2001 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs contested between the Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion Colorado Avalanche. It was Colorado's second appearance in the Final, and the first since the team won the Cup in 1996. It was New Jersey's third appearance in the Final and second straight appearance after winning the Cup in the 2000 Final. Colorado defeated New Jersey in seven games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Colorado's Patrick Roy would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2001 Playoffs. This was the first Stanley Cup Final since 1994 that would be decided in the maximum seven games. This is also the first and, as of 2011, most recent Finals since 1989 that the number one seeds in each conference have met.
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Paths to the Finals
For more details on this topic, see 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.
New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
Colorado defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4–0, the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 and the St. Louis Blues 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
The series
This was the second straight Final that featured two relocated NHL teams and the first ever Final that featured two teams playing in a city that was the previous home of one team and the present home of another. The Colorado Rockies were formerly based in Denver and were relocated to East Rutherford and renamed the New Jersey Devils prior to the 1982–83 season. The Quebec Nordiques were relocated to Denver and renamed the Colorado Avalanche prior to the 1995–96 season.
| Sat, May 26 | Colorado Avalanche | 5–0 | New Jersey Devils | Pepsi Center | Recap |
| Tue, May 29 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–2 | New Jersey Devils | Pepsi Center | Recap |
| Thu, May 31 | New Jersey Devils | 1–3 | Colorado Avalanche | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Sat, June 2 | New Jersey Devils | 3–2 | Colorado Avalanche | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Mon, June 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 1–4 | New Jersey Devils | Pepsi Center | Recap |
| Thu, June 7 | New Jersey Devils | 0–4 | Colorado Avalanche | Continental Airlines Arena | Recap |
| Sat, June 9 | Colorado Avalanche | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils | Pepsi Center | Recap |
| Colorado wins series 4–3 and Stanley Cup Patrick Roy (Colorado) wins Conn Smythe Trophy |
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The Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup made this the second straight year that the defending champions lost in the Finals, as the Devils themselves defeated the 1999 Cup champion Dallas Stars the year before. This was the first and only Stanley Cup championship for defenceman Ray Bourque who, after being traded from the Boston Bruins to Colorado in 2000, retired from the NHL after the Avalanche's 2001 Cup win.
Colorado Avalanche - 2001 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 19 Joe Sakic (Captain) ^
- 21 Peter Forsberg (A. Capt.)^
- 26 Stephane Yelle^
- 28 Steven Reinprecht
- 37 Chris Drury
- 11 Chris Dingman
- 13 Dan Hinote
- 14 Dave Reid
- 23 Milan Hejduk
- 25 Shjon Podein
- 27 Scott Parker
- 29 Eric Messier
- 39 Ville Nieminen
- 40 Alex Tanguay
- 2 Bryan Muir†
- 4 Rob Blake
- 7 Greg de Vries
- 24 Jon Klemm^
- 41 Martin Skoula
- 44 Nolan Pratt
- 52 Adam Foote (A. Capt.)^
- 77 Raymond Bourque(A. Capt.)
- Non-players
- E. Stanley Kroenke (owner/governor/chairman), Pierre Lacroix (president/general manager), Bob Hartley (head coach)
- Jacques Cloutier (goaltending coach), Bryan Trottier (ass’t coach), Paul Fixter (video coach), Francois Giguere (ass’t general manager)
- Jean Martineau (vice president), Pat Karns (athletic therapist), Matthew Sokolowski (ass’t athletic therapist)
- Wayne Flemming (equipment manager), Mark Miller (equipment manager), Dave Randolph (ass’t equipment manager)
- Paul Goldberg (strength-conditioning coach), Gregorio Pradera (massage therapist), Brad Smith (pro scout)
- Jim Hammett (chief scout), Garth Joy, Steve Lyons (scouts)
- Joni Lehto, Orval Tessier (scouts), Charlotte Grahame (director of hockey operations)
Stanley Cup engraving
† Bryan Muir was called up from the minors mid-season. He played 8 regular-season games (also played 10 games for Tampa Bay), and 3 playoff games. Colorado was given permission to include Muir's name even though he did not officially qualify (played at least 1/2 the regular season games played or one Stanley Cup Finals game).
^ Six players also won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 - Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Jon Klemm, Stephane Yelle, Patrick Roy, and Adam Foote.
See also
References
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261.
External links
- "CNNSI.com - 2001 NHL playoffs". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2001/playoffs. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
| Preceded by New Jersey Devils 2000 |
Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup Champions 2001 |
Succeeded by Detroit Red Wings 2002 |
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