1989 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1989 Stanley Cup Final took place between May 14 and May 25, between the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season, the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens. This marked the last time (as of 2008) that the first two seeds met in the Stanley Cup Final. This also marks the last time that two Canadian teams faced off in the finals.

Paths to the Final

Calgary defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4–3, the Los Angeles Kings 4–0 and the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 to advance to the Final. Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers 4–0, the Boston Bruins 4–1 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2.

The series

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

Co-captain Lanny McDonald scored the second Flames goal in game six. This turned out to be the last goal in his NHL Hall of Fame career because he retired during the following off-season. Doug Gilmour scored two goals in the third period, including the eventual game and Cup winner to cement the victory for the Flames. Al MacInnis won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, and at 31 points, became the first defenceman to lead the NHL in post-season scoring. [Flames rule Canadiens' Forum for first Stanley Cup, "Greatest Moments in Calgary Flames Hockey History, pgs. 79–80] The Calgary Flames are the only visiting team to have won the Stanley Cup on Montreal's home ice.

Calgary Flames 1989 Stanley Cup champions

Stanley Cup champion
centers=*17 Jiri Hrdina
*25 Joe Nieuwendyk
*29 Joel Otto
*39 Doug Gilmour
wingers=*9 Lanny McDonald (Co-Captain)
*24 Jim Peplinski (Co-Captain)
*7 Joe Mullen
*10 Gary Roberts
*11 Colin Patterson
*12 Hakan Loob
*14 Theoren Fleury
*19 Tim Hunter (A. Capt.)
*22 Mark Hunter
*27 Brian MacLellan
*16 Sergei Pryakhin†
defence=*2 Al MacInnis (A. Capt.)
*4 Brad McCrimmon
*5 Dana Murzyn
*6 Ric Nattress
*20 Gary Suter
*34 Jamie Macoun
*55 Rob Ramage
*32 Ken Sabourin†
goaltenders=*30 Mike Vernon
*31 Rick Wamsley
non-players=
*Norman Green, Harley Hotchkiss, (Owners)
*Norman Kwong, Sonia Scrufield (Owners)
*Bryon Seaman, Daryl Seaman (Owners)
*Cliff Fletcher (President/General Manager), Al MacNeil (Ass’t General Manager)
*Al Coates (Ass't to President), Terry Crisp (Head Coach)
*Doug Risebrough, Tom Watt (Ass’t Coaches)
* Glenn Hall (Goaltending Consultant), Jim Murray (Trainer)
*Al Murray (Ass’t Trainer), Bob Stewart (Equipment Manager)|

Player Notes

* †Sergie Pryakhin, and †Ken Sabourin each played 1 playoff game. They did not play enough regular season games, or in the final to qualify to be on the cup. Pryakhin and Sabourin have Stanley Cup rings. Pryakhin was also included on team picture, and first Russian born-trained players who played in NHL playoffs.

ee also

*1988–89 NHL season

References

* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–26