Most Stanley Cups Won by a Player

Henri Richard holds the record for the most Stanley Cups won as a player, with 11, every one of them with the Montreal Canadiens between 1956 and 1973. His total sits one clear of teammates Jean Beliveau and Yvan Cournoyer, who each won 10, and it has never been seriously threatened since.

The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in team sports, demanding two months of playoff hockey on top of a grueling season. Winning it once can define a career; winning it 11 times is the product of a singular dynasty. Here is the full leaderboard of hockey’s most decorated players, the era behind the numbers, and why the record looks permanent. All figures are as of the 2025 season.

The record holder: Henri Richard and 11 Cups

Henri Richard, younger brother of the legendary Maurice “Rocket” Richard, joined Montreal in 1955, just as the club began the greatest run in NHL history. He was on the ice for the Canadiens’ five straight titles from 1956 to 1960, then stayed long enough to win with the dynasties of the mid-1960s and 1970s.

His 11 rings are a product of talent and timing, a durable, two-way center who thrived across three distinct championship eras in one city. Enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, he remains the only player ever to reach double figures plus one.

The full leaderboard of Stanley Cups by a player

The table below ranks players by total Stanley Cups won as an active player.

Rank	Cups	Player	Team(s)	Era
1	11	Henri Richard	Montreal Canadiens	1956-1973
2	10	Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	1956-1971
2	10	Yvan Cournoyer	Montreal Canadiens	1965-1979
4	9	Claude Provost	Montreal Canadiens	1956-1969
5	8	Red Kelly	Detroit / Toronto	1950-1967
5	8	Jacques Lemaire	Montreal Canadiens	1968-1979
5	8	Maurice Richard	Montreal Canadiens	1944-1960
5	8	Serge Savard	Montreal Canadiens	1968-1979
9	7	Jean-Guy Talbot	Montreal Canadiens	1956-1967
10	6	Doug Harvey	Montreal Canadiens	1953-1960

Several other Canadiens legends also won six, including Bernie Geoffrion, Tom Johnson, Dickie Moore and goaltender Jacques Plante. The list is overwhelmingly a Montreal roll call, the direct result of the franchise’s Original Six dominance.

Beliveau, Cournoyer and the Montreal machine

Jean Beliveau and Yvan Cournoyer, tied on 10, were cornerstones of the Canadiens across overlapping eras, Beliveau captaining the club to the trophy repeatedly and Cournoyer carrying the dynasty into the 1970s. Claude Provost’s nine round out a top four drawn entirely from Montreal. The team side of this dominance is captured on our most Stanley Cups by a team leaderboard.

Red Kelly and the lone outsider

Red Kelly is the one name near the top not tied to the Canadiens, winning four Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and four more with the Toronto Maple Leafs for a total of eight. His presence underlines how rare it was for anyone outside Montreal to accumulate rings in that era. The individual scoring feats of the period feed our leaderboards for the most goals in NHL history and the sport’s greatest NHL players.

Why the record matters

Championships are the ultimate measure in hockey, and the individual Cup count rewards players who combined excellence with an era of team dominance. Richard’s 11, earned across three Montreal dynasties, is the definitive number. In the modern game of free agency and a salary cap, keeping a roster together long enough to challenge it is virtually impossible.

The short version: Henri Richard holds the record for the most Stanley Cups won by a player, with 11, ahead of Jean Beliveau and Yvan Cournoyer (10 each). As of the 2025 season, the entire leaderboard reflects the Montreal Canadiens dynasties, and no modern player is anywhere close to the mark.