NHA Champions

March 13, 1911

Ottawa HC (NHA)

Pete Green

Galt HC (OPHL)

Single-elimination

7–4

Marty Walsh (5:00, third)

March 16, 1911

Ottawa HC (NHA)

Pete Green

Port Arthur Bearcats(New Ontario Hockey League)

Single-elimination

13–4

Marty Walsh (4:30, second)

March 5, 1912

Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)

Charles Nolan

1912 NHA Champions

March 11–13, 1912

Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)

Charles Nolan

Moncton Victorias (MaPHL)

Best-of-three

2–0

Joe Malone (18:00, first)

March 5, 1913

Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)

Joe Malone (capt.)

1913 NHA Champions

March 8–10, 1913

Quebec Bulldogs (NHA)

Joe Malone (capt.)

Sydney Millionaires (MaPHL)

Two-game total goals

20–5

Tommy Smith (3:10, second, first game)[13]

March 7–11, 1914

Toronto Hockey Club (NHA)

Jack Marshall (playing-mgr.)

Montreal Canadiens (NHA)

Two-game total goals(1914 NHA championship playoff)

6–2

Scotty Davidson (2:00, third, second game)[14]

March 14–17–19, 1914

Toronto Hockey Club (NHA)

Jack Marshall (playing-mgr.)

Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA)

Best-of-five

3–0[F]

Harry Cameron (7:00, third)[15]

text: ^ A. Although the Montreal Victorias won the AHAC title in 1895, the Stanley Cup trustees had already accepted a challenge from the 1894 Cup champion Montreal HC and Queen's University. As a compromise, the trustees decided that if the Montreal HC won the challenge match, the Victorias would become the Stanley Cup champions. The Montreals eventually won the game, 5–1, and their crosstown rivals were awarded the Cup.

text: ^ B. Intended to be a best-of-three series, Ottawa Capitals withdrew their challenge after the first game.

text: ^ C. The January 31 (a Saturday) game was tied 2–2 at midnight and the Mayor of Westmount refused to allow play to continue on Sunday. The game was played on February 2 (a Monday) and the January 31 game was considered to be void.[16]

text: ^ D. For most of 1904, the Ottawa Hockey Club was not affiliated with any league.

text: ^ E. The Montreal Wanderers were disqualified as the result of a dispute. After game one ended tied at the end of regulation, 5–5, the Wanderers refused to play overtime with the current referee, and then subsequently refused to play the next game of the series in Ottawa.

text: ^ F. During the series, it was revealed that the Victoria club had not filed a formal challenge. A letter arrived from the Stanley Cup trustees on March 17, stating that the trustees would not let the Stanley Cup travel west, as they did not consider Victoria a proper challenger because they had not formally notified the trustees.[17] However, on March 18, Trustee William Foran stated that it was a misunderstanding. PCHA president Frank Patrick had not filed a challenge because he had expected Emmett Quinn, president of the NHA to make all of the arrangements in his role as hockey commissioner, whereas the trustees thought they were being deliberately ignored. In any case, all arrangements had been ironed out and the Victoria challenge was accepted.[18][19]

text:
Coleman, Charles L. (1964). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. Sherbrooke, Quebec: Sherbrooke Daily Record Company Limited.
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Journal
Winnipeg Tribune

text: NHA/NHL vs. PCHA/WCHL/WHL champions (1915–1926)[edit]

text: Several days after the Victoria Aristocrats – Toronto Hockey Club series, Stanley Cup trustee William Foran wrote to NHA president Emmett Quinn that the trustees are "perfectly satisfied to allow the representatives of the three pro leagues (NHA, PCHA, and Maritime) to make all arrangements each season as to the series of matches to be played for the Cup." Maritime league did not challenge for cup in 1914, and folded after 1915 season.[20] The Stanley Cup championship finals alternated between the East and the West each year, with games played alternately under NHA or PCHA rules.[21] The Cup trustees agreed to this new arrangement, because after the Allan Cup became the highest prize for amateur hockey teams in Canada, the trustees had become dependent on the top two professional leagues to bolster the prominence of the trophy.[22][incomplete short citation] After the New Westminster Royal moved to Portland in the summer of 1914 becoming the Portland Rosebuds, an American-based team, the trustees issued a statement that the Cup was no longer for the best team in Canada, but now for the best team in the world.[21]  In March 1916, the Rosebuds became the first American team to play in the Stanley Cup championship final.[23][incomplete short citation] In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American team to win the Cup.[24] After that season, the NHA was suspended and the National Hockey League (NHL) took its place.[21]

text: In 1919, the Spanish influenza epidemic forced the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans to cancel their series tied at 2–2–1, marking the first time the Stanley Cup was not awarded.[25]

text: The format for the Stanley Cup championship changed in 1922, with the creation of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). Now three leagues competed for the Cup and this necessitated a semi-final series between two league champions, with the third having a bye directly to the final.[26]  In 1924, the PCHA folded and only the Vancouver and Victoria teams entered the WCHL. With the loss of the PCHA, the championship reverted to a single series.[27] After their win in 1925, the Victoria Cougars became the last team outside the NHL to win the Stanley Cup.[28] For the 1925–26 season the WCHL was renamed the Western Hockey League (WHL). With the Victoria Cougars' loss in 1926, it would be the last time a non-NHL team competed for the Stanley Cup.

text:
Year
Winning team
Coach
Games
Losing team
Coach
Winning goal

1915
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (1, 1–0)
Frank Patrick-playing
3–0
Ottawa Senators (NHA) (1, 0–1)
Frank Shaughnessy (mgr.)
Barney Stanley (5:30, second)

1916
Montreal Canadiens (NHA) (1, 1–0)
Newsy Lalonde-playing
3–2
Portland Rosebuds (PCHA) (1, 0–1)
Edward Savage (mgr.)
George Prodgers (17:20, third)

1917
Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) (1, 1–0)
Pete Muldoon
3–1
Montreal Canadiens (NHA) (2, 1–1)
Newsy Lalonde-playing
Bernie Morris (7:55, first)

1918
Toronto Arenas[29] (NHL) (1, 1–0)
Dick Carroll
3–2
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (2, 1–1)
Frank Patrick-playing
Corb Denneny (10:30, third)

1919
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) vs. Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) – Series cancelled after the fifth game because of the flu epidemic – Stanley Cup not awarded

1920
Ottawa Senators (NHL) (2, 1–1)
Pete Green
3–2
Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) (3, 1–1)
Pete Muldoon
Jack Darragh (5:00, third)

1921
Ottawa Senators (NHL) (3, 2–1)
Pete Green
3–2
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (3, 1–2)
Frank Patrick-playing
Jack Darragh (9:40, second)

1922
Toronto St. Pats (NHL) (2, 2–0)
George O'Donoghue
3–2
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) (4, 1–3)
Frank Patrick-playing
Babe Dye (4:20, first)

1923
Ottawa Senators (NHL) (4, 3–1)
Pete Green
2–0
Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL) (1, 0–1)
Ken McKenzine
Punch Broadbent (11:23, first)

1924
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (4, 2–1)
Léo Dandurand
2–0
Calgary Tigers (WCHL) (1, 0–1)
Eddie Oatman-playing
Howie Morenz (4:55, first)

1925
Victoria Cougars (WCHL) (1, 1–0)
Lester Patrick
3–1
Montreal Canadiens (NHL) (5, 2–2)
Léo Dandurand
Gizzy Hart (2:35, second)

1926
Montreal Maroons (NHL) (1, 1–0)
Eddie Gerard
3–1
Victoria Cougars (WHL) (2, 1–1)
Lester Patrick
Nels Stewart (2:50, second)

text: NHL champions (since 1927)[edit]

text: The WHL folded in 1926, and its assets were bought by the NHL. This left the NHL as the only league left competing for the Cup. Other leagues and clubs have issued challenges, but from that year forward, no non-NHL team has played for it, leading it to become the de facto championship trophy of the NHL.[27] In 1947, the NHL reached an agreement with trustees P. D. Ross and Cooper Smeaton to grant control of the Cup to the NHL, allowing the league itself to reject challenges from other leagues that may have wished to play for the Cup.[30][31] A 2006 Ontario Superior Court case found that the trustees had gone against Lord Stanley's conditions in the 1947 agreement.[32] The NHL has agreed to allow other teams to play for the Cup should the league not be operating, as was the case in the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[31]

text: Since 1927, the league's playoff format, deciding which teams advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, has changed multiple times. In some systems that were previously used, playoff teams were seeded regardless of division or conference. From 1942 to 1967, the Cup was competed for by the league's six teams, also known as the Original Six. After the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Stanley Cup was competed for by the winners of each conference. Since 1982, the Finals have been played between the league's conference playoff champions.

text:
Year
Winning team
Coach
Games
Losing team
Coach
Winning goal

1927
Ottawa Senators (C) (5, 4–1)
Dave Gill
2–0–2
Boston Bruins (A) (1, 0–1)
Art Ross
Cy Denneny (7:30, second)

1928
New York Rangers (A) (1, 1–0)
Lester Patrick-playing
3–2
Montreal Maroons (C) (2, 1–1)
Eddie Gerard
Frank Boucher (3:35, third)

1929
Boston Bruins (A) (2, 1–1)
Cy Denneny-playing
2–0
New York Rangers (A) (2, 1–1)
Lester Patrick
Bill Carson (18:02, third)

1930
Montreal Canadiens (C) (6, 3–2)
Cecil Hart
2–0
Boston Bruins (A) (3, 1–2)
Art Ross
Howie Morenz (1:00, second)

1931
Montreal Canadiens (C) (7, 4–2)
Cecil Hart
3–2
Chicago Black Hawks (A) (1, 0–1)
Dick Irvin
Johnny Gagnon (9:59, second)

1932
Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (3, 3–0)
Dick Irvin
3–0
New York Rangers (A) (3, 1–2)
Lester Patrick
Ace Bailey (15:07, third)

1933
New York Rangers (A) (4, 2–2)
Lester Patrick
3–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (4, 3–1)
Dick Irvin
Bill Cook (7:34, OT)

1934
Chicago Black Hawks (A) (2, 1–1)
Tommy Gorman
3–1
Detroit Red Wings (A) (1, 0–1)
Jack Adams
Mush March (10:05, second OT)

1935
Montreal Maroons (C) (2, 2–1)
Tommy Gorman
3–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (5, 3–2)
Dick Irvin
Baldy Northcott (16:18, second)

1936
Detroit Red Wings (A) (2, 1–1)
Jack Adams
3–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (6, 3–3)
Dick Irvin
Pete Kelly (9:45, third)

1937
Detroit Red Wings (A) (3, 2–1)
Jack Adams
3–2
New York Rangers (A) (5, 2–3)
Lester Patrick
Marty Barry (19:22, first)

1938
Chicago Black Hawks (A) (3, 2–1)
Bill Stewart
3–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (C) (7, 3–4)
Dick Irvin
Carl Voss (16:45, second)

1939
Boston Bruins (4, 2–2)
Art Ross
4–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (8, 3–5)
Dick Irvin
Roy Conacher (17:54, second)

1940
New York Rangers (6, 3–3)
Frank Boucher
4–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (9, 3–6)
Dick Irvin
Bryan Hextall (2:07, OT)

1941
Boston Bruins (5, 3–2)
Cooney Weiland
4–0
Detroit Red Wings (4, 2–2)
Jack Adams
Bobby Bauer (8:43, second)

1942
Toronto Maple Leafs (10, 4–6)
Hap Day
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (5, 2–3)
Jack Adams
Pete Langelle (9:48, third)

1943
Detroit Red Wings (6, 3–3)
Jack Adams
4–0
Boston Bruins (6, 3–3)
Art Ross
Joe Carveth (12:09, first)

1944
Montreal Canadiens (8, 5–2)
Dick Irvin
4–0
Chicago Black Hawks (4, 2–2)
Paul Thompson
Toe Blake (9:12, OT)

1945
Toronto Maple Leafs (11, 5–6)
Hap Day
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (7, 3–4)
Jack Adams
Babe Pratt (12:14, third)

1946
Montreal Canadiens (9, 6–2)
Dick Irvin
4–1
Boston Bruins (7, 3–4)
Dit Clapper
Toe Blake (11:06, third)

1947
Toronto Maple Leafs (12, 6–6)
Hap Day
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (10, 6–3)
Dick Irvin
Ted Kennedy (14:39, third)

1948
Toronto Maple Leafs (13, 7–6)
Hap Day
4–0
Detroit Red Wings (8, 3–5)
Tommy Ivan
Harry Watson (11:13, first)

1949
Toronto Maple Leafs (14, 8–6)
Hap Day
4–0
Detroit Red Wings (9, 3–6)
Tommy Ivan
Cal Gardner (19:45, second)

1950
Detroit Red Wings (10, 4–6)
Tommy Ivan
4–3
New York Rangers (7, 3–4)
Lynn Patrick
Pete Babando (8:31, second OT)

1951
Toronto Maple Leafs (15, 9–6)
Joe Primeau
4–1
Montreal Canadiens (11, 6–4)
Dick Irvin
Bill Barilko (2:53, OT)

1952
Detroit Red Wings (11, 5–6)
Tommy Ivan
4–0
Montreal Canadiens (12, 6–5)
Dick Irvin
Metro Prystai (6:50, first)

1953
Montreal Canadiens (13, 7–5)
Dick Irvin
4–1
Boston Bruins (8, 3–5)
Lynn Patrick
Elmer Lach (1:22, OT)

1954
Detroit Red Wings (12, 6–6)
Tommy Ivan
4–3
Montreal Canadiens (14, 7–6)
Dick Irvin
Tony Leswick (4:20, OT)

1955
Detroit Red Wings (13, 7–6)
Jimmy Skinner
4–3
Montreal Canadiens (15, 7–7)
Dick Irvin
Gordie Howe (19:49, second)

1956
Montreal Canadiens (16, 8–7)
Toe Blake
4–1
Detroit Red Wings (14, 7–7)
Jimmy Skinner
Maurice Richard (15:08, second)

1957
Montreal Canadiens (17, 9–7)
Toe Blake
4–1
Boston Bruins (9, 3–6)
Milt Schmidt
Dickie Moore (0:14, second)

1958
Montreal Canadiens (18, 10–7)
Toe Blake
4–2
Boston Bruins (10, 3–7)
Milt Schmidt
Bernie Geoffrion (19:26, second)

1959
Montreal Canadiens (19, 11–7)
Toe Blake
4–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (16, 9–7)
Punch Imlach
Marcel Bonin (9:55, second)

1960
Montreal Canadiens (20, 12–7)
Toe Blake
4–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (17, 9–8)
Punch Imlach
Jean Beliveau (8:16, first)

1961
Chicago Black Hawks (5, 3–2)
Rudy Pilous
4–2
Detroit Red Wings (15, 7–8)
Sid Abel
Ab McDonald (18:49, second)

1962
Toronto Maple Leafs (18, 10–8)
Punch Imlach
4–2
Chicago Black Hawks (6, 3–3)
Rudy Pilous
Dick Duff (14:14, third)

1963
Toronto Maple Leafs (19, 11–8)
Punch Imlach
4–1
Detroit Red Wings (16, 7–9)
Sid Abel
Eddie Shack (13:28, third)

1964
Toronto Maple Leafs (20, 12–8)
Punch Imlach
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (17, 7–10)
Sid Abel
Andy Bathgate (3:04, first)

1965
Montreal Canadiens (21, 13–7)
Toe Blake
4–3
Chicago Black Hawks (7, 3–4)
Billy Reay
Jean Beliveau (0:14, first)

1966
Montreal Canadiens (22, 14–7)
Toe Blake
4–2
Detroit Red Wings (18, 7–11)
Sid Abel
Henri Richard (2:20, OT)

1967
Toronto Maple Leafs (21, 13–8)
Punch Imlach
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (23, 14–8)
Toe Blake
Jim Pappin (19:24, second)

1968
Montreal Canadiens (E) (24, 15–8)
Toe Blake
4–0
St. Louis Blues (W) (1, 0–1)
Scotty Bowman
J. C. Tremblay (11:40, third)

1969
Montreal Canadiens (E) (25, 16–8)
Claude Ruel
4–0
St. Louis Blues (W) (2, 0–2)
Scotty Bowman
John Ferguson (3:02, third)

1970
Boston Bruins (E) (11, 4–7)
Harry Sinden
4–0
St. Louis Blues (W) (3, 0–3)
Scotty Bowman
Bobby Orr (0:40, OT)

1971
Montreal Canadiens (E) (26, 17–8)
Al MacNeil
4–3
Chicago Black Hawks (W) (8, 3–5)
Billy Reay
Henri Richard (2:34, third)

1972
Boston Bruins (E) (12, 5–7)
Tom Johnson
4–2
New York Rangers (E) (8, 3–5)
Emile Francis
Bobby Orr (11:18, first)

1973
Montreal Canadiens (E) (27, 18–8)
Scotty Bowman
4–2
Chicago Black Hawks (W) (9, 3–6)
Billy Reay
Yvan Cournoyer (8:13, third)

1974
Philadelphia Flyers (W) (1, 1–0)
Fred Shero
4–2
Boston Bruins (E) (13, 5–8)
Bep Guidolin
Rick MacLeish (14:48, first)

1975
Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (2, 2–0)
Fred Shero
4–2
Buffalo Sabres (PW) (1, 0–1)
Floyd Smith
Bob Kelly (0:11, third)

1976
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (28, 19–8)
Scotty Bowman
4–0
Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (3, 2–1)
Fred Shero
Guy Lafleur (14:18, third)

1977
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (29, 20–8)
Scotty Bowman
4–0
Boston Bruins (PW) (14, 5–9)
Don Cherry
Jacques Lemaire (4:32, OT)

1978
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (30, 21–8)
Scotty Bowman
4–2
Boston Bruins (PW) (15, 5–10)
Don Cherry
Mario Tremblay (9:20, first)

1979
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (31, 22–8)
Scotty Bowman
4–1
New York Rangers (CC) (9, 3–6)
Fred Shero
Jacques Lemaire (1:02, second)

1980
New York Islanders (CC) (1, 1–0)
Al Arbour
4–2
Philadelphia Flyers (CC) (4, 2–2)
Pat Quinn
Bob Nystrom (7:11, OT)

1981
New York Islanders (CC) (2, 2–0)
Al Arbour
4–1
Minnesota North Stars (PW) (1, 0–1)
Glen Sonmor
Wayne Merrick (5:37, first)

1982
New York Islanders (PW) (3, 3–0)
Al Arbour
4–0
Vancouver Canucks (CC) (1, 0–1)
Roger Neilson
Mike Bossy (5:00, second)

1983
New York Islanders (PW) (4, 4–0)
Al Arbour
4–0
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (1, 0–1)
Glen Sather
Mike Bossy (12:39, first)

1984
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (2, 1–1)
Glen Sather
4–1
New York Islanders (PW) (5, 4–1)
Al Arbour
Ken Linseman (0:38, second)

1985
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (3, 2–1)
Glen Sather
4–1
Philadelphia Flyers (PW) (5, 2–3)
Mike Keenan
Paul Coffey (17:57, first)

1986
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (32, 23–8)
Jean Perron
4–1
Calgary Flames (CC) (1, 0–1)
Bob Johnson
Bobby Smith (10:30, third)

1987
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (4, 3–1)
Glen Sather
4–3
Philadelphia Flyers (PW) (6, 2–4)
Mike Keenan
Jari Kurri (14:59, second)

1988
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (5, 4–1)
Glen Sather
4–0
Boston Bruins (PW) (16, 5–11)
Terry O'Reilly
Wayne Gretzky (9:44, second)

1989
Calgary Flames (CC) (2, 1–1)
Terry Crisp
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (33, 23–9)
Pat Burns
Doug Gilmour (11:02, third)

1990
Edmonton Oilers (CC) (6, 5–1)
John Muckler
4–1
Boston Bruins (PW) (17, 5–12)
Mike Milbury
Craig Simpson (9:31, second)

1991
Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) (1, 1–0)
Bob Johnson
4–2
Minnesota North Stars (CC) (2, 0–2)
Bob Gainey
Ulf Samuelsson (2:00, first)

1992
Pittsburgh Penguins (PW) (2, 2–0)
Scotty Bowman
4–0
Chicago Blackhawks (CC) (10, 3–7)
Mike Keenan
Ron Francis (7:59, third)

1993
Montreal Canadiens (PW) (34, 24–9)
Jacques Demers
4–1
Los Angeles Kings (CC) (1, 0–1)
Barry Melrose
Kirk Muller (3:51, second)

1994
New York Rangers (EC) (10, 4–6)
Mike Keenan
4–3
Vancouver Canucks (WC) (2, 0–2)
Pat Quinn
Mark Messier (13:29, second)

1995
New Jersey Devils (EC) (1, 1–0)
Jacques Lemaire
4–0
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (19, 7–12)
Scotty Bowman
Neal Broten (7:56, second)

1996
Colorado Avalanche (WC) (1, 1–0)
Marc Crawford
4–0
Florida Panthers (EC) (1, 0–1)
Doug MacLean
Uwe Krupp (4:31, third OT)

1997
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (20, 8–12)
Scotty Bowman
4–0
Philadelphia Flyers (EC) (7, 2–5)
Terry Murray
Darren McCarty (13:02, second)

1998
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (21, 9–12)
Scotty Bowman
4–0
Washington Capitals (EC) (1, 0–1)
Ron Wilson
Martin Lapointe (2:26, second)

1999
Dallas Stars (WC) (3, 1–2)
Ken Hitchcock
4–2
Buffalo Sabres (EC) (2, 0–2)
Lindy Ruff
Brett Hull (14:51, third OT)

2000
New Jersey Devils (EC) (2, 2–0)
Larry Robinson
4–2
Dallas Stars (WC) (4, 1–3)
Ken Hitchcock
Jason Arnott (8:20, second OT)

2001
Colorado Avalanche (WC) (2, 2–0)
Bob Hartley
4–3
New Jersey Devils (EC) (3, 2–1)
Larry Robinson
Alex Tanguay (4:57, second)

2002
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (22, 10–12)
Scotty Bowman
4–1
Carolina Hurricanes (EC) (1, 0–1)
Paul Maurice
Brendan Shanahan (14:04, second)

2003
New Jersey Devils (EC) (4, 3–1)
Pat Burns
4–3
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (WC) (1, 0–1)
Mike Babcock
Michael Rupp (2:22, second)

2004
Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (1, 1–0)
John Tortorella
4–3
Calgary Flames (WC) (3, 1–2)
Darryl Sutter
Ruslan Fedotenko (14:38, second)

2005
Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.

2006
Carolina Hurricanes (EC) (2, 1–1)
Peter Laviolette
4–3
Edmonton Oilers (WC) (7, 5–2)
Craig MacTavish
Frantisek Kaberle (4:18, second)

2007
Anaheim Ducks (WC) (2, 1–1)
Randy Carlyle
4–1
Ottawa Senators (EC) (1, 0–1)
Bryan Murray
Travis Moen (15:44, second)

2008
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (23, 11–12)
Mike Babcock
4–2
Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (3, 2–1)
Michel Therrien
Henrik Zetterberg (7:36, third)

2009
Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (4, 3–1)
Dan Bylsma
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (WC) (24, 11–13)
Mike Babcock
Maxime Talbot (10:07, second)

2010
Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (11, 4–7)
Joel Quenneville
4–2
Philadelphia Flyers (EC) (8, 2–6)
Peter Laviolette
Patrick Kane (4:06, OT)

2011
Boston Bruins (EC) (18, 6–12)
Claude Julien
4–3
Vancouver Canucks (WC) (3, 0–3)
Alain Vigneault
Patrice Bergeron (14:37, first)

2012
Los Angeles Kings (WC) (2, 1–1)
Darryl Sutter
4–2
New Jersey Devils (EC) (5, 3–2)
Peter DeBoer
Jeff Carter (12:45, first)

2013
Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (12, 5–7)
Joel Quenneville
4–2
Boston Bruins (EC) (19, 6–13)
Claude Julien
Dave Bolland (19:01, third)

2014
Los Angeles Kings (WC) (3, 2–1)
Darryl Sutter
4–1
New York Rangers (EC) (11, 4–7)
Alain Vigneault
Alec Martinez (14:43, second OT)

2015
Chicago Blackhawks (WC) (13, 6–7)
Joel Quenneville
4–2
Tampa Bay Lightning (EC) (2, 1–1)
Jon Cooper
Duncan Keith (17:13, second)

2016
Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (5, 4–1)
Mike Sullivan
4–2
San Jose Sharks (WC) (1, 0–1)
Peter DeBoer
Kris Letang (7:46, second)

2017
Pittsburgh Penguins (EC) (6, 5–1)
Mike Sullivan
4–2
Nashville Predators (WC) (1, 0–1)
Peter Laviolette
Patric Hornqvist (18:25, third)

2018
Washington Capitals (EC) (2, 1–1)
Barry Trotz
4–1
Vegas Golden Knights (WC) (1, 0–1)
Gerard Gallant
Lars Eller (12:23, third)

text: Appearances[edit]

text: Challenge Cup era (1893–1914)[edit]

text: Legend: SC = successful Stanley Cup challenge or defense of championship (win); UC = unsuccessful Stanley Cup challenge or defense of championship (loss); Years in bold denote a Stanley Cup win.

text:
Team
SC
UC
Total
Win %
Appearances

Ottawa HC
17
2
19
.895
1894, 1903 (2), 1904 (4), 1905 (3), 1906 (2), 1906, 1909, 1910 (2), 1911 (3)

Montreal Wanderers
10
2
12
.833
1904, 1906 (2), 1907, 1907, 1908 (5), 1910 (2)

Winnipeg Victorias
6
5
11
.545
1896 (2), 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901 (2), 1902 (2), 1902, 1903

Montreal Victorias
6
2
8
.750
1895, 1896, 1896, 1897 (2), 1898, 1899, 1903

Montreal Shamrocks
5
1
6
.833
1899 (2), 1900 (3), 1901

Montreal HC
5
0
5
1.000
1893, 1894, 1895, 1902, 1903

Quebec Bulldogs
4
0
4
1.000
1912 (2), 1913 (2)

Rat Portage/Kenora Thistles
2
3
5
.400
1903, 1905, 1907 (2), 1907

Toronto Blueshirts
2
0
2
1.000
1914 (2)

Queen's University
0
3
3
.000
1895, 1899, 1906

Brandon Wheat Cities
0
2
2
.000
1904, 1907

Edmonton HC
0
2
2
.000
1908, 1910

Galt HC
0
2
2
.000
1910, 1911

Winnipeg Maple Leafs
0
2
2
.000
1901, 1908

text: The following 16 teams unsuccessfully challenged for a Stanley Cup only once: Berlin Dutchmen (1910), Dawson City Nuggets (1905), Halifax Crescents (1900), Moncton Victorias (1912), Montreal Canadiens (1914), New Glasgow Cubs (1906), Ottawa Capitals (1897), Ottawa Victorias (1908), Port Arthur Bearcats (1911), Smiths Falls (1906), Sydney Millionaires (1913), Toronto Marlboros (1904), Toronto Professionals (1908), Toronto Wellingtons (1902), Victoria Aristocrats (1914), Winnipeg Rowing Club (1904).

text: Stanley Cup Finals era (since 1915)[edit]

text: Active teams[edit]

text: In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by alphabetical order. In the "Years of appearence" column, bold years indicate winning Stanley Cup Finals appearances. Unless marked otherwise, teams played in the NHL exclusively at the time they competed for the Stanley Cup.

text:
Apps
Team
Wins
Losses
Win %
Years of appearance (in Stanley Cup Finals)

7001340000000000000♠34[a]
Montreal Canadiens
7001240000000000000♠24
7000900000000000000♠9[a]
.727
1916, 1917, 1919 [a], 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1989, 1993

7001240000000000000♠24
Detroit Red Wings
7001110000000000000♠11
7001130000000000000♠13
.458
1934, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009

7001210000000000000♠21
Toronto Maple Leafs[b]
7001130000000000000♠13
7000800000000000000♠8
.619
1918, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967

7001190000000000000♠19
Boston Bruins
7000600000000000000♠6
7001130000000000000♠13
.316
1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2013

7001130000000000000♠13
Chicago Blackhawks[c]
7000600000000000000♠6
7000700000000000000♠7
.462
1931, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013, 2015

7001110000000000000♠11
New York Rangers
7000400000000000000♠4
7000700000000000000♠7
.364
1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1950, 1972, 1979, 1994, 2014

7000800000000000000♠8
Philadelphia Flyers
7000200000000000000♠2
7000600000000000000♠6
.250
1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, 2010

7000700000000000000♠7
Edmonton Oilers
7000500000000000000♠5
7000200000000000000♠2
.714
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2006

7000600000000000000♠6
Pittsburgh Penguins
7000500000000000000♠5
7000100000000000000♠1
.833
1991, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017

7000500000000000000♠5
New York Islanders
7000400000000000000♠4
7000100000000000000♠1
.800
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

7000500000000000000♠5
New Jersey Devils
7000300000000000000♠3
7000200000000000000♠2
.600
1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012

7000400000000000000♠4
Dallas Stars[d]
7000100000000000000♠1
7000300000000000000♠3
.250
1981, 1991, 1999, 2000

7000300000000000000♠3
Los Angeles Kings
7000200000000000000♠2
7000100000000000000♠1
.667
1993, 2012, 2014

7000300000000000000♠3
Calgary Flames
7000100000000000000♠1
7000200000000000000♠2
.333
1986, 1989, 2004

7000300000000000000♠3
St. Louis Blues
5000000000000000000♠0
7000300000000000000♠3
.000
1968, 1969, 1970

7000300000000000000♠3
Vancouver Canucks
5000000000000000000♠0
7000300000000000000♠3
.000
1982, 1994, 2011

7000200000000000000♠2
Colorado Avalanche
7000200000000000000♠2
5000000000000000000♠0
1.000
1996, 2001

7000200000000000000♠2
Anaheim Ducks[e]
7000100000000000000♠1
7000100000000000000♠1
.500
2003, 2007

7000200000000000000♠2
Carolina Hurricanes
7000100000000000000♠1
7000100000000000000♠1
.500
2002, 2006

7000200000000000000♠2
Tampa Bay Lightning
7000100000000000000♠1
7000100000000000000♠1
.500
2004, 2015

7000200000000000000♠2
Washington Capitals
7000100000000000000♠1
7000100000000000000♠1
.500
1998, 2018

7000200000000000000♠2
Buffalo Sabres
5000000000000000000♠0
7000200000000000000♠2
.000
1975, 1999

7000100000000000000♠1
Florida Panthers
5000000000000000000♠0
7000100000000000000♠1
.000
1996

7000100000000000000♠1
Nashville Predators
5000000000000000000♠0
7000100000000000000♠1
.000
2017

7000100000000000000♠1
Ottawa Senators[f]
5000000000000000000♠0
7000100000000000000♠1
.000
2007

7000100000000000000♠1
San Jose Sharks
5000000000000000000♠0
7000100000000000000♠1
.000
2016

7000100000000000000♠1
Vegas Golden Knights
5000000000000000000♠0
7000100000000000000♠1
.000
2018

text: Four active teams have yet to make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance.  Two of these teams have remained in the same location since their inceptions:

text:
Columbus Blue Jackets (17 seasons, 4 playoffs)
Minnesota Wild (17 seasons, 9 playoffs, 1 division title)

text: The other two teams have relocated and have not made the Finals in either location:

text:
Atlanta Thrashers (11 seasons, 1 playoff, 1 division title) / Winnipeg Jets (7 seasons, 2 playoffs)
Winnipeg Jets (original team) (17 seasons, 11 playoffs) / Phoenix-Arizona Coyotes (21 seasons, 8 playoffs, 1 division title)

text: Five relocated teams that have won the Stanley Cup in their current locations and never appeared in the Finals in their former locations:

text:
Quebec Nordiques (16 seasons, 9 playoffs, 2 division titles) – won 2 Stanley Cups as Colorado Avalanche
Kansas City Scouts (2 seasons, never made playoff contention)/Colorado Rockies (6 seasons, 1 playoff) – won 3 Stanley Cups as New Jersey Devils
Oakland Seals-California Golden Seals (9 seasons, 2 playoffs)/Cleveland Barons (2 seasons, never made playoff contention) – merged with Minnesota North Stars who lost twice in the Finals then won the Stanley Cup once as Dallas Stars
Atlanta Flames (8 seasons, 6 playoffs) – won Stanley Cup once as Calgary Flames
Hartford Whalers (18 seasons, 8 playoffs, 1 division title) – won Stanley Cup once as Carolina Hurricanes

text: Defunct teams[edit]

text: Listed after the team name is the name of the affiliated league(s) when the team competed for the Stanley Cup. A bold year denotes a Stanley Cup win.

text:
Appearances
Team
Wins
Losses
Win %
Years of Appearance

5
Ottawa Senators (NHA/NHL)
4
1
.800
1915, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927

4
Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA/WCHL)
1
3
.250
1915, 1918, 1921, 1922

3
Montreal Maroons (NHL)
2
1
.667
1926, 1928, 1935

3 [a]
Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA)
1
1[a]
.500
1917, 1919[a], 1920

2
Victoria Cougars (WCHL/WHL)
1
1
.500
1925, 1926

1
Portland Rosebuds (PCHA)
0
1
.000
1916

1
Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL)
0
1
.000
1923

1
Calgary Tigers (WCHL)
0
1
.000
1924

text:
a  The Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans appearance totals include the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals that ended with a no-decision because of the Spanish flu epidemic. It is not considered an official series win or loss by either team.
b  The franchise known today as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Cup in 1918 as the Toronto Hockey Club[33] (later engraved on the Stanley Cup as the Toronto Arenas in 1947), and in 1922 as the Toronto St. Patricks.
c  The Chicago Blackhawks were known as the Chicago Black Hawks prior to the 1986–87 season.
d  The Dallas Stars totals include two series losses as the Minnesota North Stars.
e  The Anaheim Ducks totals include one series loss as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
f  The modern Ottawa Senators (1992–present) are the namesake of the original Senators (1883–1934).


document_title: Wonder Woman (TV series)

question_text: who played steve trevor in the wonder woman series

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text: Wonder Woman (TV series)

text: Production history[edit]

text: Wonder Woman refers to both a 1974 television film and a 1975-1979 television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The 1974 television film called Wonder Woman directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Cathy Lee Crosby, was a pilot for an intended television series being considered by ABC. Ratings were described as "respectable but not exactly wondrous," and ABC did not pick up the pilot.[3] Instead, Warner Brothers and ABC developed the 1975 television series, Wonder Woman that fit the more traditional presentation of the character as created by William Moulton Marston, turning away from the 1968–72 era that had influenced the pilot. Wonder Woman, which premiered in 1975, starred Lynda Carter and eventually led to the full series. Crosby would later claim that she was offered the chance to reprise the role in that series.[4]

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text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Lynda Carter as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman

tag: ul

text: Beatrice Colen as Etta Candy (season 1)

text: Richard Eastham as General Philip Blankenship (season 1)

text: Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor

text: Debra Winger as Drusilla / Wonder Girl

text: Notable guest stars[edit]

text:
Christine Belford as Baroness Von Gunther
Bradford Dillman as Arthur Deal III/Thor
Lynda Day George as Fausta Grables
Cloris Leachman as Queen Hippolyta

text: Plot[edit]

text: Pilot[edit]

text: Though not successful at the first attempt, ABC still felt a Wonder Woman series had potential, and within a year another pilot was in production. Keen to make a distinction from the last pilot, producers gave the pilot the rather paradoxical title The New Original Wonder Woman. Scripting duties were given to Stanley Ralph Ross, who was instructed to be more faithful to the comic book and to create a subtle "high comedy." Ross set the pilot in World War II, the era in which the original comic book began.

text: After an intensive talent search, Lynda Carter, who had had a handful of minor acting roles and had been the 1972 Miss World USA and a Bob Hope USO cast member, was chosen for the lead role. For the role of Steve Trevor, the producers chose Lyle Waggoner, despite his dark brown, almost-black, hair not matching the comic's blond Trevor, who at the time was better known as a comedic actor after several years co-starring in The Carol Burnett Show. He was also known to Ross as having been one of the leading candidates to play Batman a decade earlier, but instead Adam West was signed. Waggoner was also considered a pin-up hunk, having done a semi-nude pictorial in the first issue of Playgirl.[5]

text: Although the pilot followed the original comic book closely, in particular the aspect of Wonder Woman joining the military under the name Diana Prince, a number of elements were dropped. It mainly omitted Diana's origin, including her birth on Paradise Island. The comic book Diana obtains the credentials of a look-alike nurse. Although the pilot shows Diana briefly as a nurse at one point, Diana takes on the identity of a Navy Yeoman Petty Officer First Class.

text: One change, which was later to become synonymous with the show, was the transformation of Diana Prince into Wonder Woman by spinning. During the filming of the pilot, producers were trying to figure out a way to show how Diana Prince became Wonder Woman, when Carter suggested that she do a spin.[6]

text: Unlike the earlier pilot, the comic-book origins of the character were emphasized by the retention of the character's traditional uniform (the design of which was interpreted and executed by Donald Lee Feld, credited as "Donfeld") with the original setting and through the use of comic book elements. The series's title sequence was animated in the form of a series of comic book panels featuring Wonder Woman performing a variety of heroic feats. Within the show, location and exposition were handled through comic book-style text panels. Transitions between scenes and commercial breaks were marked by animated starburst sequences.

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: In early 1942, during the Second World War, American pilot Major Steve Trevor (Waggoner) bails out during an air battle over the Bermuda Triangle, location of Paradise Island.[7] The island is home to the Amazons: beautiful, ageless women with great strength, agility, and intelligence. Amazon princess Diana (Carter) rescues the handsome Trevor and helps nurse him back to health. Her mother, the Amazon queen (Cloris Leachman; succeeded by Carolyn Jones and Beatrice Straight in later episodes), decrees that Olympic-style games shall be held to select one Amazon to return Trevor back to America. But she forbids her own daughter Diana, the princess, to participate. Diana states that since she is not allowed to participate, she does not want to be present for the games and will take a retreat to the other side of the island. The games are held with participants wearing masks and numbers, shown as Roman numerals in triangles on white sleeveless short tunic-dresses. Among the contestants is a blonde Amazon. During the events, the blonde Amazon shows exceptional skills and she ties for first with another Amazon. To break the deadlock, the "bullets and bracelets" event is decided as the tiebreaker, wherein each of the women takes turns shooting at the other; the one being shot at must deflect the bullets with her bulletproof bracelets. The blond woman wins the event, superficially injuring her opponent's arm. When she is pronounced the winner, she removes her mask and wig and reveals that she is Diana. Her mother, though initially shocked, relents and allows her to go to America.

text: Diana's uniform as Wonder Woman, designed by Queen Hippolyta, features emblems of America, the land to which she will be returning Steve Trevor. A golden belt will be the source of her strength and power while away from Paradise Island. She has her bullet-deflecting bracelets and also receives a golden lasso which is unbreakable and forces people to obey and tell the truth when bound with it. As shown later in flashback, Hippolyta also teaches Diana how to transform her clothes magically into the uniform.

text: Diana, as Wonder Woman, flies to Washington, D.C. in an invisible plane. After dropping Trevor off at a hospital, the heroine stumbles upon a bank robbery, which she stops. A theatrical agent who sees her in action offers to help make her bullets and bracelets act a stage attraction. Diana is hesitant, but needing money in this new society, she agrees.

text: Meanwhile, Trevor's civilian secretary Marcia (Stella Stevens) is a double agent for the Nazi Fifth Columnists. She seeks to aid top spies in killing Trevor and opposing this new threat, Wonder Woman. Her first attempt is arranging for an accomplice to fire a machine gun at Wonder Woman during her stage act. Later, as spy activities increase, Trevor leaves the hospital but gets in a fight and is captured, prompting his "nurse" Diana to come to his rescue. Wonder Woman defeats Marcia in an extended fight sequence in the War Department. Having defeated Marcia, Wonder Woman thwarts a Nazi pilot who had plans to bomb the Brooklyn Navy Yard by using her invisible plane, and she rescues Trevor. With Marcia and the spy ring defeated, the film closes as Trevor and Brigadier General Blankenship talk about Trevor's new secretary whom Blankenship selected not only for her outstanding clerical test scores, but her decidedly plain appearance in contrast to Marcia: the bespectacled Yeoman First Class Diana Prince USNR(WR), Wonder Woman in disguise.

text: Season 1[edit]

text: The pilot film aired on November 7, 1975, was a ratings success, and ABC quickly authorized the production of two one-hour specials which aired in April 1976. These three productions would later be considered part of the show's first season. The episodes scored strong ratings, and ABC ordered an additional 11 episodes for the new 1976–77 TV season. The network began airing the episodes every few weeks apart at the beginning of the TV season in September 1976. After mid-December 1976, episodes aired on a weekly basis until mid-February 1977.

text: A few cast changes were made between the specials and the series. Former Happy Days recurring actress Beatrice Colen joined the cast as Corporal Etta Candy WAAC, General Blankenship's secretary, thereby providing YN1 Prince with a subordinate. Three episodes featured Debra Winger as Diana's younger sister, Drusilla, a.k.a. Wonder Girl, in one of her earliest acting roles.

text: One of the most memorable aspects of the show that was developed during the first season was the transformation sequence that changed Diana Prince into her superheroine alter ego. The sequence in the original specials employed a slow fade between two synchronized shots, both filmed with an overcranked camera to create a slow motion effect. A twirling Diana Prince's hair would fall loose as the shot transitioned to a twirling Wonder Woman holding her Diana clothes, which she would stow nearby in a closet or locker. (How she changes back to Diana is never shown, although presumably she must return to the location to retrieve her clothes.) To ensure both segments transitioned smoothly the camera was locked off (secured in place) while Carter's clothing, make-up, and hair was altered between identities, a process Carter said on a DVD commentary typically took about 45 minutes. The spinning transformation was later incorporated into the comics and into animated appearances such as Justice League Unlimited. (Prior to the series in which Carter starred, the transformation was depicted in the comics by way of Diana spinning her magic lasso around her body, with the lasso changing her clothes, or by simply changing at super-human speed.)

text: The iconic explosion overlay most associated with the TV show was introduced after the third episode to mask the cut point between the Diana and Wonder Woman clips, meaning they no longer needed to be perfectly aligned. This allowed them to be shot without a locked off camera at more convenient points in the production schedule, when Carter was already in the appropriate costume. The slow motion aspect of the sequence was dropped, and Wonder Woman was no longer left holding her Diana Prince clothes. A thunderclap sound effect accompanied the explosion effect; both the explosion flash and its sound are apparently non-diegetic (only heard by the audience, not within the narrative world), as demonstrated by Diana changing unnoticed in a dormitory of sleeping women, in adjoining office spaces, etc. Generally the audience never sees Wonder Woman change back to Diana Prince, although there is one occasion when it is almost shown: Wonder Woman reveals her secret identity to her little sister Drusilla by slowly turning on the spot, but the actual moment of transformation is masked by a cut-away reaction shot of Drusilla (no thunderclap was heard.)

text: During season one, Wonder Woman has the ability to impersonate anyone's voice, which came in handy over the telephone. She did not use this ability during seasons two and three.

text: The series began at a time when violence on television was under intense scrutiny. As a result, Wonder Woman was less frequently seen punching or kicking people the way she did in the early episodes. She would usually be shown pushing and throwing enemies or using creativity to get them to somehow knock themselves out (such as jumping high into the air to cause pursuers to collide). Despite the wartime setting, she almost never resorted to deadly force. The only exception occurs in the pilot episode when she sinks a German U-boat by crashing an airplane into it, presumably killing everyone aboard. Wonder Woman herself was occasionally overpowered by chloroform and poison gas, but she always came back in the second half of the show to save the day. In some episodes, her enemies learn the secret of her superhuman strength – her magic belt – and temporarily steal it, leaving her with average human strength. Her indestructible lasso and bracelets were stolen or taken away in one episode (leaving her defenseless against gunfire), but Wonder Woman recovered them by the end of the episode. (In the comics, Wonder Woman's bracelets were welded onto her forearms, and she would lose most of her strength if men were to join them forcibly with metal.)

text: With the backdrop of World War II, Diana frequently pontificated on the need to preserve the morally supreme ideals of democracy from the threat of Nazis, even in private to her sister. When doing so, she made no attempt to reconcile her democratic sentiments with their Amazonian system of hereditary monarchy, to which Diana herself was heiress apparent. Likewise, in each of the first two one-hour episodes, Diana asserted that the Nazis had no regard for their women, ignoring the vastly lower value which her own people placed upon men. So common were the Nazi and war events that Carter frequently complained about it, explaining: "I yelled when the scripts were bad. Week after week, nothing...would change except the names of the villains. So I made noise. Men don't like dealing with women who make demands."

text: In story, Wonder Woman remained active from 1942 to 1945 and was honored by Franklin D. Roosevelt for her work against Axis attacks.[8]

text: Season 2[edit]

text: Despite good ratings for the series, ABC stalled on picking up the show for a second season. This was because Wonder Woman was a period piece, being set in the 1940s, which made the set, clothing, automobiles, etc. more expensive to produce. While ABC had not yet committed, the show's production company Warner Bros. listened to an offer from rival network CBS. While ABC continued to make up its mind, CBS agreed to pick up the series on condition that the setting be changed from World War II (the 1940s) to the modern day (the 1970s). Changing the title to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, the series was moved away from international intrigue to a more conventional police/detective action-type show that was more common in the 1970s.

text: Princess Diana, aging slowly because of her Amazon nature, returns from Paradise Island after a 35-year absence (looking virtually the same) to become an agent with the Inter-Agency Defense Command (IADC), a CIA / FBI-type organization fighting crime, criminal organizations and the occasional alien invasion.

text: Strictly speaking, Lynda Carter was the only cast member whose character continued into the second and third seasons (aside from a brief cameo appearance of Major Trevor (Lyle Waggoner) in Diana's flashback when she first encountered his son and a framed photograph of him seen on the younger Trevor's office credenza in season 3). The original Steve Trevor was revealed to have risen to the rank of major general and died in the 35-year interim between the first and second seasons, although Lyle Waggoner remained with the series, portraying Trevor's son, Steve Jr.

text: As a child, Steve Jr. had heard his late father's stories of adventures with Wonder Woman during World War II.[8] It is essentially confirmed in the second season première that his father never introduced him to Wonder Woman and that he had never even seen her photographed. It is similarly implied that he and YN1 Diana Prince were unaware of each other. Diana is taken aback by the younger Steve's existence, implying that his father had never spoken of the boy to either Wonder Woman or YN1 Prince. This was particularly striking when she spoke to Steve Jr. about knowing his father well, from the j-shaped burn scar on his right shoulder, to the 20mm shell casing that he used as a paperweight.

text: Despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that Wonder Woman had fallen in love with the first Steve Trevor, the producers chose to drop any suggestion that Steve Jr. and Wonder Woman were anything more than good friends. Indeed, when an impostor posing as Steve Jr. attempted to seduce Diana, she made it quite clear that she had no sexual interest in him. Executive producer Douglas S. Cramer noted the difficulties in maintaining long-term romantic tension between leads, because the resolution of that romantic tension often results in the cancellation of the series.[9]

text: Since Waggoner returned in a technically new role, Diana's mother Hippolyta was the only other first season character to be seen or mentioned, though she was played by a new actress, Beatrice Straight, succeeding Carolyn Jones and Cloris Leachman in the role. The post-war fates of General Phil Blankenship, Etta Candy, and Drusilla / Wonder Girl were never revealed.

text: Diana, Steve and Joe Atkinson (Norman Burton), a weathered IADC agent, received their orders from a "Charlie's Angels-like" character who is heard but never seen. Diana and Steve would go out and work the field while Joe assisted from the office. The Atkinson character was dropped after the ninth episode of this season, and Steve was given a promotion, becoming IADC Director, and Diana's boss, in the process. This promotion for Steve Trevor meant that Lyle Waggoner was seen less in subsequent episodes for the remainder of the series' run. In this season, the computer IRAC (Information Retrieval Associative Computer), more informally known as "Ira," was introduced: its first appearance is in season 2, episode 1, where Diana introduces her Diana Prince identity into its records, over IRAC's protests. Ira was the IADC's super-intelligent computer, who deduces that Diana Prince is really Wonder Woman, although he never shares this information with anyone, except Diana herself. Saundra Sharp joined the cast as Eve, Steve's assistant (the job held by Diana at the start of the season). Towards the end of the season, in the episode "IRAC is Missing," a small mobile robot called Rover was added for comic relief. An offshoot of IRAC who performs duties such as delivering coffee and sorting mail, Rover speaks with a high-pitched voice, occasionally makes "Beep Beep" sounds and, like IRAC, is aware that Wonder Woman's secret identity is Diana Prince.

text: The theme song was re-written to remove references to the Axis, reflecting the series' new present-day setting, and the action depicted in the opening's animated comic book panels was similarly updated. Beginning with the episode "The Man Who Made Volcanoes," the opening title sequence was changed again to an instrumental and more traditional "action scenes" opening. The animated stars used before and after commercial breaks were dropped.

text: The producers of Wonder Woman generally maintained her no-kill policy, although there were exceptions: In the episode "Anschluss '77" she is forced to destroy a clone of Adolf Hitler. Another episode made reference to a villain who was believed drowned following a previous unseen encounter with Diana/Wonder Woman.

text: Unlike in the first season, Wonder Woman's sources of power (magic belt, bracelets, golden lasso) were never removed from her and stolen by villains during the two years the series was set in the 1970s.

text: Other changes in season two included a slight redesign (again by Donald Lee Feld, still credited as "Donfeld") of Wonder Woman's uniform. The bustier was more flexible, featured less gold metal in the eagle wings in favor of red cloth background, and was cut lower to highlight Carter's décolletage and cleavage. The star-spangled bottoms were cut higher in the thighs, with the number of stars reduced, stopping below her hips, and rearranged in a more symmetrical starburst pattern. The bracelets changed from dull silver-grey to bright gold, and were noticeably smaller and thinner. Her tiara, appearing unchanged when on Wonder Woman's head, would flatten to become a boomerang, and its ruby star functioned as a communications link to Paradise Island and her mother the queen.

text: Feld also introduced multiple new variants on Wonder Woman's uniform beginning in season two. She still wore the red-white-and-blue cape for special events or appearances from the first season, but without the skirt. (This variant could be described as Wonder Woman's "full-dress uniform.") A diving uniform was introduced—this consisted of a navy-blue lycra body suit with matching gloves, gold bracelets, flat boots, and a flexible tiara; this was featured whenever aquatic activity was required. The same uniform, with low-heeled boots and a gold helmet, was used to ride motorcycles. At first, Wonder Woman would switch to these newer uniforms by performing an extended spin in which she first changed from her Diana Prince clothes to Wonder Woman's standard uniform, then continued to spin until a second light explosion occurred and she would appear in one of the newer variants. However, this extended spin device was dropped for expediency and Diana was then able to change into any of Wonder Woman's uniforms in a single change.

text: Wonder Woman's invisible plane appeared a couple of times in season two, and not at all in season three. The plane's shape was updated with the change in temporal setting, losing the rounded fuselage and modestly curved wings evocative of a World War II-era pursuit-fighter, in favor of a dart-like, delta winged jet.

text: Season 3[edit]

text: With the beginning of the third season, further changes were made to target the show at a teenage audience. The title theme was re-recorded again to give it a disco beat, the use of the robot 'Rover' was increased for comic effect, and episodes began to revolve around topical subjects like skateboarding, roller coasters and the environment. (Feld also gave Wonder Woman a "skate-boarder's" uniform, which was also capable of use for training in any "extreme sport" in which she participated.) Teenagers or young adults were commonly used as main characters in the plot lines. Eve disappeared from the cast although she is mentioned once or twice. Episodes during this season showed Diana on assignments by herself far more often (particularly outside of Washington DC), and Steve Trevor had become Diana's boss and was seen less.

text: Wonder Woman was also allowed to become a bit more physical in the third season and could now be seen throwing the occasional punch or kicking. The writers also came up with several unusual ways for Diana to execute her spinning transformation, the most notable instances occurring in the episode "Stolen Faces" in which Diana makes the change while falling off a tall building, and the season two episode "The Pied Piper" in which she changes while strapped into a spinning chair.

text: Diana also exhibited other powers, particularly in the episode "The Deadly Dolphin," in which she is shown communicating telepathically with animals (reminiscent of the "mental radio" from the comics, which was never shown on the series) and generating bursts of an unknown form of energy to scare away a killer shark.

text: In the final episode produced, the writers attempted a "relaunch" of sorts by having Diana reassigned to the Los Angeles bureau of IADC with a new supporting cast. Though done in anticipation of a fourth season, the revamp was seen for only a single episode ("The Man Who Could Not Die"), which set up an assortment of new supporting characters. These included Dale Hawthorn, Diana's new IADC boss, Bret Cassiday (Bob Seagren), a genetically enhanced man who was indestructible (the titular character of the episode), as well as a streetwise youngster named T. Burton Phipps III who inexplicably is allowed to hang out at the IADC. Also added to the cast was a chimpanzee who, like Bret, is also indestructible. This episode was actually the last to be produced and should have ended the third season, but was shown out of sequence with the two-parter "The Phantom of the Roller Coaster." These final three episodes aired by themselves in August–September 1979, months after the broadcast of the rest of season three, creating a mini-season, though they remain grouped as part of season three as opposed to being considered an abbreviated fourth season.

text: CBS ultimately decided to move The Incredible Hulk up to the Friday 8:00 hour from 9:00 to introduce the new series The Dukes of Hazzard, but no further episodes of Wonder Woman were produced due to the lack of new cast members for a fourth season and low ratings. After her first musical television special, Lynda gave up the role to focus more on her musical career.[citation needed]

text: Wonder Woman '77 Comic[edit]

text: In October 2014, DC announced an ongoing comic book series set in the Lynda Carter TV series continuity. The comic was written by Marc Andreyko.[10] It was first published as digital chapters on DC Comics' website. Wonder Woman '77 Special #1 was published in May 2015. A second Wonder Woman '77 Special collecting further digital first chapters was published in September 2015.[needs update]. A third special was published in April 2016. Wonder Woman team up with Jamie Sommers in the crossover title Wonder Woman ’77 Meets the Bionic Woman.[11][12] Wonder Woman teams up with Batman in the crossover team up Batman' 66 Meets Wonder Woman '77 writing by both Andreyko and Jeff Parker.[13]

text: Legacy[edit]

text: This portrayal of the character strongly influenced the Wonder Woman comics, most notably the ballerina-style clockwise spinning transformation was incorporated into the comics. The spin has also been used in the animated television programs Super Friends and Justice League Unlimited.[14]

text: Reruns[edit]

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text: Reruns of Wonder Woman aired in syndication during the 1980s. It also aired on FX and Sci-Fi Channel in the 1990s and early 2000s.

text: Beginning on December 28, 2013, the show airs Saturday evenings on the classic TV network Me-TV.

text: In the UK, the series has been syndicated on several channels. In 2006, Living broadcast the show every weekend as part of "Hangover TV". As of 2015, the series is shown on The Horror Channel and can also be seen on the MeTV network.

text: Home video releases[edit]

text: Columbia House with Warner Home Video released the series on VHS videotapes through their Wonder Woman: The Collector's Edition series from the late 1990s-early 2000s, which was only available through mail order subscriptions. Each volume contained two episodes. The Season Two episodes "The Pied Piper" and "Flight To Oblivion," however, were not included on the VHS releases.[14]

text: Warner Home Video has released all three seasons of Wonder Woman on DVD in various regions, both separately and in a collected edition.

text:
DVD name
Eps.
Release date
Details

The Complete 1st Season
14
June 29, 2004
All 14 episodes (including the pilot) with commentary by Lynda Carter and executive producer Douglas S. Cramer; new documentary retrospective

The Complete 2nd Season
22
March 1, 2005
21 episodes plus a feature-length season premiere; Bonus documentary: "Revolutionizing a Classic: From Comic Book to Television"

The Complete 3rd Season
24
June 7, 2005
Audio commentary by Carter on "My Teenage Idol is Missing"; featurette: "Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Feminist Icon"; The initial Region 1 release included a bonus DVD containing the first episode of the Captain Marvel television series Shazam!, "The Joy Riders"

The Complete Collection
60
November 6, 2007
Pilot with commentary by Lynda Carter and executive producer Douglas S. Cramer; new documentary retrospective; Bonus documentary: "Revolutionizing a Classic: From Comic Book to Television"; Audio commentary by Carter on "My Teenage Idol is Missing"; featurette: "Wonder Woman: The Ultimate Feminist Icon"

text: The pilot episode is included as a bonus feature on the February 23, 2010 Blu-ray release of Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.[15]

text: The complete series has been remastered in high definition and transformed to a more modern 16:9 widescreen format. This version is available for purchase on iTunes.

text: Merchandising[edit]

text: Mego Corporation released a line of dolls in 1976 to correspond with the TV series. The boxes originally featured Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman on the front flap. However, in 1977, her image on the box was dropped and the line was revamped with only the Wonder Woman doll being featured and revised.

text: The Mego dolls included Wonder Woman, Diana Prince, Queen Hippolyta, Nubia, and Steve Trevor.[16] The line also included separate fashion outfits for Diana Prince that were released in Canada.[17] Various playsets were also created but were not released for sale.[18]

text: DC Direct (which creates merchandise for DC Comics) released a Wonder Woman statue in 2007 which is based upon the image created by Lynda Carter.

text: In 2015, Hallmark released a Wonder Woman Christmas ornament bearing the likeness of Lynda Carter that also plays the intro to the television theme song.

text: In July 2016, prior to Comic-Con International, the New York Times ran a story about Dynamite Entertainment. In it, best-selling author Andy Mangels was revealed to be writing a prestigious new intercompany crossover mini-series for the company, in conjunction with DC Comics: Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman, bringing together the Lynda Carter television character with Lindsay Wagner's fellow 1970s television super-heroine. The series was released in December 2016.[11]

text: Possible animated film[edit]

text: After the success of Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, animated film based on the Batman TV series of the 1960s, Warner Bros. had stated that their executives are considering to make a animated film based on the classic Wonder Woman TV series, with Lynda Carter reprising her role by voicing the character;[19] along with an animated adaptation of the comic series Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.