1993 Stanley Cup Finals

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1993 Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup 1993 Logo.gif
Teams 1 2* 3* 4* 5 Games
Montreal Canadiens  1 3 4 3 4 4
Los Angeles Kings  4 2 3 2 1 1
* indicates number of overtime periods
Location: Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5)
Los Angeles (Great Western Forum) (3,4)
Format: Best-of-seven
Coaches: Montreal: Jacques Demers
Los Angeles: Barry Melrose
Captains: Montreal: Guy Carbonneau
Los Angeles: Wayne Gretzky
Dates: June 1 to June 9, 1993
MVP: Patrick Roy
Series-winning
goal:		 Kirk Muller (3:51, second, G5)
Networks: ESPN, CBC
 < 1992 Stanley Cup Finals 1994 > 

The 1993 Stanley Cup Final series was contested by the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship for the 1992–93 season. It was the first appearance in the Final for the Kings, and the 34th for Montreal, their first since the 1989 Final. The Canadiens won the series 4-1 to win the team's twenty-fourth Stanley Cup. The year 1993 was the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the Stanley Cup in 1893. The Canadiens are the last Canadian team to have won the Cup. The 1993 Canadiens are also the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of North American-born players.

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[edit] Paths to the Final

Further information: 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings season, and 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season

To reach the final, Los Angeles defeated the Calgary Flames 4–2, the Vancouver Canucks, 4–2 and the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3.

Montreal defeated their in-province rivals, Quebec Nordiques, 4–2, the Buffalo Sabres 4–0, and the New York Islanders 4–1.[1] With their rivals the Boston Bruins being eliminated by the Sabres in the division semifinals, as well as the two-time defending Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins being eliminated by the Islanders in the division final, Montreal's path to their first final since 1989 became much easier.[2] The Bruins had eliminated the Canadiens in the playoffs for three straight years,[3][4][5][6] mainly due to Boston goaltender Andy Moog, who was often referred to as the "greatest Hab killer" the Bruins ever had.[7]

[edit] The series

This would be the last Stanley Cup Final series to be played in the Montreal Forum, and the last time Wayne Gretzky would play in the Finals as well. Gretzky was trying to become the first player to captain two teams to the Stanley Cup, having led the Edmonton Oilers to Stanley Cup championships in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988. It was Montreal's first trip to the Finals since 1989, when they lost to the Oilers' provincial rivals, the Calgary Flames. Meanwhile, it was the first-ever trip to the Finals for the Kings in their 26-year history. This is the most recent time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup Championship. It is also (to date) the last time the Canadiens have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. It was the last Final in which a Canadian franchise would have home ice advantage with the Stanley Cup up for grabs until the Vancouver Canucks reached the Finals in 2011.[8]

[edit] Game 1

In Game 1 at the Montreal Forum, the Kings jumped out to a 1–0 lead on Luc Robitaille's power-play goal at 3:03 of the first period. The Canadiens tied the game late in the first on Ed Ronan's goal at 18:09 (although it was merely a pass that Gretzky accidentally deflected into his own net). Robitaille would break the 1–1 deadlock with his second power-play goal of the game at 17:41 of the second period. Jari Kurri added an insurance marker off a Patrice Brisebois turnover at 1:51 of the third, and Gretzky sealed the 4–1 win for the Kings with an empty net goal at 18:02.

[edit] Game 2

The most memorable moment of the series came late in the third period of Game 2. With the Kings leading by a score of 2–1, Canadiens coach Jacques Demers called for a measurement of the curve of Kings defenceman Marty McSorley's stick. The stick was deemed illegal and McSorley was given a two-minute minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. As it was late in the game and Montreal was facing the prospect of going to Los Angeles down two games to none, Demers pulled goalie Patrick Roy, producing a 6-on-4 advantage for the Canadiens. In dramatic fashion, Montreal's Éric Desjardins scored from the point to tie the game at 2 and force overtime. Desjardins then scored his third goal of the game 51 seconds into overtime to give Montreal the win and the momentum heading toward Games 3 and 4 at the Great Western Forum. Desjardins is the first and only defenceman to get a hat trick in the Cup Finals; before this game he had scored just two playoff goals.

[edit] Game 3

In Game 3 in Los Angeles, the Canadiens jumped out to a 1–0 first period lead on a tip-in goal by Brian Bellows at 10:26, and Gilbert Dionne and Mathieu Schneider increased that lead to 3–0 at 2:41 and 3:02 of the second period. After a memorable check by long-time Kings defenceman Mark Hardy on Montreal's Mike Keane, the Kings fired back to tie the game in the second period on goals by Robitaille, Tony Granato, and Gretzky. With time running out in the third period, Montreal captain Guy Carbonneau appeared to cover the puck in the goal crease, which with such little time remaining (12 seconds) would have resulted in a penalty shot for Los Angeles. But the referee ruled that the puck had been shot by a Kings player into Carbonneau's equipment, and so the period remained scoreless. After the series, the referee admitted that he had made a mistake on the call. The game went into overtime and the Canadiens won again; it was their ninth consecutive overtime playoff victory. John LeClair scored the winner just 34 seconds into the extra period.

[edit] Game 4

Game 4 was a carbon copy of the previous game. Montreal bolted out to an early 2–0 lead, but the Kings fought back in the second period with goals by Mike Donnelly at 6:33 and McSorley on a power play at 19:56. As was the case in Game 3, the third period in Game 4 ended up scoreless. Once again, it was John LeClair who was the hero for Montreal as he netted the overtime winner 14:37 into the extra period, banking the puck off the leg of sliding Los Angeles defenceman Darryl Sydor. In doing so, he became the first player since Montreal legend Maurice "Rocket" Richard in 1951 to score playoff overtime goals in consecutive games, and giving Montreal an NHL-record ten consecutive overtime wins in the 1993 playoffs.

[edit] Game 5

Leading the series three games to one, the Canadiens headed back home for Game 5. After Paul DiPietro gave Montreal a 1–0 lead with a goal at 15:10 of the first period, McSorley tied the game for the Kings at 2:40 of the second period. The Canadiens' response was swift as Kirk Muller scored just 71 seconds later, and then Stephane Lebeau scored a power-play goal at 11:31 to give the Canadiens a 3–1 lead after two periods. DiPietro scored again at 12:06 to give Montreal a 4–1 lead. That ended up being the final score, with Muller's goal turning out to be the game winner. Gretzky did not manage a shot on net during the entire game.[1]

With the win, the Canadiens won the series four games to one and clinched their 24th Stanley Cup championship. Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time (he won it for the first time in 1986). With the Canadiens' win, Wayne Gretzky was denied the distinction of being the first player to captain two teams to a Stanley Cup championship. As it turned out, the feat would be accomplished the very next year by Gretzky's good friend and former teammate Mark Messier, as he led the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup title in 54 years. Messier had previously captained the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup in 1990.

[edit] Series quotes

All quotes are by Bob Cole.

The tip-off is the referee leaves the stick in the penalty box, and that's where it is now. An illegal stick. Jacques Demers waiting for this moment.
—On Marty McSorley's penalty for using an illegal stick in Game 2.
Desjardins ready...Schneider ready...Desjardins, no shot...on the outside, Desjardins shot...scores! They have tied it!
—On Eric Desjardins' tying goal late in Game 2.
Brunet carries in, Ronan in front of the net...there's a shot! Desjardins following the play, and he missed on the short side, there he is again! Scores! Desjardins! And the Canadiens win in overtime, his third goal of the game! And the series is a brand new one!
—On the overtime goal by Eric Desjardins in Game 2.
The Canadiens win the game in overtime again!
—After John LeClair scores in overtime of Game 3.
And a 2-on-1 right after it...Dionne coming in...DiPietro scores!!!
—On Paul DiPietro's goal in Game 5.
And now a 24th Stanley Cup banner will hang from the rafters of the famous Forum in Montreal! The Canadiens win the Stanley Cup!
—The dying seconds of Game 5.

[edit] Montreal Canadiens - 1993 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Non-players

† Included on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup.

Stanley Cup engraving

  • Jesse Belanger played 19 regular season games and 9 playoff games, but did not play in the finals. His name was included on the Cup even though he did not qualify. Oleg Petrov†† played 9 regular season games and 1 playoff game, but was left off the Cup, and team picture.
  • Montreal did not include Aldo Giampaolo, Fred Steer, Bernard Brisset (Vice Presidents), and Claude Ruel (Director-Player Development) on the Stanley Cup, even though there is more than enough room. In 1986 Montreal included all the vice presidents, and Director-Player Development on the Cup.


[edit] Riot

See also: 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot and 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot

The 1993 Montreal Stanley Cup riot occurred in Montreal after the Montreal Canadiens won their 24th Stanley Cup. Fans poured out of the Montreal Forum and began to commit acts of vandalism and violence while their team was celebrating inside.[9] In the epicenter of the riots, Ste. Catherine St., stores were looted and police cruisers were set ablaze. The riots caused $2.5 million dollars in damage,[10] $3.5 million in 2012 dollars.[11]

At the high point of the riot 980 officers were dispatched and they made 115 arrests. The police reported 47 police cars damaged, 8 of those 47 cars were completely destroyed. Rioters arrested after they broke windows, looted stores and set fires. Some of the rioters were suspected of planning to loot stores using the riot as a decoy. 168 were injured, including 49 police officers.[12]

Due to the Kings as the Canadians' opponents, most of the Los Angeles news media, including the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News, also covered the riots; Times staff writer Helene Elliott was pressed into service as a news reporter minutes after the riots began.

[edit] References

Inline citations
  1. ^ a b Morrison, pp. 142–145
  2. ^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (April 25, 1993). "Sabres send Bruins packing May's OT strike completes sweep". Boston Globe: p. 49. 
  3. ^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (April 28, 1990). "The KO Punch Wesley Scores with 1:13 Left as Bruins Send Canadiens Packing". Boston Globe: p. 33. 
  4. ^ Yannis, Alex (April 30, 1991). "Moog Leads Bruins Into Conference Final". New York Times: p. B11. 
  5. ^ Shuster, Rachel (April 30, 1991). "Bruins bump Canadiens". USA Today: p. 1C. 
  6. ^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (May 10, 1992). "A Four-Gone Conclusion Bruins complete sweep of Montreal with shutout". Boston Globe: p. 49. 
  7. ^ Keri, Jonah (March 21, 2008). "Canadiens-Bruins rivalry alive and well this season". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3305393&type=story. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  8. ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (June 2, 2011). "A rough start for Bruins". Boston Globe: p. A1. http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2011/06/02/at_the_bitter_end_another_finals_heartbreaker_for_bruins/?page=full. Retrieved June 2, 2011. 
  9. ^ ALLECHINSY, DAVID; WALLACE, AMY; IRA BASEN and JANE FARROW (December 27, 2005). "4 Canadian sports riots". Macleans.ca. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/entertainment/article.jsp?content=20051222_140516_2124. 
  10. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Cup Riot Bill is $2.5 million". The New York Times: p. 8.8. 4 July 1993. 
  11. ^ Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. Last modified: 2011-01-25. Retrieved January 16, 2012
  12. ^ "HOCKEY; Victory Party Turns Into Riot and Looting". The New York Times: p. B11. 11 June 1993. 
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