Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Finals Droughts as of 2016 NBA & Stanley Cup Playoffs

Last reached their sport's Finals in calendar year 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors; Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks; Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos.

2015: Edmonton Eskimos, Ottawa Redblacks; Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers; Kansas City Royals, New York Mets; Indiana Fever, Minnesota Lynx; Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning; New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks.

2014: Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution; San Francisco Giants; Chicago Sky, Phoenix Mercury; Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs; Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers.

2013: Saskatchewan Roughriders; Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City; Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals; Atlanta Dream; Boston Bruins; Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers.

2012: Toronto Argonauts; Houston Dynamo; Detroit Tigers; Oklahoma City Thunder; New Jersey Devils; New York Giants.

2011: British Columbia Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers; Texas Rangers; Dallas Mavericks; Vancouver Canucks; Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

2010: Montreal Alouettes; Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas; Seattle Storm; Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers; Philadelphia Flyers; Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints.

2009: New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies; Detroit Red Wings; Arizona Cardinals.

2008: New York Red Bulls; Tampa Bay Rays; Dallas Wings (as Detroit Shock), San Antonio Stars (as San Antonio Silver Stars); Orlando Magic.

2007: Colorado Rockies; Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators; Chicago Bears..

2006: Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers.

2005: Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros; Connecticut Sun; Detroit Pistons; Philadelphia Eagles.

2004: D.C. United; Calgary Flames.

2003: Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes; Miami Marlins (as Florida Marlin); Los Angeles Sparks; Brooklyn Nets; Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

2002: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (as Anaheim Angels); New York Liberty; Los Angeles Rams (as St. Louis Rams).

2001: Arizona Diamondbacks; Philadelphia 76ers; Colorado Avalanche.

2000: Indiana Pacers; Dallas Stars; Tennessee Titans.

1999: Atlanta Braves; New York Knicks; Buffalo Sabres; Atlanta Falcons.

1998: San Diego Padres; Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz; Washington Capitals.

1997: Cleveland Indians.

1996: Florida Panthers; Dallas Cowboys.

1995: Houston Rockets; San Diego Chargers.

1994: Buffalo Bills.

1993: Toronto Blue Jays; Phoenix Suns; Montreal Canadiens.

1992: Portland Trail Blazers; Washington Redskins.

1991: Minnesota Twins.

1990: Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics.

1989: Cincinnati Bengals.

1988: Los Angeles Dodgers.

1985: Miami Dolphins.

1984: New York Islanders.

1983: Baltimore Orioles.

1982: Seattle Sounders (original version); Milwaukee Brewers.

1979: Vancouver Whitecaps (original version); Pittsburgh Pirates; Washington Wizards (as Washington Bullets); Arizona Coyotes (as the original Winnipeg Jets), Winnipeg Jets (officially, the new ones hold the old team's history).

1977: Minnesota Vikings.

1974: Milwaukee Bucks.

1970: St. Louis Blues; Kansas City Chiefs.

1969: New York Jets.

1967: Toronto Maple Leafs.

1966: Cleveland Browns.

1961: Atlanta Hawks (as St. Louis Hawks).

1957: Detroit Lions.

1951: Sacramento Kings (as Rochester Royals).

1945: Chicago Cubs.

Never reached their sport's Finals: Montreal Impact, New York City FC, Orlando City, Philadelphia Union, Toronto FC; Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals; Washington Mystics; Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors; Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators; Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars.

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2015 Mets
2014 Rangers
2012 Devils
2012 Giants
2009 Yankees
2008 Red Bulls
2003 Nets
2002 Liberty
1999 Knicks
1984 Islanders
1969 Jets
Never NYCFC

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