2001 Stanley Cup Finals

Infobox Stanley Cup Final
year=2001
team1=Colorado Avalanche
team1_1=5
team1_2=1
team1_3=3
team1_4=2
team1_5=1
team1_6=4
team1_7=3
team1_tot=4
team2=New Jersey Devils
team2_1=0
team2_2=2
team2_3=1
team2_4=3
team2_5=4
team2_6=0
team2_7=1
team2_tot=3
dates=2001-05-26 – 2001-06-09
coaches=Colorado: Bob Hartley New Jersey: Larry Robinson
series_winner=Alex Tanguay (4:57, 2nd, G7)
mvp=Patrick Roy (Colorado)
location1=Denver, CO (Pepsi Center) (1,2,5,7)
location2=East Rutherford, NJ (Continental Airlines Arena) (3,4,6)The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 108th year of the Stanley Cup, pitting the defending champion New Jersey Devils against the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche won the series in seven games, claiming their second Stanley Cup championship. This marked the first and only Stanley Cup championship for Avalanche defenseman Ray Bourque, who retired following the series. As of 2008, this is also the most recent time that the defending Stanley Cup Champions would return to the Finals for a consecutive year.

Paths to the final

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.

The series

Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
defence=*2 Bryan Muir†
*4 Rob Blake
*17 Martin Skoula
*24 Jon Klemm
*37 Greg De Vries
*44 Nolan Pratt
*52 Adam Foote (A. Capt.)
*77 Ray Bourque (A. Capt.)
goaltenders=*33 Patrick Roy
*1 David Aebischer
centers=*19 Joe Sakic (Captain)
*21 Peter Forsberg
*26 Stephane Yelle
*28 Steven Reinprecht&
*37 Chris Drury&
wingers=*11 Chris Dingman
*13 Dan Hinote&
*14 Dave Reid&
*23 Milan Hejduk
*25 Shjon Podein
*27 Scott Parker
*29 Eric Messier
*40 Alex Tanguay
*93 Ville Nieminen

&-Played both Wing and Center.
non-players=
*E. Stanley Kroenke (owner/governor/chairman), Pierre Lacroix (president/general manager), Bob Hartley (head coach)
*Jacques Cloutier (goaltending coach), Brian Trottier (ass’t coach), Paul Fixter (video coach)
*Joel Quenneville (ass’t coaches), Jacques Cloutier (goaltending 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.
* 6 players who won the Stanley Cup in 1996, also won the Stanley Cup in 2001 - Adam Foote, Peter Forsbeg, John Klemm, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic, and Stephane Yelle.

ee also

* 2000–01 NHL season
* 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs

External links

*cite web | title=CNNSI.com - 2001 NHL Playoffs | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2001/playoffs | accessdate=2008-04-27