1989 Stanley Cup Finals

1989 Stanley Cup Finals
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Calgary Flames 3234344
Montreal Canadiens  2 4 42 2 2 2

* - overtime periods

Location:Calgary, AB (Olympic Saddledome) (1,2,5)
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (3,4,6)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Calgary: Terry Crisp
Montreal: Pat Burns
Captains:Calgary: Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski
Montreal: Bob Gainey
Dates:May 14 to May 25
MVP:Al MacInnis
Series-winning
goal:
Doug Gilmour (11:02, third)
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The 1989 Stanley Cup Final was contested between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season. It is also the most recent time that the Finals series was played entirely in Canada, and was the second time in the decade that the Canadiens and Flames met in the Finals.

The Flames defeated the Canadiens in six games to win their first, and as of 2015, only Stanley Cup. The winning goal in game six was scored by Doug Gilmour. They became the first team to win a Stanley Cup after relocating, as they had begun life as the Atlanta Flames in 1972. Since then, four more teams have accomplished this feat: the New Jersey Devils (formerly the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies), the Colorado Avalanche (formerly the Quebec Nordiques), the Dallas Stars (formerly the Minnesota North Stars), and the Carolina Hurricanes (formerly the New England/Hartford Whalers). The Flames reached the Finals again in 2004, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning; they had gone that entire span without a single playoff series victory. This was also the second-to-last of eight consecutive Finals where either the Flames or their provincial rival Edmonton Oilers represented Alberta. Both Calgary and Montreal were the only two teams to win the Stanley Cup in the 1980s other than the New York Islanders and the Edmonton Oilers.

This was the Canadiens' first defeat in a Finals since 1967. It is also, as of 2015, their most recent defeat; the Canadiens won their most recent Cup in 1993. The defeat was Patrick Roy's only Cup Finals where he was not on the winning side; he went on to win the 1993 Cup with the Canadiens and the 1996 and 2001 Cups with the Avalanche.

The 1989 Finals featured two coaches making their first appearances, as Calgary's Terry Crisp faced Montreal's Pat Burns. For Crisp it was his only appearance, while Burns returned one more time in 2003 where he led the Devils to their third Cup. In the interim between their two matches both teams had replaced their coaches; Crisp was hired to replace Badger Bob Johnson after his departure following the 1987 season while Burns took over for 1986 Cup winning coach Jean Perron after his 1988 firing. For Crisp, this was his third Stanley Cup championship in his career. He had already won two as a player with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974 and 1975. Following the series, Bob Gainey and Rick Green both retired, while long time defenseman Larry Robinson would sign with the Los Angeles Kings, where he played the final three years of his career.

Paths to the Final

For more details on this topic, see 1988–89 NHL season.

Calgary defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4–3, the Los Angeles Kings 4–0 and the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 to advance to the Final.

Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers 4–0, the Boston Bruins 4–1 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2.

The series

Co-captain Lanny McDonald scored the second Flames goal in game six. This turned out to be the last goal in his Hockey Hall of Fame career because he retired during the following off-season. It was also his only Stanley Cup victory. Doug Gilmour scored two goals in the third period, including the eventual game and Cup winner to cement the victory for the Flames. Al MacInnis won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, and at 31 points, became the first defenceman to lead the NHL in post-season scoring.[1] The Calgary Flames are the only visiting team to have won the Stanley Cup on the Canadiens' home ice.

Date Away Home OT
Sun, May 14 Montreal 2 3 Calgary
Wed, May 17 Montreal 4 2 Calgary
Fri, May 19 Calgary 3 4 Montreal 2OT
Sun, May 21 Calgary 4 2 Montreal
Tue, May 23 Montreal 2 3 Calgary
Thu, May 25 Calgary 4 2 Montreal

Calgary Flames - 1989 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff


Stanley Cup Engraving

  • #16 Sergei Pryakhin, and #32 Ken Sabourin each played 1 playoff game. They did not play enough regular season games, or in the final to qualify to be on the cup. Pryakhin and Sabourin have Stanley Cup rings. Pryakhin was also included in the team picture. He was first Russian-born trained player to play in the NHL playoffs.
  • Al MacInnis served as Alternate Captain when anyone of three regular Captains Jim Peplinski, Lanny MacDonald, and Tim Hunter did not play a game during the season.
  • Vice Presidents Clare Rhysen, Leo Ornest were left off the Stanley Cup, but awarded Stanley Cup Rings.

Stanley Cup Finals Patch

Notes

  1. Greatest Moments in Calgary Flames Hockey History. pp. 79–80.

References

Preceded by
Edmonton Oilers
1988
Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Champions

1989
Succeeded by
Edmonton Oilers
1990
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