1980 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1980 Stanley Cup Finals were played from May 13 to May 24, 1980 between the New York Islanders in their first Finals appearance and the Philadelphia Flyers, in their fourth Finals appearance. The Islanders would win the best-of-seven series four games to two, to win their first Stanley Cup, the second for a post-1967 expansion team.
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[edit] Paths to the Final
New York defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3–1, the Boston Bruins 4–1 and the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 to advance to the finals. Philadelphia defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3–0, the New York Rangers 4–1 and the Minnesota North Stars 4–1 to make it to the finals.
[edit] The series
Denis Potvin would score the first power-play overtime goal in Stanley Cup history in game one. Bob Nystrom would score the Cup winner in overtime in game six, his fourth career overtime goal. Ken Morrow joined the team after winning the Olympic gold medal and added the Stanley Cup to cap a remarkable season.
Game six was televised in the United States by the CBS network, as a special edition of its CBS Sports Spectacular anthology series. This would be the last NHL game to air on U.S. network television until 1990. As of 2008, it is also the last Stanley Cup Final game to be played in the afternoon (earlier than 5:00 local time).
New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, May 13 | New York | 4 | Philadelphia | 3 | OT |
| Thu, May 15 | New York | 3 | Philadelphia | 8 | |
| Sat, May 17 | Philadelphia | 2 | New York | 6 | |
| Mon, May 19 | Philadelphia | 2 | New York | 5 | |
| Thu, May 22 | New York | 3 | Philadelphia | 6 | |
| Sat, May 24 | Philadelphia | 4 | New York | 5 | OT |
New York wins the series 4–2.
Bryan Trottier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
[edit] New York Islanders 1980 Stanley Cup champions
Denis Potvin (D-Captain), Mike Bossy (RW), Bob Bourne (C), Clark Gillies (LW), Butch Goring (C), Lorne Henning (C), Garry Howatt (LW), Anders Kallur (RW), Gord Lane (D), Dave Langevin (D), Bob Lorimer (D), Alex McKendry (LW), Wayne Merrick (C), Ken Morrow (D), Bob Nystrom (RW), Stefan Persson (D), Jean Potvin (D), Glenn Resch (G), Billy Smith (G), Duane Sutter (RW), Steve Tambellini (C), John Tonelli (LW), Bryan Trottier (C).
- Non Players
Bill Torrey (President/General Manager), John Pickett (Chairman/Owner), Al Arbour (Head Coach), Bill MacMillan (Asst. Coach), Jim Devellano (Chief Scout), Gerry Ehman (Western Scout), Harry Boyd, Maurice Sabageno (Scouts), Ron Waske (Trainer), Jim Pickard (Ass't Trainer).
[edit] Stanley Cup engravings
- Alex McKendry played two regular season and six playoff games, but did not play in the finals. Jean Potvin played 32 regular season games, but did not play in the playoffs. Both names were engraved on the Stanley Cup, even though they did not officially qualify.
- Ken Morrow became the first player to win the Olypmic Gold (with Team United States), and Stanley Cup (with New York Islanders) in the same year.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2000) Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3.
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1979 |
New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions 1980 |
Succeeded by New York Islanders 1981 |
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