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The 1994 Stanley Cup Final was held from May 31 to June 14 between the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers to decide the champion of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1993–94 NHL season. The Rangers ended their 54-year drought with a seven-game series win. It was the fourth Stanley Cup championship in franchise history and it was the last hurrah for the great Edmonton Oilers team of the 1980s1 as "New York's Oilers Beat Canucks."1
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Paths to the Final
- See also: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, 1993–94 New York Rangers season, and 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season
Both teams took a difficult path to the Final.
The Canucks had faced a 3–1 deficit against the Calgary Flames, but then won the final three games in overtime. The decisive contest ended in double overtime, with Pavel Bure scoring the winning goal on a breakaway. They then beat the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs in five games each to capture the Western Conference title.
The Rangers swept the New York Islanders and beat the Washington Capitals in five games, before falling behind 3 games to 2 in the Eastern Conference Final against New Jersey. They then won game six by a 4–2 score after Mark Messier publicly guaranteed a victory and then scored a third period hat trick, and won game seven 2–1 on Stephane Matteau's goal in double overtime. It was Matteau's second overtime goal of the series.
The series
Game one
| Tuesday, May 31 | Vancouver Canucks | 3 – 2 (1OT) | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
The Rangers scored early and led 2–1 late in the third period before Martin Gelinas tied the game with 1:00 to play in regulation time. It was the third time in eight games that the Rangers had surrendered a last-minute tying goal. The Rangers were all over the Canucks in overtime, but goaltender Kirk McLean played spectacularly, making 52 saves on the night. In the last minute of the first overtime, Brian Leetch pinched and took a shot that hit the cross-bar and the Canucks went back the other way on an odd-man rush and Greg Adams scored to give the Canucks their first Stanley Cup Finals game win.
Game two
| Thursday, June 2 | Vancouver Canucks | 1 – 3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
The Rangers evened the series with a 3–1 victory before the series shifted west.
Game three
| Saturday, June 4 | New York Rangers | 5 – 1 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
The Canucks came storming out in front of their home fans and Pavel Bure scored on his first shift to give them the early lead. But late in the period, with the score tied 1–1, Bure hit Jay Wells in the face with his stick and cut him, leading to a major penalty and Bure's expulsion from the game. Glenn Anderson scored on the ensuing power-play and the Rangers then cruised to a 5–1 victory.
Game four
| Tuesday, June 7 | New York Rangers | 4 – 2 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
In the fourth game, the Canucks again jumped out to an early lead, this time 2–0, before Mike Richter and Brian Leetch took over the game. Richter made some key saves to keep the game within reach, including one on a penalty shot against Pavel Bure, and Leetch picked up a goal and three assists as the Rangers won 4–2 and headed back home with a commanding 3–1 series lead.
Richter saving the penalty shot reminded many why he was named MVP of the All-Star Game, which the Rangers hosted earlier in the year. There, he stopped shots by Bure. With the Rangers winning, the series was over, it was thought.1
Game five
| Thursday, June 9 | Vancouver Canucks | 6 – 3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
Most who entered Madison Square Garden for the fifth game thought they were going to see the Rangers win the Cup that night. The city had already set the date for a victory parade.1 However, the Canucks had overcome a 3–1 deficit already in the 1994 playoffs and held a 1–0 lead after two periods. They extended it to 3–0 early in the third before the Rangers stormed back with three goals in six minutes to tie the game. It looked like the momentum had shifted, but just 29 seconds after Mark Messier's tying goal, Dave Babych scored to regain the lead for the Canucks. They added two more in a wild 8-goal third period to win 6–3 and take the series back home with a chance to tie it.
Game six
| Saturday, June 11 | New York Rangers | 1 – 4 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | ||||
The Canucks fired 14 shots at Mike Richter in the first period and led 1–0 on a Jeff Brown bullet from the point. The score was 2–1 after two periods before another Brown goal gave the Canucks a 3–1 third period lead. Late in the third, Geoff Courtnall appeared to score for the Canucks, but the play continued and the Rangers scored to temporarily make the score 3–2. But, in the ensuing video review, it was confirmed that Courtnall had indeed scored his second goal of the game to clinch the game for the Canucks and send the series to a seventh game.
Game seven
| Tuesday, June 14 | Vancouver Canucks | 2 – 3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
The Canucks and Rangers played only the second game seven of a Stanley Cup Final since 1971, when the Montreal Canadiens, who won the Stanley Cup the year before defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. The other was in 1987, when the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers. At the beginning of the game, CBC Hockey Night in Canada commentator Bob Cole, who called both those games, said:
| “ | Good evening everybody. The waiting is over! Now, the biggest hockey game ever played in New York!2 | ” |
Cole was later right. The game was an "electric affair,"1 with the Rangers jumping to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Brian Leetch and Adam Graves. However, Canucks captain Trevor Linden silenced the home crowd with a short-handed goal early in the second period, but Mark Messier restored order with a third Ranger goal, scoring on a power play late in the second period, only to have Linden make it close again with a goal early in the third. After that, it was "hectic, jittery hockey."1 Nathan LaFayette "frightened all Manhattan by wobbling a loose puck"1 off the post behind Mike Richter with five minutes left. The remaining seconds were agony for both teams' fans, with three faceoffs in the New York end in the last 37 seconds13.
The final faceoff came with two seconds left. Both Messier and Craig MacTavish conferred and came up with a gambit to ensure the Rangers' win1. Both of them, figuring that officials wouldn't call a penalty at such a dramatic moment, committed fouls on the final drop of the puck as first Messier, then MacTavish whacked and cross-checked Pavel Bure1. The siren and the crowd's screams silenced the Russian rocket's protests1, as Vancouver could not complete their Cinderella run, though they did far better than during their Cinderella run of 1982, their other Finals' appearance. Leetch became the first (and to this date, the only) American-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy and Messier became the first (and to this date, the only) Stanley Cup captain on two different teams.
Quotes and analysis
All quotes are by Bob Cole, unless otherwise noted.
There never has been a penalty shot goal in the Stanley Cup Finals.
—Announcing there would be a penalty shot in Game 4
Pavel Bure, with the excitement. Penalty shot goal. He is in! STOPPED BY RICHTER!
—Penalty shot by Pavel Bure, which Mike Richter stopped
...there is going to be that seventh game; we'll hope they can patch Linden up and get him in that one. He will play—you KNOW he'll play; he'd play on crutches! He will play, and he'll play at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night! The game is over!
—Jim Robson, after Trevor Linden got hit by Mark Messier while crawling to the bench at the end of Game 6
Game seven quotes
The 60th night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, 7 days shy of Summer! The Big Apple is right with excitement!
—Ron MacLean, just before John Amirante sang the national anthems
The waiting is over! Now, the biggest hockey game ever played in New York!
—At the beginning
The pass, Zubov. Here's Leetch. SCORES! Leetch! 1-0 Rangers!
—The goal by Brian Leetch
The Rangers are winning cause of Messier.
—MacLean on Coach's Corner
Here's Noonan, the back hander, SCORES! Messier scores!
—The series winning goal, by Messier
Boy, is this tension or what!? 28.2 seconds remaining.
—Comments on the crowd at Madison Square Garden and the agony for both teams' fans
The New York Rangers have DONE IT HERE ON A HOT JUNE NIGHT IN NEW YORK! THE RANGERS ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
—The dying seconds
The waiting is over! The New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions! And this one will last a lifetime!
—Sam Rosen on MSG, as the final seconds ticked down
Analysis
The 1994 Stanley Cup Finals received so much analysis from commentators who called the game, as well as their in-studio commentators and hockey experts, due to the excitement of it.
On Coach's Corner during game seven, Ron MacLean provided the most rewarding analysis of the finals, saying that the Rangers won the Stanley Cup because of Mark Messier2. His partner, Don Cherry, told him this when the two had lunch the afternoon of the game2.
At the end of game seven, there was a lot of analysis on both the Rangers' win and the finals itself.
On the Rangers' win, Brian Burke, NHL senior vice-president and director of hockey operations, called it "bigger than big...three times big."4 Scott Morrison talked about the Rangers' win, interviewing Coach Mike Keenan and quoted him as having said:
| “ | It is the greatest day for me because winning the Stanley Cup is why you are involved. And then the circumstances surrounding it, that city, that franchise, the 54-year wait. I have been fortunate to win at various levels...But that was the greatest.5 | ” |
The Rangers winning the Stanley Cup has been consistently ranked among the greatest sports moments, primarily for winning it "in dramatic fashion,"6 though they won the President's Trophy, which made them the heavy favorites to win the Stanley Cup, not only in the NHL4, but also in hockey, falling in the same ranks as the Miracle on Ice7 and Team Canada winning the gold medal at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 8 years later8. It is also one of the greatest moments at Madison Square Garden9, as well as one of New York's greatest sports championship victories6.
Perhaps, the most rewarding analysis of the Rangers' win came from Sam Rosen on MSG Network, saying that Rangers' Stanley Cup win, as well as the game itself "will live a lifetime,"10 as it would become the most memorable moment in the lives of all those involved, even the game's officials, the referee, Terry Gregson, and the linesmen, Kevin Collins and Ray Scapinello11. Canadians feel that way as well about their ice hockey team's gold medal win in Salt Lake City8, as both moments ended many years of suffering for fans. Bob Cole on the CBC provided what turned out to be a somewhat bittersweet analysis on the Rangers' win:
| “ | This has been a great run for this great Cinderella team, the Vancouver Canucks. It's been a great, amazing run. Calgary, Dallas, and Toronto. An amazing season and an amazing playoff run for Trevor Linden, Pavel Bure, Geoff Courtnall, Kirk McLean, and their team. This Cinderella Canucks did far better than the one Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin, and Richard Brodeur led in 1982. But denied tonight here in the seventh game, by the New York Rangers, like the 1982 team was by the New York Islanders.2 | ” |
Interestingly, Smyl was with the Canucks during both of their Cinderella runs, this time, as an assistant coach. He was the captain in 1982.
On the finals itself, Rosen's partner, John Davidson, described the finals as "what a series, two fabulous teams."10 Cole said this about his own thoughts about the finals:
| “ | This I think for me anyway has been probably the best Stanley Cup Final I can remember.2 | ” |
Cole's partner, Harry Neale, who called his thoughts "a great compliment,"2 described the finals as one with "two superb teams"2 and commended the Rangers, saying that "from wire to wire, they were in first place."2 Cherry described the finals as "one of the most exciting finals in a long time" and "what a great finals."12
Headlines and aftermath
News of the Rangers' win was on the front pages of newspapers not only in New York City, but also across Canada13. As with most of New York's sports championship victories, the Rangers' win drew the largest television audience for a game in the league involved and/or the network(s) broadcasting the game. ESPN's broadcast drew a 5.2 rating14. However, because ESPN was blacked out in the New York City market, to protect MSG Network, and in parts of Washington state, due to its proximity to Vancouver, the Rangers' win drew the largest audience for a sports show on two networks, MSG Network in New York City1415 and the CBC in Canada. It remained that way until 2002 when the Canadian ice hockey team won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, as the CBC's broadcast of it drew 10.6 million viewers, far more than double the 4.97 million that watched the Rangers win.16 Interestingly, Bob Cole and Harry Neale called both moments1718. However, it still remains the most-watched broadcast on MSG Network, with a 16.2 rating and nearly two million viewers.1915
New York City
In the New York area, the Rangers' win meant big, bold headlines in the area's newspapers13. The New York Times put the headline "For Rangers, a Celebration 54 Years in Making." The city's two tabloids, The New York Daily News and The New York Post put bold headlines. The Daily News put just simply "1994," while the Post had "Ecstasy."13. The Post also hit the streets 10 minutes after the game ended13 with a two-word banner: "It's Ours."20 New York Newsday was more creative, printing a large "1940" with a slash through the numbers one and zero, leaving "94," to signify the 54-year lapse since New York's previous Stanley Cup coup13. All four newspapers had a combined 42 pages of pictures and stories21.
Because the Rangers won the game and the final buzzer sounded just before the network affiliates went on the air with their late night local newscasts, they went right into breaking news when coming on the air. All the major network affiliate anchor teams, Bill Beutel and Diana Williams at WABC-TV, John Roberts, himself a Canadian, and Dana Tyler at WCBS-TV, and Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons at WNBC went right into breaking news to cover the Rangers' win and the post-game award presentations at Madison Square Garden as they happened live.
Celebrations broke out in New York City following the Rangers' win, but were under control, thanks to the NYPD. According to Ron MacLean, after the win, the police were "continuing to bolster their situation in anticipation of a wild night in Manhattan."2 The concern was there would be riots, like what happened a year earlier in Montreal after the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. At the same time, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had been in office for only 5 months, announced that there would be a parade to celebrate the Rangers' win three days later22.
The New York Knicks played Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets at the Garden less than 24 hours later. Before the game, Mark Messier brought the Stanley Cup into the Knicks locker room for the picture-taking benefit of the early arrivals. At halftime, the crowd erupted into applause when he came out and held the Cup aloft at center court. The Knicks went on to win Game 4, motivated by the Rangers win. Knicks Guard John Starks said that the Rangers' win was a motivating factor and that everyone on the team watched the game23. Similar comments came from Knicks Co-Captain Patrick Ewing and Coach Pat Riley23. They all said that they were happy that the Rangers won the Stanley Cup at home and in the same arena they play in.
The Houston Chronicle reported that NBA Commissioner David Stern congratulated the Rangers on their win. Some of the Rockets players attended the game when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup, according to the Chronicle. However, the Knicks would fall to the Rockets in seven games. The Rangers winning the Stanley Cup, coupled with the Knicks' run through the NBA Finals, made the win part of a great chapter in New York sports history24. Mike Keenan knew from his experiences in Chicago two years earlier what it was like when both NBA and NHL teams from one city are in their respective league's finals at the same time. Keenan coached the Blackhawks on their run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1992 at the same time Phil Jackson coached the Bulls to the second of their first three straight NBA titles. This great chapter helped him draw many parallels between the two dramas, according to Jackson24.
Three days after the win, as per Giuliani's plan, an estimated 1.5 million people, Rangers' fans and New Yorkers alike, led by Giuliani himself, celebrated the Rangers' win in a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan25. Some of his predecessors including Abraham Beame, Ed Koch, and David Dinkins, attended, At a City Hall ceremony, Giuliani said, "Now it's official. The curse is broken."25
Canada
Across Canada, news of the Rangers' win moved so swiftly that it became top headlines there. No Stanley Cup win had ever become top headlines there before. This was the case, because the Rangers' win was Hockey Night in Canada's most-watched game, and ice hockey is their national pastime.
At Madison Square Garden, Rangers' anthem singer John Amirante sang the Canadian and U.S. national anthems because the game involved teams from both countries and the NHL required it26. The crowd of 18,200, including former prime ministers Joe Clark and John Turner, himself from Vancouver27, yelled so loudly when Amirante sang the anthems "that he could have been singing 'Rosalita' and no one would have known,"27 but also showed a sense of pride for Canadians and their sport.
Both CBC chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge and CTV chief anchor Lloyd Robertson28 led off their respective evening newscasts with the news of the Rangers' win. Mansbridge began his this way:
| “ | The New York Rangers are hockey's new champions. They won their first Stanley Cup in more than 50 years tonight, beating the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh and deciding game by a score of 3 to 2. Here's the way things ended.29 | ” |
Bob Cole's call was then replayed as the way things ended: "The New York Rangers have done it here on a hot June night in New York. The Rangers are Stanley Cup Champions!"29
The big, bold headlines in New York area newspapers were common headlines appearing on every newsstand and almost every newspaper in the country the following morning13. Major newspapers across the country, including The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Sun, The Vancouver Sun, The Vancouver Province, The Ottawa Citizen, and The Montreal Gazette, put the news of the Rangers' win on their front-pages. Some of them carried an article, in addition to a photo capition, when carrying the news on their front page. "RANGERS TAKE STANLEY CUP" bolded across the front-page of The Globe and Mail. "The Hex is Dead" was on the front-page of the Star, while "Rangers Break 54-Year Hex" was the headline in the Citizen.
Both of Vancouver's newspapers ran the news on their front-pages and covered it extensively, though the Canucks couldn't complete their great Cinderella run. The Sun put "THANKS!" on their front-page, though they had prepared an edition with "CHAMPIONS!"30
In Edmonton, the headline in The Edmonton Journal, "Bubbly Flows as N.Y. Ends Drought," had significance because some of the Rangers' players, including Mark Messier were with the Edmonton Oilers when they won 5 Stanley Cups. Like many newspapers in the New York area and across Canada, the Journal carried a photo of Messier lifting the Stanley Cup. The article also quoted Messier and Kevin Lowe, himself an ex-Oiler, on their thoughts winning the Cup with the Rangers. The Calgary Herald celebrated the win with a creative headline: "Rangers End Cup Drought, Shine on Seventh Heaven Avenue," referring to the street the Garden is on, Seventh Avenue, what it became with the win31, and the fact that it took seven games for the Rangers to win the Stanley Cup, and in doing so, it sent them to seventh heaven.
After the conclusion of Game 7, rioting took place in downtown Vancouver. In all, 540 officers were directly involved with the riot. Many individuals were arrested and charged, and up to 200 individuals were injured32. However, tens of thousands waited at Vancouver International Airport throughout the night for the Canucks to return and gave them a thunderous reception. The day after the team returned, 50,000 fans came out to BC Place Stadium to honor their team for one more time33.
The Rangers' win received congratulatory messages not only from Giuliani, but also from U.S. President Bill Clinton, as he called Brian Leetch, as he became the first American to win the Conn Smythe Trophy, and the Canadian House of Commons34.
Even the ticker-tape parade celebrating the Rangers' win drew visitors from Vancouver and elsewhere from Canada35. Pat Aley, a Canadian visitor, said that even though the Canucks were "outskated and outplayed by the Rangers,"35 she was there because she had been following her country's sport since she was a child35. The Rangers winning the Stanley Cup meant Vancouver's biggest sports celebration didn't come until July 2, 200336, when the city won the bidding process to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, the magnitude of it37 was far bigger than New York's in celebrating the Rangers' win38, as a major international sporting event was awarded to the city. At GM Place, the Canucks' current arena, the crowd of 18,000, among them Canadian Olympic gold medal winners snowboarder Ross Rebagliati and wrestler Daniel Igali, both themselves from Vancouver, and women's ice hockey player Cassie Campbell, Joel Tkach, marketing manager with Tourism B.C., himself from Vancouver, and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, all said that winning the Olympics is far greater than winning the Stanley Cup3739 when they heard the announcement, made by IOC President Dr. Jacques Rogge in Prague, Czech Republic40. Tkach summed it all up: "This is what it feels like to win the Stanley Cup."39 Even people in Whistler, where most of the snow events will be held, shared similar sentiments37. Both GM Place and Pacific Coliseum, the Canucks former arena, will be venues during the games. GM Place will be "Canada Hockey Place" referring to the primary venue for ice hockey and the fact that the IOC won't allow corporate sponsorship for Olympic venues, as they're subject to surprise inspections. Pacific Coliseum will host figure skating and short track speed skating.
Lineups
New York Rangers
Mark Messier (captain), Brian Leetch, Kevin Lowe, Adam Graves, Steve Larmer, Glenn Anderson, Jeff Beukeboom, Greg Gilbert, Mike Hartman, Glenn Healy, Mike Hudson, Alexander Karpovtsev, Joe Kocur, Alexei Kovalev, Nick Kypreos, Doug Lidster, Stéphane Matteau, Craig MacTavish, Sergei Nemchinov, Brian Noonan, Ed Olczyk, Mike Richter, Esa Tikkanen, Jay Wells, Sergei Zubov.
- Mike Keenan (coach)
Vancouver Canucks
Trevor Linden (captain), Kirk McLean, Kay Whitmore, Greg Adams, Shawn Antoski, Dave Babych, Jeff Brown, Pavel Bure, Jimmy Carson Jose Charbonneau, Geoff Courtnall, Murray Craven, Gerald Diduck, Martin Gelinas, Brian Glynn, Bret Hedican, Tim Hunter, Nathan LaFayette, Jyrki Lumme, John McIntyre, Sergio Momesso, Dana Murzyn, Gino Odjick, Adrien Plavsic, Cliff Ronning, Jiri Slegr.
- Pat Quinn (president, general manager, and coach)
New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- Centers
- 11 Mark Messier (Captain)
- 13 Sergei Nemchinov
- 14 Craig MacTavish
- 15 Mike Hudson
- 27 Alexei Kovalev
- 12 Ed Olczyk
(also played wing)
- Wingers
- 9 Adam Graves (A. Capt.)
- 10 Esa Tikkanen
- 16 Brian Noonan
- 17 Greg Gilbert
- 18 Mike Hartman
- 19 Nick Kypreos
- 26 Joey Kocur
- 28 Steve Larmer (A. Capt.)
- 32 Stephane Matteau
- 36 Glenn Anderson
- Defensemen
- 2 Brian Leetch (A. Capt.)
- 4 Kevin Lowe (A. Capt.)
- 6 Doug Lidster
- 21 Sergei Zubov
- 23 Jeff Beukeboom
- 24 Jay Wells
- 25 Alexander Karpovtsev
- Goaltenders
- 30 Glenn Healy
- 35 Mike Richter
- Non-players
- Neil Smith (President/General Manager/Governor). Robert Gutkowski (Alternate Governors)
- Stanley Jaffe (Alternate Governors), Kenneth Munoz (Alternate Governors)
- Larry Pleau (Ass’t General Manager), Mike Keenan (Head Coach)
- Colin Campbell (Associate Coach), Dick Todd (Ass’t Coach)
- Matthew Louhgren (Manager-Team Operations), Barry Watkins (Director of Communications)
- Christer Rockstrom, Tony Feltrin (Scouts)
- Martin Madden, Herb Hammond, Darrwin Bennett (Scouts)
- Dave Smith (Medical Trainer), Joe Murphy (Equipment Trainer)
- Mike Folga (Equipment Manager), Bruce Lifrieri (Massage Therapist)
Stanley Cup engraving
- 1991, 1992 Pittsburgh, and 1993 Montreal included at least one player on the Stanley Cup who did not officially qualify. When the New York Rangers submitted their list of names for engraving, Ed Olczyk and Mike Hartman were included. Ed Olczyk played 37 regular-season games, and played 1 game in the conference finals. Mike Hartman played 35 regular-season games, but did not play in the playoffs. Both players spent the entire season with New York Rangers, and missed over 10 games due to injuries. When the Stanley Cup was engraved, Olczyk and Hartman's names were not included. The Rangers protested so the NHL added Olczyk and Hartman to the bottom of the cup. The NHL does not add missing names after the cup has been engraved, but made an exception in this case.
- NHL now agrees to allows players who do not officially qualify on the Stanley Cup (40 Regular season game, or played in the finals) on the Cup. However, some players who played in playoffs are still left off the Cup. While other players who play less then 10 regular season games and are not dressed in playoff are included.
- 7 players who won the cup in 1994 were with Edmonton in 1990 when they won their fifth Cup. Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, Glenn Anderson, Jeff Beukeboom, Adam Graves, Craig MacTavish, and Esa Tikkanen. An eighth player Greg Gilbert also won the Stanley Cup with New York Islanders in 1982 & 1983.
- Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov, and Sergei Zubov became the first four Russian-trained players to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup. Sergei Priakin played in the playoffs for the 1989 Stanley Cup champion Flames. Anatoli Semenov played in the playoffs for 1990 Stanley Cup champion Oilers. Oleg Petrov played in the playoffs for the 1993 Stanley Cup champion Canadiens. Neither of these 3 Russian-born-trained players qualify for engraved on the Stanley Cup, but were given Stanley Cup Rings.
See also
- 1993–94 NHL season
- 1993–94 New York Rangers season
- 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season
- 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs
- List of Stanley Cup champions
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cole, Stephen (2004), p. 128
- ^ a b c d e f g h i CBC Broadcast of Game 7, June 14, 1994
- ^ Brunt, Stephen (1994-06-15). "RANGERS TAKE STANLEY CUP", The Globe and Mail, p. A1.
- ^ a b Matheson, Jim (1994-06-15). "Cursed No More; Rangers Bring Home the Stanley Cup After 54-Year Drought", The Edmonton Journal, p. D7.
- ^ Morrison, Scott (2008). Hockey Night in Canada: My Greatest Day. Toronto: Key Porter Books. ISBN 978-1-55470-086-8.
- ^ a b Baumbach, Jim (2008-02-04). "Giants' Win Ranks Among NY's Best". Newsday. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
- ^ Christie, James (1994-06-15). "RANGERS BASK ON HIGHEST PLATEAU", The Globe and Mail, p. C8.
- ^ a b Canadian Press news stories on the Canadian Ice Hockey Team Winning the Gold Medal, February 25 & 26, 2002.
- ^ The 50 Greatest Moments at MSG
- ^ a b MSG Broadcast of Game 7, June 14, 1994
- ^ Scapinello, Ray (2006). Between the Lines: Not-So-Tall Tales From Ray "Scampy" Scapinello's Four Decades in the NHL. Mississauga, Ont.: Wiley. pp. 29–32. ISBN 0-470-83834-5.
- ^ Stanley Cup Finals 1994
- ^ a b c d e f "N.Y. Dailies in Seventh Heaven: Cup Victory Trumpeted", The Vancouver Province (1994-06-15), p. A62.
- ^ a b Sell, Dave (1994-06-16). "Rangers and NHL Come in From Cold", The Washington Post, p. B03.
- ^ a b "Sam Rosen - New York Rangers Television Play-By-Play Announcer". Retrieved on 2009-01-08.
- ^ . "News Release" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved on 2008-10-26.
- ^ "CBC.ca-Program Guide-Personalities-Bob Cole". Retrieved on 2009-01-08.
- ^ "CBC.ca-Program Guide-Personalities-Harry Neale". Retrieved on 2009-01-08.
- ^ "Game 7 a Cable-Ratings High", The New York Times (1994-06-16), p. B12.
- ^ Duhatschek, Eric (1994-06-15). "SWEET RELIEF: Rangers End Their 54-Year Cup Drought", The Calgary Herald, p. D1.
- ^ Christie, James (1994-06-16). "Rangers the Apple of N.Y. Eyes", The Globe and Mail, p. E8.
- ^ "Ranger Victory Parade Hits Broadway Friday, N.Y. Mayor Announces", The Toronto Star (1994-06-15), p. B4.
- ^ a b Boeck, Greg (1994-06-17). "Knicks Motivated by Rangers' Title", USA Today, p. 09C.
- ^ a b "Spring of '94," MSG Network
- ^ a b Barron, James (1994-06-18). "New Yorkers Bury the Rangers' Curse in a Sea of Confetti", The New York Times, p. 28.
- ^ Allen, Kevin (2003-03-23). "NHL Seeks to Stop Booing For a Song". USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-10-29.
- ^ a b Sell, Dave (1994-06-15). "Rangers Lift Curse, Hoist Stanley Cup Again", The Washington Post, p. D01.
- ^ CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, June 14, 1994
- ^ a b CBC PrimeTime News, June 14, 1994
- ^ McMartin, Pete (1994-06-15). "THANKS!: CANUCKS: YOU DID US PROUD", The Vancouver Sun, p. A1.
- ^ Strachan, Alex (1994-06-15). "Canucks Gave it Their Best Shot, Lost With Grace", The Vancouver Sun, p. A3.
- ^ "200 Injured In Vancouver", The New York Times (1994-06-16).
- ^ "1994 Stanley Cup run: Special Insert". Canucks Central. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
- ^ McGregor, Roy (1994-06-15). "Rangers Break 54-Year Hex", The Ottawa Citizen, p. A1.
- ^ a b c "Rangers Take Stanley on Parade", The Globe and Mail (1994-06-18), p. A18.
- ^ Brown, DeNeen (2003-07-03). "Vancouver Feels the Thrill of Victory in Olympic Bid", The Washington Post, p. A15.
- ^ a b c Girard, Daniel (2003-07-03). "Vancouver Strikes Winter Games Gold", The Toronto Star, p. A1.
- ^ Inwood, Damian (2003-07-03). "Winning Winter Olympics Compares to Stanley Cup", The Vancouver Province, p. B6.
- ^ a b Proctor, Jason (2003-07-03). "GM Place Just Goes Crazy for 30 Minutes", The Vancouver Province, p. B2.
- ^ CBC Clip of the Announcement: Vancouver wins 2010 Winter Olympic Games
References
- Cole, Stephen (2004). The Best of Hockey Night in Canada. Toronto: McArthur & Company. ISBN 1-55278-408-8.
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New York Rangers Stanley Cup Champions 1994 |
Succeeded by New Jersey Devils 1995 |
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