1992 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1992 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Prince of Wales Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Clarence Campbell Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks were making their first appearance in the Final since 1972–73. After the Blackhawks jumped to an early 4–1 lead in Game 1, Mario Lemieux and the Penguins came back to win the game, sweep the series in four games, and win their second straight and second overall Stanley Cup. It was the 99th year of the Stanley Cup. It was the last final for Chicago Stadium as it closed in 1994.
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Road to the Final
For more details on this topic, see 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Pittsburgh defeated the Washington Capitals 4–3, the New York Rangers 4–2, and the Boston Bruins 4–0.
Chicago had to defeat two of their biggest rivals, first the St. Louis Blues 4–2, then their long-time Original Six rival Detroit Red Wings 4–0, and the Edmonton Oilers 4–0.
Chicago set an NHL playoff record in winning 11 games in a row to reach the finals. Pittsburgh had won seven in a row entering the finals and swept Chicago in four games to tie Chicago's record. Pittsburgh then extended the playoff winning streak record to 14 with three wins against the New Jersey Devils the following season's first playoff round before finally losing.
The series
The Penguins were led by captain Mario Lemieux, coach Scotty Bowman, and goaltender Tom Barrasso. The Blackhawks were led by captain Dirk Graham, coach Mike Keenan, and goaltender Ed Belfour. They also made history in having the first Russian born player to have a chance to get their name on the Stanley Cup in Igor Kravchuk.[2]
Mario Lemieux captured a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for the second consecutive year, becoming only the second player in NHL history to do so.
Game four was the first NHL game played in the month of June.
| Tue, May 26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | ||||
| Thu, May 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | ||||
| Sat, May 30 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| Mon, June 1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| Pittsburgh wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup | |
Pittsburgh Penguins – 1992 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 66 Mario Lemieux (Captain)
- 10 Ron Francis
- 15 Shawn McEachern
- 18 Ken Priestlay
- 19 Bryan Trottier(A. Capt.)
- 38 Jiri Hrdina
- 7 Joe Mullen
- 12 Bob Errey(A. Capt.)
- 14 Jock Callander
- 16 Jay Caufield
- 20 Jamie Leach
- 24 Troy Loney
- 25 Kevin Stevens
- 29 Phil Bourque
- 34 Dave Michayluk
- 43 Jeff Daniels
- 45 Mike Needham
- 68 Jaromir Jagr
- 92 Rick Tocchet
- 2 Jim Paek
- 3 Grant Jennings
- 5 Ulf Samuelsson
- 6 Jeff Chychrun
- 22 Paul Stanton
- 23 Kjell Samuelsson
- 28 Gordie Roberts
- 32 Peter Taglianetti
- 55 Larry Murphy
- Mike Needham did not play in any regular season games for Pittsburgh (played in the minors), but played in 5 playoff games (not in the Finals). Jeff Daniels played in 2 regular season games for Pittsburgh, and spent the rest of the season in the minors. Their names were engraved on the Stanley Cup, even though they did not qualify. Ken Priestlay played in 49 regular season games, but was playing in the minors during the playoffs. Priestlay was also included on the Stanley Cup. Pittsburgh included a record 31 players on the Stanley Cup in 1992.
- Non-players
- Morris Belzberg (Owner), Howard Baldwin Sr. (Owner/President), Thomas Ruta (Owner)
- Paul Martha (Vice President), Donn Patton (Vice President), Craig Patrick (Vice President/General Manager)
- Bob Johnson(Coach), William Scotty Bowman(Head Coach/Director of Player Development-Recruitment), Barry Smith, Rick Kehoe(Ass't Coaches)
- Pierre McGuire (Ass’t Coach), Gilles Meloche (Goaltending Coach/Scout), Rick Paterson (Ass’t Coach)
- Steve Latin (Equipment Manager), Skip Thayer (Trainer), John Welday (Strength-Conditioning Coach), Greg Malone (Head Scout)
- Les Binkley, Charlie Hodge, John Gill, Ralph Cox (Scouts)
Stanley Cup engraving
Bob Johnson died on November 26, 1991 of cancer. The NHL allowed his name to be included with the 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins.
Pierre McGuire, Les Binkley, John Gill, Charlie Hodge, Ralph Cox were with the team as Scouts in 1990–91, but names were not included on the Stanley Cup that year. All five members have two Stanley Cup rings with Pittsburgh.
Aftermath
The Penguins and Blackhawks met again in the Stanley Cup Finals three years later. However, it would be on the big screen in the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Sudden Death.
For the Blackhawks, the Chicago Bulls were in the NBA Finals during this finals appearance, making 1992 the only year that the city of Chicago would host a concurrent NBA/NHL Finals series.
Another 18 years would pass before the Blackhawks returned to the Stanley Cup Finals, this time defeating the in-state arch-rivals, Philadelphia Flyers, in six games. It would be the first Finals to be played in the United Center, where the Blackhawks moved in the 1994–95 NHL season. The year before, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup at the expense of the Blackhawks' arch-rival Detroit Red Wings, exacting revenge from their 2008 defeat.
See also
- 1991–92 NHL season
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season
- 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season
Notes
- ^ Grupp, John (May 6, 2009). "Anthem singer fires up Mellon crowd". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_623827.html. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ First Russians win Cup - Because It's The Cup on YouTube
References
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp. 12, 50.. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
- NHL (1991). National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 1991–92.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Champions 1992 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1993 |
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