- 1988 Stanley Cup Finals
Infobox Stanley Cup Final
year=1988
team1=Edmonton Oilers
team1_short=Edmonton
team1_1=2
team1_2=4
team1_3=6
team1_4=3
team1_5=6
team1_tot=4
team2=Boston Bruins
team2_short=Boston
team2_1=1
team2_2=2
team2_3=3
team2_4=3
team2_5=3
team2_tot=0
location1=Edmonton , ABNorthlands Coliseum (3-5)
location2=Boston , MABoston Garden (1-2)
dates=May 18 toMay 26 ,1988
team1_coach=Glen Sather
team1_captain=Wayne Gretzky
mvp=Wayne Gretzky
series_winner=Wayne Gretzky (9:44, 2nd, G5)
team2_coach=Terry O'Reilly
team2_captain=Ray Bourque The 1988 Stanley Cup Finals was played fromMay 18 toMay 26 ,1988 , between theEdmonton Oilers andBoston Bruins . The Oilers would win the series 4–0.Paths to the Final
Edmonton defeated the
Winnipeg Jets 4–1, theCalgary Flames 4–0 and theDetroit Red Wings 4–1 to reach the Finals. Boston defeated theBuffalo Sabres 4–2, theMontreal Canadiens 4–1 and theNew Jersey Devils 4–3 to reach the Finals.The series
The Finals pitted the Oilers' offensive juggernaut against the Bruins' more balanced team. The Oilers showed their defensive prowess, surrendering just 9 goals in the four completed games. Game four is well-known for fog that interfered with the game and a power outage that caused its cancellation before a faceoff. This would allow the Oilers to win the Cup at home in the
Northlands Coliseum and complete the "sweep" in a rescheduled game four.Ray Bourque was physical in defending against Gretzky, but that wouldn't ground the Great One on his way to claiming his secondConn Smythe Trophy and setting playoff records with 31 assists in just 18 games, and 13 points in the Finals series.Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers"Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4–0"
Edmonton Oilers 1988 Stanley Cup champions
Stanley Cup champion
centers=*99Wayne Gretzky (Captain)
*11Mark Messier (A. Capt.)
*12Dave Hannan
*14Craig MacTavish
*23Keith Acton
*26Mike Krushelnyski (also played wing during the playoffs)
wingers=*9Glenn Anderson
*10Esa Tikkanen
*15Geoff Courtnall
*17Jari Kurri
*18Craig Simpson
*19Normand Lacombe
*24Kevin McClelland
defence=*4Kevin Lowe (A. Capt.)
*5 Steve Smith
*6Jeff Beukeboom
*21 Randy Gregg
*22Charlie Huddy
*28Craig Muni
*33Marty McSorley (played wing during the regular season)
*20Steve Dykstra (qualified)
*32Jim Wiemer †
goaltenders=*31Grant Fuhr
*30Bill Ranford
*29Daryl Reaugh (qualified)
non-players=
*Peter Pocklington (Owner)
*Glen Sather (President/General Manager/Head Coach)
*John Muckler (Co-Coach),Ted Green (Ass't Coach)
*Bruce MacGregor (Ass't General Manager)
* Barry Fraser (Director of Player Personnel/Chief Scout), Bill Tuele (Director of Public Relations)
* Dr. Gordon Cameron (Team Physician), Peter Millar (Athletic Therapist), Juergen Merz (Message Therapist)
* Barrie Stafford (Trainer), Lyle Kulchisky (Ass't Trainer)|;Team picture on the ice, after winning a championship
*AfterEdmonton Oilers won the 1988 Stanley CupWayne Gretzky (in what ended up being his last game with the Oilers) wanted a picture on the ice with all the players, and all non-playing members including - management, coaches, trainers, scouts, locker room assistants. This tradition has been followed by each Stanley Cup winning team since.Gretzky wanted each member of the Oilers to be included on the team picture. However, when the cup was engraved all 4 scouts were left offGarnet Bailey ,Ed Chadwick ,Lorne Davis , Matti Vaisanen (on the cup in 1985, 1987, 1990).Edmonton Oilers also left 3 players off theStanley Cup . Bill Tuele (Public Relations Director) had his name added to the cup for the 1st time. He has rings with the Oilers in 1984, 1985, 1987, but name was put on cup those seasons.Player Notes
*Daryl Reaugh (backup goalie) he joined the team after Andy Moog left in September to play for Team Canada, and at the 1988 Olympics. Reaugh would play 6 games (dressed for 60). After the Olympics Moog was traded to
Boston Bruins for minor leaguer goalie Bill Randford. Reaugh was sent to the minors, being recalled during the conference finals. His name was left off, because he was playing in the minors after the trade deadline.
*Steve Dykstra played 42 NHL games in 1987–88 season. Dykstra joined Edmonton in a trade fromBuffalo Sabres , playing in 15 of the Oilers last 21 games, but not in the playoffs. He was left off, because he did not play all 42 games with Edmonton.
* †Jim Wiemer played 12 regular season games, and 2 games in the conference finals. Wiemer was left off the cup, because he did not qualify.*This would mark the very last time Wayne Gretzky would win the Stanley Cup.
References
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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261ee also
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1987–88 NHL season
*List of Stanley Cup champions
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