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1986 Stanley Cup Finals

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The 1986 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Campbell Conference champion Calgary Flames and the Wales Conference champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to one, to win their 23rd Stanley Cup, and their 17th in their last 18 Finals appearances dating back to 1956.

It was the first all-Canadian Finals since Montreal lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, the last year of the Original Six era. This was the fifth of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, the fourth of eight contested by a team from Alberta (the Edmonton Oilers appeared in six, the Flames in two, the Vancouver Canucks in one), and the third of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four, the Canadiens one). This was the only time between 1980 and 1988 that neither the Oilers (four wins) nor the New York Islanders (four wins) won the Stanley Cup.

Although this was the first ever postseason meeting between the two teams, it was not the first Montreal-Calgary Finals. The first Finals between teams from Montreal and Calgary took place in 1924 when the Canadiens defeated the Western Canada Hockey League champion Calgary Tigers. The Canadiens and Flames met again in a rematch in 1989, with Calgary winning in six games.

The format reverted to the 2-2-1-1-1 format that had been in use since the re-alignment which followed the 1981. The previous four Finals had used a 2-3-2 format, although only the latter two of those Finals lasted five games.

Paths to the Finals[]

Calgary defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3–0, the defending champion and in-province rival Edmonton Oilers 4–3, and the St. Louis Blues 4–3 to advance to the final.

Montreal defeated rival Boston Bruins 3–0, the Hartford Whalers 4–3, and the New York Rangers 4–1 to make it to the final.

Game summaries[]

Brian Skrudland's game-winning goal in game two ended the shortest overtime in NHL playoff history, at a mere nine seconds. Montreal rookie goaltender Patrick Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.

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Team rosters[]

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Calgary Flames[]

# Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
15 Canada Bartel, RobinRobin Bartel D L 1985–86 Drake, Saskatchewan first
4 Canada Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter D R 1983–84 Winnipeg, Manitoba first
21 Canada Berezan, PerryPerry Berezan C R 1983 Edmonton, Alberta first
26 Canada Bozek, SteveSteve Bozek LW L 1983–84 Kelowna, British Columbia first
14 Canada Bradley, BrianBrian Bradley C R 1983 Kitchener, Ontario first
25 Canada Courteau, YvesYves Courteau RW R 1982–83 Montreal first
17 United States Eaves, MikeMike Eaves C R 1983–84 Denver, Colorado first
22 United States Fotiu, NickNick Fotiu LW L 1985–86 Staten Island, New York second (1979)
16 United States Hull, BrettBrett Hull RW R 1984 Belleville, Ontario first
19 Canada Hunter, TimTim Hunter RW R 1979 Calgary, Alberta first
6 Canada Johnson, TerryTerry Johnson D L 1985–86 Calgary, Alberta first
31 Canada Lemelin, RejeanRejean Lemelin G L 1978–79 Quebec City, Quebec first
12 Template:Country data SWE Loob, HakanHakan Loob RW R 1980 Visby, Sweden first
2 Canada MacInnis, AlAl MacInnis D R 1981 Inverness, Nova Scotia first
34 Canada Macoun, JamieJamie Macoun D L 1982–83 Newmarket, Ontario first
9 Canada McDonald, LannyLanny McDonaldC RW R 1981–82 Hanna, Alberta first
7 United States Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen RW R 1985–86 New York first
29 United States Otto, JoelJoel Otto C R 1984–85 Elk River, Minnesota first
11 Canada Patterson, ColinColin Patterson LW R 1983–84 Rexdale, Ontario first
24 Canada Peplinski, JimJim PeplinskiC RW R 1979 Renfrew, Ontario first
10 Canada Quinn, DanDan Quinn C L 1983 Ottawa, Ontario first
23 Canada Reinhart, PaulPaul Reinhart D L 1979 Kitchener, Ontario first
8 Canada Risebrough, DougDoug RisebroughC C L 1982–83 Guelph, Ontario fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
10 Canada Roberts, GaryGary Roberts LW L 1984 North York, Ontario first
5 United States Sheehy, NeilNeil Sheehy D R 1983–84 Fort Frances, Ontario first
20 United States Suter, GaryGary Suter D L 1984 Madison, Wisconsin first
27 Canada Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli LW L 1985–86 Hamilton, Ontario sixth (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
30 Canada Vernon, MikeMike Vernon G L 1981 Calgary, Alberta first
33 Canada Wilson, CareyCarey Wilson C R 1983–84 Winnipeg, Manitoba first

Montreal Canadiens[]

# Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
12 Canada Boisvert, SergeSerge Boisvert RW R 1984–85 Drummondville, Quebec first
21 Canada Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau C R 1979 Sept-Îles, Quebec first
24 United States Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios D R 1981 Chicago first
20 Template:Country data SWE Dahlin, KjellKjell Dahlin RW L 1981 Timrå, Sweden first
27 Canada DeBlois, LucienLucien DeBlois RW R 1984–85 Joliette, Quebec second (1979)
23 Canada Gainey, BobBob GaineyC LW L 1973 Peterborough, Ontario fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
29 Canada Gingras, GastonGaston Gingras D L 1979 Témiscaming, Quebec first
5 Canada Green, RickRick Green D L 1982–83 Belleville, Ontario first
31 Canada Kordic, JohnJohn Kordic RW R 1983 Edmonton, Alberta first
18 United States Kurvers, TomTom Kurvers D L 1981 Minneapolis, Minnesota first
38 United States Lalor, MikeMike Lalor D L 1985–86 Buffalo, New York first
32 Canada Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux RW R 1983 Buckingham, Quebec first
17 United States Ludwig, CraigCraig Ludwig D L 1980 Rhinelander, Wisconsin first
8 United States Maley, DavidDavid Maley LW L 1982 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin first
35 Canada McPhee, MikeMike McPhee LW L 1980 Sydney, Nova Scotia first
26 Template:Country data SWE Näslund, MatsMats NäslundA LW L 1979 Timrå, Sweden first
30 United States Nilan, ChrisChris Nilan RW R 1978 Boston, Massachusetts first
44 Canada Stéphane RicherStephane Richer RW R 1984 Ripon, Quebec first
19 Canada Robinson, LarryLarry RobinsonA D L 1971 Winchester, Ontario sixth (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
28 United States Rooney, SteveSteve Rooney LW L 1981 Canton, Massachusetts first
33 Canada Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G L 1984 Quebec City, Quebec first
39 Canada Skrudland, BrianBrian Skrudland C L 1985–86 Peace River, Alberta first
15 Canada Smith, BobbyBobby Smith C L 1983–84 North Sydney, Nova Scotia second (1981)
1 Canada Soetaert, DougDoug Soetaert G L 1984–85 Edmonton, Alberta first
25 Template:Country data TCH Svoboda, PetrPetr Svoboda D L 1984 Most, Czechoslovakia first
14 Canada Tremblay, MarioMario TremblayA RW R 1974 Alma, Quebec fifth (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
11 Canada Walter, RyanRyan Walter LW L 1982–83 New Westminster, British Columbia first

Stanley Cup engraving[]

The 1986 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Bob Gainey by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–3 win over the Flames in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

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Riot[]

Some 5,000 jubilant Montreal fans celebrating the Canadiens' Stanley Cup win over the Calgary Flames rampaged through the city's downtown, causing over Template:CAD worth of damage.[1]

Broadcasting[]

In Canada, this was the second and final year that the English-language rights of the Cup Finals were shared between CBC and CTV. For games one and two, CBC only had the rights to air them locally in Montreal and Calgary, while CTV broadcast them to the rest of the country. CBC then had the exclusive rights to televise games three, four, and five nationally. Had the series gone to a seventh game, then both CBC and CTV would have simultaneously televised it while using their separate production facilities and crews. After the season, CTV pulled the plug on their two-year-long venture with the NHL, and their rights package was eventually given to the Global-Canwest consortium.

This was the first of three consecutive seasons that ESPN televised the Stanley Cup Finals in the United States.

See also[]

  • List of Stanley Cup champions
  • 1985–86 NHL season

References[]

Preceded by
Edmonton Oilers
1985
Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions

1986
Succeeded by
Edmonton Oilers
1987

Notes[]