NHL: Montreal Canadiens and Most Times with the Most Points in the League

The Montreal Canadiens Last Led The NHL In Points In 1977-78

Yesterday, Sports List of the Day checked out NHL teams with the most Presidents’ Trophies – given to the team that finishes the season with the most points.

But that award has only been around since 1985-86. What about all those seasons from 1984-85 and before?

Today, we tally the comprehensive list of points-leaders from the very beginning (1917-18) through the Presidents’ Trophy era. In other words, here is every regular-season points champion, sorted by those teams with the most points titles.

And, yet again, as with so many other team records, the Montreal Canadiens are at the top. They have been the points champ 21 times (about 22 percent of the NHL’s 97 seasons). But get this – the last time they did it was nearly 40 years ago!

That’s not as bad as the Toronto Maple Leafs, though. They haven’t taken the points title since 1962-63.

Still – what’s really important, here? Having the most points at the end of the season or hoisting the Stanley Cup? The Leafs have won it all twice and the Canadiens thrice during those “droughts” above.

The Detroit Red Wings have 19 points crowns of their own. Together, the Red Wings and Canadiens have led the league in points 40 times (41 percent of all seasons).

Eleven teams have never won the points crown, including, surprisingly, the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings.

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	TEAM	# SEASONS WITH MOST POINTS IN LEAGUE	SEASONS
1.	Montreal Canadiens	21	1927-28, 1928-29, 1931-33, 1943-44 thru 1946-47, 1955-56, 1957-58 thru 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1972-73, 1975-76 thru 1977-78
2.	Detroit Red Wings	19	1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1942-43, 1948-49 thru 1954-55, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08
3.	Boston Bruins	12	1929-30, 1930-31, 1937-38 thru 1940-41, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1982-83, 1989-90, 2013-14
4.	Ottawa Senators (DEF)	7	1918-19, 1919-20, 1921-22 thru 1923-24, 1925-26, 1926-27
5.	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	1917-18, 1920-21, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1947-48, 1962-63
6.	Chicago Blackhawks	4	1966-67, 1969-70, 1990-91, 2012-13
6.	New York Rangers	4	1941-42, 1991-92, 1993-94, 2014-15
8.	Edmonton Oilers	3	1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87
8.	New York Islanders	3	1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82
8.	Philadelphia Flyers	3	1974-75, 1979-80, 1984-85
11.	Calgary Flames	2	1987-88, 1988-89
11.	Colorado Avalanche	2	1996-97, 2000-01
11.	Dallas Stars	2	1997-98, 1998-99
11.	Vancouver Canucks	2	2010-11, 2011-12
15.	Buffalo Sabres	1	2006–07
15.	Hamilton Tigers (DEF)	1	1924–25
15.	Ottawa Senators	1	2002–03
15.	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1992–93
15.	San Jose Sharks	1	2008–09
15.	St. Louis Blues	1	1999–00
15.	Washington Capitals	1	2009–10
22.	Anaheim Ducks	0
22.	Arizona Coyotes	0
22.	Carolina Hurricanes	0
22.	Columbus Blue Jackets	0
22.	Florida Panthers	0
22.	Los Angeles Kings	0
22.	Minnesota Wild	0
22.	Nashville Predators	0
22.	New Jersey Devils	0
22.	Tampa Bay Lightning	0
22.	Winnipeg Jets	0

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Babe Ruth, Mike Schmidt and Baseball Players with the Most Home Run Titles

Babe Ruth Has the Most Home Run Titles of All

Who are the greatest home run hitters in major league baseball history?

There are a couple ways to look at it. Here’s a different one.

Which players have most often dominated their contemporaries in the home run leadership? In other words, who has won the most home run titles?

This, in one way, levels the playing field between different eras. It also accounts for other parameters like steroids.

By this standard, the top three home run hitters of all time are: Babe Ruth, Mike Schmidt and Ralph Kiner.

These sluggers below all won at least four home run crowns. Some, like Harry Stovey (1880) and Gavvy Cravath (1918) from the dead ball era, won with as few as six or eight homers. Others, like Alex Rodriguez (2002) and Mark McGwire (1998) from the steroid era, banged as many as 57 and 70.

But, where on earth is Barry Bonds, the all-time career home run leader?

He only won two titles (1993, 2001), and when you look at it that way, Bonds really didn’t distinguish himself as truly dominant.

Thanks to baseball-reference.com, which is also providing the player links today! Check them out.

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1.	Babe Ruth	12	Boston Red Sox	1918, 1919
			New York Yankees	1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926-1931
2.	Mike Schmidt	8	Philadelphia Phillies	1974-1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986
3.	Ralph Kiner	7	Pittsburgh Pirates	1946-1952
4.	Gavvy Cravath	6	Philadelphia Phillies	1913-1915, 1917, 1919
4.	Harmon Killebrew	6	Washington Senators	1959
			Minnesota Twins	1962-1964, 1967, 1969
4.	Mel Ott	6	New York Giants	1932, 1934, 1936-1938, 1942
7.	Alex Rodriguez	5	Texas Rangers	2001-2003, 2005, 2007
7.	Harry Stovey	5	Worcester Ruby Legs	1880
			Philadelphia Atheltics	1883, 1885, 1889
			Boston Beaneaters	1891
9.	Hank Aaron	4	Milwaukee Braves	1957, 1963
			Atlanta Braves	1966, 1967
9.	Home Run Baker	4	Philadelphia Athletics	1911-1914
9.	Harry Davis	4	Philadelphia Athletics	1904-1907
9.	Jimmie Foxx	4	Philadelphia Athletics	1932, 1933, 1935
			Boston Red Sox	1939
9.	Hank Greenberg	4	Detroit Tigers	1935, 1938, 1940, 1946
9.	Ken Griffey, Jr.	4	Seattle Mariners	1994, 1997-1999
9.	Reggie Jackson	4	Oakland A’s	1973, 1975
			New York Yankees	1980
			California Angels	1982
9.	Chuck Klein	4	Philadelphia Phillies	1929, 1931-1933
9.	Mickey Mantle	4	New York Yankees	1955, 1956, 1958, 1960
9.	Willie Mays	4	New York Giants	1955
			San Francisco Giants	1962, 1964, 1965
9.	Mark McGwire	4	Oakland A’s	1987, 1996
			St. Louis Cardinals	1998, 1999
9.	Johnny Mize	4	St. Louis Cardinals	1939, 1940
			New York Giants	1947, 1948
9.	Cy Williams	4	Chicago Cubs	1916
			Philadelphia Phillies	1920, 1923, 1927
9.	Ted Williams	4	Boston Red Sox	1941, 1942, 1947, 1949
9.	Hack Wilson	4	Chicago Cubs	1926-1928, 1930

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