Years Teams removed Years Teams removed
1953-54 Detroit Red Wings 1959-60 Montreal Canadiens
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings 1960-61 Chicago Blackhawks
1955-56 Montreal Canadiens 1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens 1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs
1957-58 Montreal Canadiens 1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs
1958-59 Montreal Canadiens 1964-65 Montreal Canadiens

Sixteen Hockey Hall of Fame Honoured Members (Players) appear on this Stanley Cup band.
Andy Bathgate (HHOF 1978) Tom Johnson (HHOF 1970)
Butch Bouchard (HHOF 1966) Ted Lindsay (HHOF 1966)
Alex Delvecchio (HHOF 1977) Stan Mikita (HHOF 1983)
Bernie Geoffrion (HHOF 1972) Dickie Moore (HHOF 1974)
Glenn Hall (HHOF 1975) Bert Olmstead (HHOF 1985)
Doug Harvey (HHOF 1973) Pierre Pilote (HHOF 1975)
Gordie Howe (HHOF 1972) Jacques Plante (HHOF 1978)
Bobby Hull (HHOF 1983) Maurice Richard (HHOF 1961)

This celebrated and historic band joins previously retired bands, the earliest dating back to the 1927-28 season. A new band was added on the bottom row of the Stanley Cup earlier this season to include the engraving of the 2017-2018 champions, the Washington Capitals. The next band to be removed and retired features the 1965-66 to 1977-78 Stanley Cup champions, and will take place in 2030.

Prior to the New York Rangers 1993-94 championship season and with no more space to accommodate the full rosters of future champions, the Stanley Cup Trustees resolved to maintain the profile of the iconic trophy which has witnessed its share of glory since the original bowl was retired along with the upper collar and various shaped barrel bands in 1957 (all of which are on permanent exhibition for hockey fans to view in the Esso Great Hall/Lord Stanley’s Vault at the Hockey Hall of Fame).