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    Stanley Cup 1980s

    In the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, the New York Islanders were making their third straight appearance against the Vancouver Canucks, making their very first trip to the finals. The road to the finals seemed to be a fairly easy one for the Canucks as they only lost two games in their first three playoff series. Other than the easy trip to the finals, there was something a bit surprising about this Canucks team. Do you know what it was?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      They had a losing record in the regular season. The Canucks only had 77 points in the regular season and finished with a 30-33-17 record. Conversely, the New York Islanders were 54-16-10 with 118 points that season, which at that time made it the largest disparity between opponents in the finals in NHL history.

    The 1980 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the New York Islanders, in their first-ever appearance in the finals, against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Islanders went on to win the cup in six games to grab their first-ever championship, and only the second expansion team since 1966 to win the cup. Of the six games in the series, the first five games were televised in the US by the Hughes Television Network using the feed from the CBC. Which American network carried game six?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      CBS. This would be the last time that a Stanley Cup Final game would be televised on a US broadcast network until 1990. Game six also had the distinction of being the last afternoon game played in the Stanley Cup Finals.

    In 1986, we saw a team make their very first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Calgary Flames. Their opponents however were no strangers to being in the Stanley Cup Finals as this was the 32nd finals appearance by the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens had a rookie goaltender in net for these finals who went on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Who is this player?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      Patrick Roy. Patrick Roy won the starting job for the playoffs for the Canadiens that year after playing in 47 regular season games. When Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy following the victory in the finals, he became the youngest winner of that trophy at 20 years old.

    During the decade of the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers won a total of four Stanley Cups. How many Conn Smythe Trophies (MVP of the playoffs) did Wayne Gretzky take home?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      2. Wayne Gretzky won the Conn Smythe Trophy twice during the decade in 1985 against the Philadelphia Flyers, and in 1988 against the Boston Bruins.

    The 1981 Stanley Cup Finals saw the New York Islanders make their second straight trip to the finals which also happened to be be only their second appearance ever in the finals. That year, the Islanders squared off against what team, who was making their first-ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      Minnesota North Stars. The Minnesota North Stars started play in 1967 as part of the first expansion by the NHL, going from The Original Six to a total of 12 teams. In addition to the Minnesota North Stars, the cities of Oakland, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis were awarded expansion teams.

    The 1989 Stanley Cup Finals saw an all-Canadian affair between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, won by Calgary in six games. By clinching the Stanley Cup in game six at the Montreal Forum, the Flames became the first visiting NHL team to win the cup on the Canadiens home ice. The Flames also accomplished another first by winning the Stanley Cup that year. Which 'first' was this?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      The first relocated NHL team to win the Stanley Cup. The Calgary Flames, formerly of Atlanta, were the first team in NHL history to have relocated from one city to another and gone on to win the Stanley Cup. The Flames started play in Calgary in the 1980-81 NHL season after starting their NHL existence in Atlanta in 1973.

    Out of the 10 Stanley Cup Finals in the 1980s, how many of them went a full seven games to decide the cup winner?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      1. Only the 1987 finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers went a full seven games (won by Edmonton). In fact, that was the first finals series that went a full seven games since the 1971 Cup Finals between Montreal and Chicago.

    In the 1980s, what team made five consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals?Stanley Cup Finals: 1980s

      New York Islanders. From 1980 through 1984, the New York Islanders appeared in five straight, winning the first four (1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983) before passing the torch in 1984 to the Edmonton Oilers and some player named Wayne Gretzky.

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