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(ice hockey)">Captains</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Boston: Vacant<br />New York: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Hadfield" title="Vic Hadfield">Vic Hadfield</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">April 30 – May 11, 1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (Bruins)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Series-winning goal</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> <small>(11:18, first, G6)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Bruins:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bucyk" title="Johnny Bucyk">Johnny Bucyk</a> (1981)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a> (1985)<br /><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a> (1984)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (1979)<br /><b>Rangers:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Giacomin" title="Eddie Giacomin">Eddie Giacomin</a> (1987)<br /><a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> (1982)<br /><a href="/wiki/Brad_Park" title="Brad Park">Brad Park</a> (1988)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jean_Ratelle" title="Jean Ratelle">Jean Ratelle</a> (1985)<br /><a href="/wiki/Glen_Sather" title="Glen Sather">Glen Sather</a> (1997, builder)<br /><b>Coaches:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Emile_Francis" title="Emile Francis">Emile Francis</a> (1982)<br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tom Johnson (ice hockey)">Tom Johnson</a> (1970, player)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Networks</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_CTV" title="NHL on CTV">CTV</a> (Canada)<br /><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_CBS" title="NHL on CBS">CBS</a> (United States) (Games 1, 4, and 6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Announcers</th><td class="infobox-data">(CTV): <a href="/wiki/Danny_Gallivan" title="Danny Gallivan">Danny Gallivan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Irvin_Jr." title="Dick Irvin Jr.">Dick Irvin Jr.</a> (in Boston), <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(sportscaster)" title="Bill Hewitt (sportscaster)">Bill Hewitt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Goldham" title="Bob Goldham">Bob Goldham</a> (in New York)<br />(CBS): <a href="/wiki/Dan_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Kelly (sportscaster)">Dan Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey)" title="Harry Howell (ice hockey)">Harry Howell</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1971_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1971 Stanley Cup Finals">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1973_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1973 Stanley Cup Finals">1973</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1972 Stanley Cup Finals</b> was the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">championship series</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>'s (NHL) <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season" title="1971–72 NHL season">1971–72 season</a>, and the culmination of the <a href="/wiki/1972_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Stanley Cup playoffs">1972 Stanley Cup playoffs</a>. It was contested between the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Bruins_season" title="1971–72 Boston Bruins season">Boston Bruins</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Rangers_season" title="1971–72 New York Rangers season">New York Rangers</a>. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the finals since <a href="/wiki/1950_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1950 Stanley Cup Finals">1950</a>. The Bruins were making their first appearance since their victory in the <a href="/wiki/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1970 Stanley Cup Finals">1970 Finals</a>. It was the second Boston-New York Final series, the other being the <a href="/wiki/1929_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1929 Stanley Cup Finals">1929 Finals</a>. </p><p>The Bruins defeated the Rangers in six games to win their second Stanley Cup in three years. This was only the second Stanley Cup Finals contested by New York in which the Rangers hosted all of their home games. The first such Final, held in <a href="/wiki/1929_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1929 Stanley Cup Finals">1929</a>, had lasted only two games. All other previous Finals contested by the Rangers had partly or entirely coincided with an annual circus formerly held at Madison Square Garden, compelling the Rangers to play Finals games at neutral sites and/or at the venues of their opponents. </p><p>This was the last time the Bruins won the Stanley Cup until <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Paths_to_the_Finals">Paths to the Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Paths to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the fourth meeting between teams from <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> for a <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major professional sports</a> championship. This previously occurred in two World Series (<a href="/wiki/1912_World_Series" title="1912 World Series">1912</a>, <a href="/wiki/1916_World_Series" title="1916 World Series">1916</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/1929_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1929 Stanley Cup Finals">1929 Stanley Cup Finals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boston defeated their <a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Maple_Leafs_rivalry" title="Bruins–Maple Leafs rivalry">rival</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> in five games and swept the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> to advance to the Final. </p><p>New York defeated the defending champion <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in six games and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Black Hawks</a> in a sweep to set up an "<a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a>" Final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a>, who tallied 4 goals and 4 assists in the series, won the <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a> for the second time. It was also Orr's second Cup-clinching goal, having accomplished both feats in the 1970 finals. Phil Esposito had 41 shots in the series but was held without a goal. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #EEEEEE;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">April 30 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">New York Rangers </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>5–6</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><b>Boston Bruins</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1972/04/30/1971030311#game=1971030311,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Rolfe" title="Dale Rolfe">Dale Rolfe</a> (3) - 3:52 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">5:07 - <a href="/wiki/Fred_Stanfield" title="Fred Stanfield">Fred Stanfield</a> (7)<br />15:48 - <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> (5)<br />17:29 - <i>sh</i> - <a href="/wiki/Derek_Sanderson" title="Derek Sanderson">Derek Sanderson</a> (1)<br />18:14 - <i>sh</i> - Ken Hodge (6) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> (4) - <i>pp</i> - 11:54 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">10:46 - Ken Hodge (7) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vic_Hadfield" title="Vic Hadfield">Vic Hadfield</a> (7) - <i>pp</i> - 1:56<br /><a href="/wiki/Walt_Tkaczuk" title="Walt Tkaczuk">Walt Tkaczuk</a> (4) - 7:48<br /><a href="/wiki/Bruce_MacGregor" title="Bruce MacGregor">Bruce MacGregor</a> (2) - 9:17 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">17:44 - <a href="/wiki/Garnet_Bailey" title="Garnet Bailey">Garnet Bailey</a> (2) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Giacomin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Giacomin">Ed Giacomin</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #FFFFFF;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">May 2 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">New York Rangers </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>1–2</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><b>Boston Bruins</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1972/05/02/1971030312#game=1971030312,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">16:15 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bucyk" title="Johnny Bucyk">Johnny Bucyk</a> (9) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> (5) - 7:23 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">11:53 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> (8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Johnston" title="Eddie Johnston">Eddie Johnston</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #EEEEEE;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">May 4 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;">Boston Bruins </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>2–5</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><b>New York Rangers</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1972/05/04/1971030313#game=1971030313,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Walton" title="Mike Walton">Mike Walton</a> (6) - 14:04 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">1:22 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Brad_Park" title="Brad Park">Brad Park</a> (3)<br />11:19 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> (6)<br />13:00 - <i>pp</i> - Brad Park (4) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (2) - 1:10 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">3:46 - Rod Gilbert (7)<br />19:23 - <a href="/wiki/Pete_Stemkowski" title="Pete Stemkowski">Pete Stemkowski</a> (4) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Giacomin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Giacomin">Ed Giacomin</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #FFFFFF;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">May 7 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"><b>Boston Bruins</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>3–2</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">New York Rangers </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1972/05/07/1971030314#game=1971030314,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (3) - 5:26<br />Bobby Orr (4) - <i>pp</i> - 8:17 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Don_Marcotte" title="Don Marcotte">Don Marcotte</a> (3) - <i>sh</i> - 16:33 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">18:38 - <a href="/wiki/Ted_Irvine" title="Ted Irvine">Ted Irvine</a> (4) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">18:35 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Rod_Seiling" title="Rod Seiling">Rod Seiling</a> (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Johnston" title="Eddie Johnston">Eddie Johnston</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Giacomin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Giacomin">Ed Giacomin</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #EEEEEE;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">May 9 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"><b>New York Rangers</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>3–2</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">Boston Bruins </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1972/05/09/1971030315#game=1971030315,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Rolfe" title="Dale Rolfe">Dale Rolfe</a> (4) - 13:45 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3">3:55 - <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cashman" title="Wayne Cashman">Wayne Cashman</a> (2)<br />16:07 - <i>pp</i> - <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> (9) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rousseau" title="Bobby Rousseau">Bobby Rousseau</a> (5) - 2:56<br />Bobby Rousseau (6) - 12:45 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Johnston" title="Eddie Johnston">Eddie Johnston</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" style="background: #FFFFFF;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="12%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">May 11 </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"><b>Boston Bruins</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="7%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>3–0</b> </td> <td colspan="1" width="4%" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"> </td> <td colspan="1" width="20%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;">New York Rangers </td> <td colspan="1" width="15%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td colspan="1" width="9%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1972/05/11/1971030316#game=1971030316,game_state=final">Recap</a> </td> <th style="font-size:85%">  </th></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (5) - <i>pp</i> - 11:18 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>First period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><i>No scoring</i> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Second period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cashman" title="Wayne Cashman">Wayne Cashman</a> (3) - <i>pp</i> - 5:10<br />Wayne Cashman (4) - 18:11 </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Third period</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><i>No scoring</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><b>Goalie stats</b> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top;" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="width: 100%; background: #EEEEEE;" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="1" width="81%" style="text-align:center;"><i><b>Boston won series 4–2</b></i> </td> <td colspan="1" width="19%" style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;" rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_one">Game one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Game one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">April 30</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>5–6</b><br /><small>(1–4, 1–1, 3–1)</small></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a></span><br /><i>Attendance:</i> 14,995</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19720031">Game reference</a></th></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td rowspan="7" style="width:15%;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Giacomin" title="Eddie Giacomin">Eddie Giacomin</a></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><i>Goalies</i></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a></td><td rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top"><i>Referee:</i><br />Bill Friday</td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td colspan="3" style="width:65%"><table cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Rolfe" title="Dale Rolfe">Dale Rolfe</a> 3 (<a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Park" title="Brad Park">Brad Park</a>) – 3:52</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–0</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–1</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">5:07 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Stanfield" title="Fred Stanfield">Fred Stanfield</a> 7 (<a href="/wiki/John_McKenzie_(ice_hockey)" title="John McKenzie (ice hockey)">John McKenzie</a>)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–2</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">15:48 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> 5 (<a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Walton" title="Mike Walton">Mike Walton</a>)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–3</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">17:29 – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Sanderson" title="Derek Sanderson">Derek Sanderson</a> 1 (<a href="/wiki/Ed_Westfall" title="Ed Westfall">Ed Westfall</a>) (SH)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–4</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">18:14 – Ken Hodge 6 (Phil Esposito) (SH)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–5</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">10:46 – Ken Hodge 7 (Phil Esposito, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a>)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%">Rod Gilbert 4 (<a href="/wiki/Vic_Hadfield" title="Vic Hadfield">Vic Hadfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Ratelle" title="Jean Ratelle">Jean Ratelle</a>) (PP) – 11:54</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">2–5</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%">Vic Hadfield 7 (<a href="/wiki/Walt_Tkaczuk" title="Walt Tkaczuk">Walt Tkaczuk</a>, Rod Gilbert) (PP) – 1:46</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">3–5</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Irvine" title="Ted Irvine">Ted Irvine</a> 4 – 7:48</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">4–5</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_MacGregor" title="Bruce MacGregor">Bruce MacGregor</a> 2 (Ted Irvine, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Stemkowski" title="Pete Stemkowski">Pete Stemkowski</a>) – 9:17</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">5–5</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">5–6</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">17:44 – <a href="/wiki/Garnet_Bailey" title="Garnet Bailey">Garnet Bailey</a> 2 (Mike Walton, Ed Westfall)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"><i>29</i></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><i>Shots</i></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"><i>28</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Game one in Boston saw both teams play poorly. The Bruins at one point led 5–1 as <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> completed a <a href="/wiki/Hat_trick" class="mw-redirect" title="Hat trick">hat trick</a>, and Hodge and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Sanderson" title="Derek Sanderson">Derek Sanderson</a> scored short-handed goals on the same Ranger <a href="/wiki/Power_play_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power play (sport)">power play</a> at the end of the first period. However, the Rangers tied the game with goals from Gilbert, Hatfield, Tkaczuk, and Bruce MacGregor. With 2:16 remaining in the third period, <a href="/wiki/Garnet_%22Ace%22_Bailey" class="mw-redirect" title="Garnet "Ace" Bailey">Garnet "Ace" Bailey</a> beat Rangers star defenseman <a href="/wiki/Brad_Park" title="Brad Park">Brad Park</a> to have the Bruins prevail 6–5.<sup id="cite_ref-Mulvoy_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulvoy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gary_Doak" title="Gary Doak">Gary Doak</a> of the Rangers was ejected from the game after a heated argument with referee <a href="/wiki/Bill_Friday_(ice_hockey)" title="Bill Friday (ice hockey)">Bill Friday</a> over a penalty he received at 18:50 of the first period. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_two">Game two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">May 2</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>1–2</b><br /><small>(0–1, 1–0, 0–1)</small></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a></span><br /><i>Attendance:</i> 14,995</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?O19720032">Game reference</a></th></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td rowspan="7" style="width:15%;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"><a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><i>Goalies</i></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Johnston_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Johnston (ice hockey)">Ed Johnston</a></td><td rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td colspan="3" style="width:65%"><table cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">0–1</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">16:15 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bucyk" title="Johnny Bucyk">Johnny Bucyk</a> 9 (<a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Stanfield" title="Fred Stanfield">Fred Stanfield</a>) (PP)</td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> 5 (<a href="/wiki/Jim_Neilson" title="Jim Neilson">Jim Neilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vic_Hadfield" title="Vic Hadfield">Vic Hadfield</a>) – 7:23</td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1–1</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%"></td></tr><tr style="text-align:top"><td style="text-align:right;width:39%"></td><td style="text-align:center;width:22%">1 –2</td><td style="text-align:left;width:39%">11:53 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a> 8 (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Walton" title="Mike Walton">Mike Walton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a>) (PP)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%"><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right"><i>28</i></td><td style="width:15%;vertical-align:top;text-align:center"><i>Shots</i></td><td style="width:25%;vertical-align:top;text-align:left"><i>25</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Game two had <a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a> replace <a href="/wiki/Ed_Giacomin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Giacomin">Ed Giacomin</a> in goal for the Rangers. He played well, but the Bruins did too and won 2–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_three">Game three</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Game three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">May 4</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>2–5</b></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In New York, Giacomin was back in goal for game three as the Rangers won 5–2. <a href="/wiki/Brad_Park" title="Brad Park">Brad Park</a> opened the scoring with a power play goal and scored another in the first period. <a href="/wiki/Rod_Gilbert" title="Rod Gilbert">Rod Gilbert</a> also had two goals in the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_four">Game four</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">May 7</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>3–2</b></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Giacomin was having trouble with a knee he injured during the Chicago series and lost game four 3–2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_five">Game five</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game five"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">May 9</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>3–2</b></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Game five in Boston had Villemure again replace Giacomin. Boston led 2–1 after two periods. However, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rousseau" title="Bobby Rousseau">Bobby Rousseau</a> scored twice in the third period, his second at 12:45 turned out to be the winner in a 3–2 win for the Rangers.<sup id="cite_ref-Mulvoy_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mulvoy-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1972Final_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1972Final-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_six">Game six</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game six"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" class="vevent" style="background-color:#eeeeee;width:100%"><tbody><tr class="summary"><td style="width:15%;text-align:center;font-size:85%">May 11</td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">Boston Bruins</span></td><td style="width:15%;text-align:center"><b>3–0</b></td><td class="vcard attendee" style="width:25%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">New York Rangers</span></td><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Game six in New York saw Boston play flawlessly and <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a> picked up a shutout, 3–0. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a>'s first-period marker ended up standing as the Stanley Cup-winning goal, and he also assisted on the Bruins' second goal. Orr spent 10 minutes in the penalty box after arguing with referee <a href="/wiki/Art_Skov" title="Art Skov">Art Skov</a> but upon his return on the ice played a crucial role in killing off a penalty to the Bruins. <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cashman" title="Wayne Cashman">Wayne Cashman</a> scored two goals, one of which trickled in behind <a href="/wiki/Gilles_Villemure" title="Gilles Villemure">Gilles Villemure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1972Final_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1972Final-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2022, the 1972 Bruins are the most recent team to have won the Cup without a formal captain.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Bucyk, as the team's senior assistant captain, accepted the Cup and circled the rink in the ceremonial skate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a></i> moved all playoff coverage from CBC to <a href="/wiki/CTV_Television_Network" title="CTV Television Network">CTV</a> (in actuality, <a href="/wiki/McCann_(company)#McCann_Canada" title="McCann (company)">MacLaren Advertising</a>, the actual rights holders of <i>HNIC</i> at the time, worked out arrangements with <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_CTV" title="NHL on CTV">CTV</a> to move the full NHL playoffs there) to avoid conflict with the lengthy <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Broadcast_Employees_and_Technicians" title="National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians">NABET</a> strike against the CBC. </p><p>In the United States, <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_CBS" title="NHL on CBS">CBS</a> took a rather calculated risk in not televising the game five match on May 9 (CBS aired regular programming, including the original <i><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" title="Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)">Hawaii Five-O</a></i> in that time period on that Tuesday night). This was despite the fact that game five was a potential clincher with the Bruins up three games to one on the Rangers. CBS ultimately lucked out (since the Rangers won game five 3-2), and televised the clincher (game six) on Thursday night, May 11. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stanley_Cup_engraving">Stanley Cup engraving</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stanley Cup engraving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following Bruins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup: </p><p><b>1971–72 Boston Bruins</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players">Players</h3></div> <div style="float:left; margin-right:2em"> <dl><dt>  <a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">Centres</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>7 <a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a> (A)</li> <li>11 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Walton" title="Mike Walton">Mike Walton</a></li> <li>17 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Stanfield" title="Fred Stanfield">Fred Stanfield</a></li> <li>16 <a href="/wiki/Derek_Sanderson" title="Derek Sanderson">Derek Sanderson</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="float:left; margin-right:2em"> <dl><dt>  <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">Wingers</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>8 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge" title="Ken Hodge">Ken Hodge</a></li> <li>9 <a href="/wiki/John_Bucyk" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bucyk">John Bucyk</a> (A)</li> <li>12 <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cashman" title="Wayne Cashman">Wayne Cashman</a></li> <li>14 <a href="/wiki/Garnet_%22Ace%22_Bailey" class="mw-redirect" title="Garnet "Ace" Bailey">Ace Bailey</a></li> <li>18 <a href="/wiki/Ed_Westfall" title="Ed Westfall">Ed Westfall</a> (A)</li> <li>19 <a href="/wiki/John_McKenzie_(ice_hockey)" title="John McKenzie (ice hockey)">John McKenzie</a></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Don_Marcotte" title="Don Marcotte">Don Marcotte</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="float:left; margin-right:2em;"> <dl><dt>  <a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">Defencemen</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>4 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a></li> <li>6 <a href="/wiki/Ted_Green" title="Ted Green">Ted Green</a> (A)</li> <li>10 <a href="/wiki/Carol_Vadnais" title="Carol Vadnais">Carol Vadnais</a></li> <li>20 <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Smith_(ice_hockey)" title="Dallas Smith (ice hockey)">Dallas Smith</a></li> <li>26 <a href="/wiki/Don_Awrey" title="Don Awrey">Don Awrey</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="float:left; margin-right:2em;"> <dl><dt>  <a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">Goaltenders</a></dt></dl> <ul><li>30 <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Cheevers" title="Gerry Cheevers">Gerry Cheevers</a></li> <li>1 <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Johnston" title="Eddie Johnston">Eddie Johnston</a></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_and_administrative_staff">Coaching and administrative staff</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Weston_Adams" title="Weston Adams">Weston Adams</a> Sr. (Chairman/Owner), <a href="/wiki/Weston_Adams,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Weston Adams, Jr.">Weston Adams, Jr.</a> (President/Owner)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_M.C._Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Shelby M.C. Davis">Shelby Davis</a> (Vice President)</li> <li>Charles Mulcahy Jr. (Vice President – General Council)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Powers" title="Edward J. Powers">Ed Powers</a> (Vice President – Treasurer),</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milt_Schmidt" title="Milt Schmidt">Milt Schmidt</a> (General Manager), <a href="/wiki/Tom_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tom Johnson (ice hockey)">Tom Johnson</a> (Head Coach)</li> <li>Dan Canney (Trainer), John Forristall (Asst. Trainer)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stanley_Cup_engraving_2">Stanley Cup engraving</h3></div> <p>The Boston Bruins' name was misspelled as BQSTQN BRUINS with two "Q"s instead of "O"s. This error was corrected on the replica Cup created in 1992–93. </p> <ul><li>Every person whose name was engraved won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Bruins in 1972 had already appeared on the Stanley Cup. This had previously occurred only once, in 1960, and has not occurred again since.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hayes_(ice_hockey)" title="Chris Hayes (ice hockey)">Chris Hayes</a> played in game 2 of the Finals (his only NHL game) and <a href="/wiki/Garry_Peters_(ice_hockey)" title="Garry Peters (ice hockey)">Garry Peters</a> played in Stanley Cup Semi-Finals game 1. By the rules of the time, this qualified both to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup, but neither was included. Peters also won the cup with Montreal in 1965.</li> <li>As with the 1970 team, the Boston Bruins did not have a <a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)" title="Captain (ice hockey)">team captain</a>. John Bucyk, Phil Esposito, Ted Green and Ed Westfall all served as alternate captains (all but Green held the title in 1970 as well).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Bruins_season" title="1971–72 Boston Bruins season">1971–72 Boston Bruins season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season" title="1971–72 NHL season">1971–72 NHL season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Rangers_season" title="1971–72 New York Rangers season">1971–72 New York Rangers season</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSifferlin2012" class="citation web cs1">Sifferlin, Alexandra (January 31, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2105715,00.html">"Top 10 NYC-vs.-Boston Showdowns"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">TIME</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Triumph Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55168-261-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-55168-261-7"><bdi>978-1-55168-261-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lord+Stanley%27s+Cup&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-1-55168-261-7&rft.au=Podnieks%2C+Andrew&rft.au=Hockey+Hall+of+Fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1972+Stanley+Cup+Finals" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/1971_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1971 Stanley Cup Finals">Montreal Canadiens<br />1971</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a 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style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1950_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1950 Stanley Cup Finals">1950</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1951_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1951 Stanley Cup Finals">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1952_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1952 Stanley Cup Finals">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1953_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1953 Stanley Cup Finals">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1954_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1954 Stanley Cup Finals">1954</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1955_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1955 Stanley Cup Finals">1955</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1956_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1956 Stanley Cup Finals">1956</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1957_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1957 Stanley Cup 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title="1996 Stanley Cup Finals">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1997 Stanley Cup Finals">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1998 Stanley Cup Finals">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1999 Stanley Cup Finals">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2000_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2000 Stanley Cup Finals">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2001_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2001 Stanley Cup Finals">2001</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2002_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2002 Stanley Cup Finals">2002</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2003 Stanley Cup Finals">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><s><a href="/wiki/2005_Stanley_Cup_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Stanley Cup Finals">2005</a></s></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2006 Stanley Cup Finals">2006</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2007_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2007 Stanley Cup Finals">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2008_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2008 Stanley Cup Finals">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2009_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2009 Stanley Cup Finals">2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2010 Stanley Cup Finals">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2012 Stanley Cup Finals">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2013 Stanley Cup Finals">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2014 Stanley Cup Finals">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2017 Stanley Cup Finals">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2018 Stanley Cup Finals">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2023 Stanley Cup Finals">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2024 Stanley Cup Finals">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2025_Stanley_Cup_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2025 Stanley Cup Finals">2025</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions" title="List of Stanley Cup champions">Stanley Cup champions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_challenge_games" title="List of Stanley Cup challenge games">Challenge games</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_overtime_series_winners" title="List of Stanley Cup Finals overtime series winners">Overtime winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_game_sevens" title="List of NHL game sevens">Game sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_playoff_series" title="List of NHL playoff series">Series (by franchise)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_franchise_post-season_droughts#Stanley_Cup_Finals_droughts" title="List of NHL franchise post-season droughts">Droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_franchise_post-season_appearance_streaks#Stanley_Cup_Finals_appearance_streaks" title="List of NHL franchise post-season appearance 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style="width:1%">Trophies and<br />awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_ring" title="Stanley Cup ring">Stanley Cup ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronology_of_Stanley_Cup_engravings" title="Chronology of Stanley Cup engravings">Engravings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Traditions_and_anecdotes_associated_with_the_Stanley_Cup" title="Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup">Traditions and anecdotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_conference_finals" title="NHL conference finals">Conference finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_ratings" title="Stanley Cup Finals television ratings">Television ratings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li>Series cancelled after four games in 1919 due to a <a href="/wiki/Spanish_flu" title="Spanish flu">Spanish flu outbreak</a></li> <li>Series not held in 2005 due to the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout" title="2004–05 NHL lockout">2004–05 NHL lockout</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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style="width:1%">East</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Bruins_season" title="1971–72 Boston Bruins season">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Buffalo_Sabres_season" title="1971–72 Buffalo Sabres season">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Detroit_Red_Wings_season" title="1971–72 Detroit Red Wings season">Detroit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Montreal_Canadiens_season" title="1971–72 Montreal Canadiens season">Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Rangers_season" title="1971–72 New York Rangers season">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Toronto_Maple_Leafs_season" title="1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs season">Toronto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Vancouver_Canucks_season" title="1971–72 Vancouver Canucks season">Vancouver</a></li></ul> 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_general_managers" title="List of Boston Bruins general managers">General managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_head_coaches" title="List of Boston Bruins head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_players" title="List of Boston Bruins players">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins#Team_captains" title="Boston Bruins">Captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_draft_picks" title="List of Boston Bruins draft picks">Draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_seasons" title="List of Boston Bruins seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Boston_Bruins_season" title="2024–25 Boston Bruins season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Bruins" title="History of the Boston Bruins">History</a> (<a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_records" title="List of Boston Bruins records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_award_winners" title="List of Boston Bruins award winners">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins#Retired_numbers" title="Boston Bruins">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Bruins_broadcasters" title="List of Boston Bruins broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jacobs" title="Jeremy Jacobs">Jeremy Jacobs</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Don_Sweeney" title="Don Sweeney">Don Sweeney</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sacco_(ice_hockey)" title="Joe Sacco (ice hockey)">Joe Sacco</a> (interim)</dd> <dt>Team captain</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brad_Marchand" title="Brad Marchand">Brad Marchand</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Template:Boston_Bruins_roster" title="Template:Boston Bruins roster">Current roster</a></dt></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matthews_Arena" title="Matthews Arena">Boston Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Canadiens_rivalry" title="Bruins–Canadiens rivalry">Montreal Canadiens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Maple_Leafs_rivalry" title="Bruins–Maple Leafs rivalry">Toronto Maple Leafs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Affiliates</th><td 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Ice_Arena" title="Warrior Ice Arena">Warrior Ice Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rene_Rancourt" title="Rene Rancourt">Rene Rancourt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">The Goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_O%27Ree" title="Willie O'Ree">Willie O'Ree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Station" title="North Station">North Station</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bear_and_the_Gang" title="Bear and the Gang">Bear and the Gang</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kernkraft_400" title="Kernkraft 400">Kernkraft 400</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Gilmore" title="Happy Gilmore">Happy Gilmore</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sports Museum">The Sports Museum of New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraut_line" title="Kraut line">The Kraut Line</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blackout_(Dropkick_Murphys_album)" title="Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album)">Time to Go</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Boston_Bruins_exhibition_game_in_Newfoundland" title="1956 Boston Bruins exhibition game in Newfoundland">1956 exhibition game in Newfoundland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2010 NHL Winter Classic">2010 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2016 NHL Winter Classic">2016 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2019 NHL Winter Classic">2019 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Outdoors_at_Lake_Tahoe" title="NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe">Outdoors at Lake Tahoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2023 NHL Winter Classic">2023 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Boston_Bruins_season" title="2022–23 Boston Bruins season">65 wins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Big_City_Greens_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Big City Greens Classic">2024 Big City Greens Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2026 NHL Stadium Series">2026 Stadium Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #010101, inset -2px -2px 0 #010101;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; border-top: 5px solid #154B94;border-bottom: 5px solid #C32032;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:New_York_Rangers" title="Template:New York Rangers"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:New_York_Rangers" title="Template talk:New York Rangers"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:New_York_Rangers" title="Special:EditPage/Template:New York Rangers"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="New_York_Rangers3312" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in <b><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_NHL_season" title="1926–27 NHL season">1926</a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York, New York</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_general_managers" title="List of New York Rangers general managers">General managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_head_coaches" title="List of New York Rangers head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_players" title="List of New York Rangers players">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers#Team_captains" title="New York Rangers">Captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_draft_picks" title="List of New York Rangers draft picks">Draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_seasons" title="List of New York Rangers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_New_York_Rangers_season" title="2024–25 New York Rangers season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Rangers" title="History of the New York Rangers">History</a> (<a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_records" title="List of New York Rangers records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_award_winners" title="List of New York Rangers award winners">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers#Retired_numbers" title="New York Rangers">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Rangers_broadcasters" title="List of New York Rangers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_Sports" title="Madison Square Garden Sports">Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.</a> (<a href="/wiki/James_L._Dolan" title="James L. Dolan">James Dolan</a>, chairman)</dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chris_Drury" title="Chris Drury">Chris Drury</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Peter_Laviolette" title="Peter Laviolette">Peter Laviolette</a></dd> <dt>Team captain</dt> <dd>Vacant</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Template:New_York_Rangers_roster" title="Template:New York Rangers roster">Current roster</a></dt></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_(1925)" title="Madison Square Garden (1925)">Madison Square Garden III</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden IV</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Devils%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Devils–Rangers rivalry">New Jersey Devils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islanders%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Islanders–Rangers rivalry">New York Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flyers%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Flyers–Rangers rivalry">Philadelphia Flyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitals-Rangers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Capitals-Rangers rivalry">Washington Capitals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Wolf_Pack" title="Hartford Wolf Pack">Hartford Wolf Pack</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bloomington_Bison" title="Bloomington Bison">Bloomington Bison</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/MSG_Network" title="MSG Network">MSG Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/WEPN-FM" title="WEPN-FM">WEPN-FM</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C32032, inset -2px -2px 0 #C32032;">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_1940" title="Curse of 1940">Curse of 1940</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sam_Rosen_(sportscaster)" title="Sam Rosen (sportscaster)">It's a power play goal!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAG_line" title="GAG line">GAG line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lindros_trade" title="Eric Lindros trade">Eric Lindros trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Kalinsky" title="George Kalinsky">George Kalinsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emile_Francis_Award" title="Emile Francis Award">Emile Francis Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_McDonald" title="Steven McDonald">Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_in_Harlem" title="Ice Hockey in Harlem">Ice Hockey in Harlem</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_Live!" title="Hockey Night Live!">Hockey Night Live!</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Feeling_(song)" title="Good Feeling (song)">"Good Feeling" (Flo Rida song)</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Double_Vision_(Foreigner_song)" title="Double Vision (Foreigner song)">Double Vision</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hockey_Sock_Rock" title="Hockey Sock Rock">Hockey Sock Rock</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_a_NY_Ranger" title="I Wanna Be a NY Ranger">I Wanna Be a NY Ranger</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slapshot_(song)" title="Slapshot (song)">Slapshot</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York" title="Theme from New York, New York">Theme from <i>New York, New York</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Face_Painter" title="The Face Painter">"The Face Painter" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery,_Alaska" title="Mystery, Alaska">Mystery, Alaska</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Amirante" title="John Amirante">John Amirante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_outdoor_NHL_game_in_Las_Vegas" title="1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas">1991 Las Vegas outdoor game</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/June_17th,_1994" title="June 17th, 1994">June 17th, 1994</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Premiere" title="2011 NHL Premiere">2011 NHL Premiere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2012 NHL Winter Classic">2012 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2014 NHL Stadium Series">2014 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2018 NHL Winter Classic">2018 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Big_City_Greens_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Big City Greens Classic">2023 Big City Greens Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2024 NHL Stadium Series">2024 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2026 NHL Winter Classic">2026 Winter Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: 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title="NHL on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NHL on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NHL on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_ratings" title="Stanley Cup Finals television ratings">Stanley Cup Finals television ratings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters">Stanley Cup Finals</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_announcers" title="List of American Stanley Cup Finals television announcers">American television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Cusick" title="Fred Cusick">Fred Cusick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Earle" title="Don Earle">Don Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Kelly (sportscaster)">Dan Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Nahan" title="Stu Nahan">Stu Nahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(sportscaster)" title="Tim Ryan (sportscaster)">Tim Ryan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Cusick" title="Fred Cusick">Fred Cusick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey)" title="Harry Howell (ice hockey)">Harry Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazer" title="Bill Mazer">Bill Mazer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_McFarlane" title="Brian McFarlane">Brian McFarlane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Nahan" title="Stu Nahan">Stu Nahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Nanne" title="Lou Nanne">Lou Nanne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stanley Cup Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1967 Stanley Cup Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1968 Stanley Cup Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1969 Stanley Cup Finals">1969</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1970 Stanley Cup Finals">1970</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1971 Stanley Cup Finals">1971</a> (Games 3, 6, 7)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a> (Games 1, 4, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1980 Stanley Cup Finals">1980</a> (Game 6)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="23rd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="24th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="25th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Challenge_Cup_(ice_hockey)" title="1979 Challenge Cup (ice hockey)">1979 (Challenge Cup)</a> (Game 2, third period only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion" title="1967 NHL expansion">1967 NHL expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Series_%2776" title="Super Series '76">Super Series '76</a> (<a href="/wiki/Krylya_Sovetov_Moscow" title="Krylya Sovetov Moscow">Soviet Wings</a>/<a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Buffalo_Sabres_season" title="1975–76 Buffalo Sabres season">Buffalo Sabres</a>)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Stanley_Cup_WinningOvertime_Goals100" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stanley Cup Winning<br />Overtime Goals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> (<a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Boston_Bruins_season" title="1969–70 Boston Bruins season">1970</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Nystrom" title="Bob Nystrom">Bob Nystrom</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_New_York_Islanders_season" title="1979–80 New York Islanders season">1980</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Website: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/">CBS Sports - NHL News</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NHL_on_CTV95" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stanley Cup Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1985 Stanley Cup Finals">1985</a> (Games 3-5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1986 Stanley Cup Finals">1986</a> (Games 1, 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Challenge_Cup_(ice_hockey)" title="1979 Challenge Cup (ice hockey)">Game 3 of the 1979 Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Monday_Night_Miracle_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Monday Night Miracle (ice hockey)">The Monday Night Miracle</a></li> <li><a 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Rock'Em Sock'em Hockey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_Sportsnet" title="NHL on Sportsnet">NHL on Sportsnet</a></i> (commentators)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_WHA_broadcasters" title="List of WHA broadcasters">World Hockey Association</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reality programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Making_the_Cut:_Last_Man_Standing" title="Making the Cut: Last Man Standing">Making the Cut: Last Man Standing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Hockeyville" title="Kraft Hockeyville">Kraft Hockeyville</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-NHL programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/AHL_on_CBC" title="AHL on CBC">American Hockey League</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Howie_Meeker%27s_Hockey_School" title="Howie Meeker's Hockey School">Howie Meeker's Hockey School</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CBC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="CBC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics on CBC</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Olympics_on_CBC_commentators" title="Olympics on CBC commentators">commentators</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Canada_Russia_%2772" title="Canada Russia '72">Canada Russia '72</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_ratings" title="Stanley Cup Finals television ratings">Stanley Cup Finals television ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Centre" title="Canadian Broadcasting Centre">Canadian Broadcasting Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Communications" title="Rogers Communications">Rogers Communications</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CBC_Television#Sports" title="CBC Television">CBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citytv#National_broadcasts" title="Citytv">Citytv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FX_(Canadian_TV_channel)#Programming" title="FX (Canadian TV channel)">FX Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omni_Television#Sports" title="Omni Television">Omni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportsnet#Hockey_coverage" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_One#Current_sports_properties" title="Sportsnet One">Sportsnet One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_360#Programming" title="Sportsnet 360">Sportsnet 360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports#NHL_coverage" title="TVA Sports">TVA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production companies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CNR_Radio" title="CNR Radio">CNR Radio</a> (<a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_NHL_season" title="1931–32 NHL season">1931</a>–<a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_NHL_season" title="1932–33 NHL season">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Radio_Broadcasting_Commission" title="Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission">Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_NHL_season" title="1933–34 NHL season">1933</a>–<a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_NHL_season" title="1935–36 NHL season">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBC_Sports" title="CBC Sports">CBC Sports</a> (<a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_NHL_season" title="1936–37 NHL season">1936</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season" title="2013–14 NHL season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Communications" title="Rogers Communications">Rogers Communications</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014</a>–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_on_the_radio" title="National Hockey League on the radio">Radio coverage</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CNR_Radio" title="CNR Radio">CNR Radio</a> (<a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_NHL_season" title="1931–32 NHL season">1931</a>–<a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_NHL_season" title="1932–33 NHL season">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Radio_Broadcasting_Commission" title="Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission">Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_NHL_season" title="1933–34 NHL season">1933</a>–<a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_NHL_season" title="1935–36 NHL season">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBC_Radio" title="CBC Radio">CBC Radio</a> (<a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_NHL_season" title="1936–37 NHL season">1936</a>–<a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season" title="1975–76 NHL season">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogers_Radio" title="Rogers Radio">Rogers Radio</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014</a>–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">American simulcasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_SportsChannel_America" title="NHL on SportsChannel America">SportsChannel America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_USA" title="NHL on USA">USA Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Network_(1975_TV_program)" title="NHL Network (1975 TV program)">NHL Network (1975–79)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Network_(American_TV_channel)" title="NHL Network (American TV channel)">NHL Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coverage by decade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="NHL on television in the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NHL on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NHL on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NHL on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NHL on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NHL on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NHL on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NHL on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_outdoor_games_broadcasters" title="List of NHL outdoor games broadcasters">Outdoor games</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Postseason10" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Postseason</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters">Stanley Cup Finals</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_announcers" title="List of Canadian Stanley Cup Finals television announcers">Canadian television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commentators by season</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hockey_Night_in_Canada_commentators" title="List of Hockey Night in Canada commentators">2010s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stanley Cup Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1953 Stanley Cup Finals">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1954 Stanley Cup Finals">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1955 Stanley Cup Finals">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1956 Stanley Cup Finals">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1957 Stanley Cup Finals">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1958 Stanley Cup Finals">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1959 Stanley Cup Finals">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1960 Stanley Cup Finals">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1961 Stanley Cup Finals">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1962 Stanley Cup Finals">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1963 Stanley Cup Finals">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1964 Stanley Cup Finals">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1965 Stanley Cup Finals">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1966 Stanley Cup Finals">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1967 Stanley Cup Finals">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1968 Stanley Cup Finals">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1969 Stanley Cup Finals">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1970 Stanley Cup Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1971 Stanley Cup Finals">1971</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1973 Stanley Cup Finals">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1974 Stanley Cup Finals">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1975 Stanley Cup Finals">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1976 Stanley Cup Finals">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1977 Stanley Cup Finals">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1978 Stanley Cup Finals">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1979 Stanley Cup Finals">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1980 Stanley Cup Finals">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1981 Stanley Cup Finals">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1982 Stanley Cup Finals">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1983 Stanley Cup Finals">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1984 Stanley Cup Finals">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1985 Stanley Cup Finals">1985</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1986 Stanley Cup Finals">1986</a> (Games 3–5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1987 Stanley Cup Finals">1987</a> (Games 1–2, 6–7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1988 Stanley Cup Finals">1988</a> (Games 3–4a, 4b)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1989 Stanley Cup Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1990 Stanley Cup Finals">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1991 Stanley Cup Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1992 Stanley Cup Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1993 Stanley Cup Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1994 Stanley Cup Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1995 Stanley Cup Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1996 Stanley Cup Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1997 Stanley Cup Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1998 Stanley Cup Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1999 Stanley Cup Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2000 Stanley Cup Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2001 Stanley Cup Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2002 Stanley Cup Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2003 Stanley Cup Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2006 Stanley Cup Finals">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2007 Stanley Cup Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2008 Stanley Cup Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2009 Stanley Cup Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2010 Stanley Cup Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2012 Stanley Cup Finals">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2013 Stanley Cup Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2014 Stanley Cup Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2017 Stanley Cup Finals">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2018 Stanley Cup Finals">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2023 Stanley Cup Finals">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="7th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="8th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="9th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="10th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="11th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="12th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="13th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="14th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="15th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="16th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="17th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="18th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="19th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="20th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="21st National Hockey League All-Star Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22nd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="22nd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="23rd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="24th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="25th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="26th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="27th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="28th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="29th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="30th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="31st National Hockey League All-Star Game">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Challenge_Cup_(ice_hockey)" title="1979 Challenge Cup (ice hockey)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="32nd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="33rd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="34th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="35th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="36th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="37th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rendez-vous_%2787" title="Rendez-vous '87">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="39th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="40th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="45th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="46th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="47th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/48th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="48th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/49th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="49th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2000 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2002 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2003 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2004 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2007 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2008 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2011 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2012 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2015 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2016 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2017 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_100_Classic" title="NHL 100 Classic">NHL 100 Classic</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Heritage Classic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Heritage_Classic" title="2003 Heritage Classic">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Heritage_Classic" title="2011 Heritage Classic">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Heritage_Classic" title="2014 Heritage Classic">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Heritage_Classic" title="2016 Heritage Classic">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Heritage_Classic" title="2019 Heritage Classic">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Winter Classic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2008 NHL Winter Classic">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2009 NHL Winter Classic">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2010 NHL Winter Classic">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2011 NHL Winter Classic">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2012 NHL Winter Classic">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2014 NHL Winter Classic">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2015 NHL Winter Classic">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2016 NHL Winter Classic">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2022 NHL Winter Classic">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stadium Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2014 NHL Stadium Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2015 NHL Stadium Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2018 NHL Stadium Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2022 NHL Stadium Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada#Theme_music" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Music</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hockey_Theme" title="The Hockey Theme">The Hockey Theme</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Canadian_Gold" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Gold">Canadian Gold</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sponsors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Oil" title="Imperial Oil">Imperial Oil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labatt_Brewing_Company" title="Labatt Brewing Company">Labatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molson_Brewery" title="Molson Brewery">Molson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coach%27s_Corner" title="Coach's Corner">Coach's Corner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(television)" title="Doubleheader (television)">Doubleheader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Puck" title="Peter Puck">Peter Puck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_stars_(ice_hockey)" title="Three stars (ice hockey)">Three stars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Philadelphia_Flyers%E2%80%93Red_Army_game" title="1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game">1976 Flyers–Red Army game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Epic" title="Easter Epic">Easter Epic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Massacre" title="Good Friday Massacre">Good Friday Massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Manchester" title="Miracle on Manchester">Miracle on Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Monday_Night_Miracle_(ice_hockey)" 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