1990 Stanley Cup Finals

1990 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1***2345Games
Edmonton Oilers 371544
Boston Bruins  2 2 21 1 1

* – overtime periods

Location:Boston (Boston Garden) (1,2,5)
Edmonton (Northlands Coliseum) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Edmonton: John Muckler
Boston: Mike Milbury
Captains:Edmonton: Mark Messier
Boston: Ray Bourque
Referees:Don Koharski (1,4)
Andy Van Hellemond (3,5)
Kerry Fraser (2)
Dates:May 15 to May 24
MVP:Bill Ranford
Series-winning
goal:
Craig Simpson (9:31, second)
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In the 1990 Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and the only one since they traded Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988. This would be the last of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two).

Road to the Final

For more details on this topic, see 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Boston defeated the Hartford Whalers 4–3, the Montreal Canadiens 4–1, and the Washington Capitals 4–0 to advance to the Final.

Edmonton defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–3, the Los Angeles Kings 4–0, and the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2.

The series

In game one, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history {see Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's Cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds.

Though the Oilers ultimately won the series in five games, it was the Bruins who dominated play during the early part of the series. The Bruins had more chances to win the opener, and at one point had a 15-4 shot advantage in Game Two before the Oilers came back.[1]

In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1, the first time they had ever clinched the Cup on the road. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford, originally the backup who took over from Grant Fuhr for the remainder of the regular season and the entire playoffs, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Mark Messier won his first Stanley Cup as a team captain.[2] He would win his sixth Stanley Cup as the captain with the New York Rangers four years later, and scored the Cup-winning goal, making him the only player to captain two different Cup-winning teams.[3][4]

Ray Bourque would not reach the Stanley Cup Finals again until the Colorado Avalanche won in 2001. As for the Bruins, they wouldn't return to the Stanley Cup Finals until their championship season of 2011.[5] The Oilers did not reach the Finals again until 2006, losing in seven games.

Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
Tue, May 15 Edmonton 3 Boston 2 3OT
Fri, May 18 Edmonton 7 Boston2
Sun, May 20 Boston 2 Edmonton1
Tue, May 22 Boston 1 Edmonton5
Thu, May 24 Edmonton 4 Boston1
Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup

Edmonton Oilers – 1990 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff
  • Peter Pocklington (Owner), Glen Sather (President/General Manager)
  • John Muckler (Head Coach), Ted Green (Co-Coach)
  • Bruce MacGregor (Asst. General Manager), Ron Low (Asst. Coach)
  • Barry Fraser (Director of Player Personnel/Chief Scout), Bill Tuele (Director of Public Relations)
  • Werner Baum (Controller), Dr. Gordon Cameron (Chief of Medical Staff), Dr. David Reid (Team Physician)
  • Ken Lowe (Athletic Tainer-Therapist), Barrie Stafford (Trainer), Stuart Poirier (Massage Therapist)
  • Lyle Kulchisky (Ass’t Trainer), John Blackwell (Director of Hockey Operations, AHL)
  • Garnet Bailey (Scout), Ed Chadwick (Scout), Lorne Davis (Scout)
  • Harry Howell (Scout), Albert Reeves (Scout), Matti Vaisanen (Scout)

Stanley Cup engravings

Neither player qualified for engravement on the Cup, but both players received Stanley Cup rings. Ruzicka was also included on the team winning picture.

Members of all five Edmonton Oilers championships

Members of all five Edmonton Oilers championships and New York Rangers championship (1994)

See also

References

Inline citations
  1. K.P. Wee (October 2015). The End of the Montreal Jinx: Boston's Short-Lived Glory in the Historic Bruins-Canadiens Rivalry, 1988-1994. pp. 90–93. ISBN 978–1517362911.
  2. Cole, p. 120
  3. Morrison, Scott (2010). Hockey Night in Canada: Best of the Best Ranking the Greatest Players of All Time. Toronto: Key Porter Books. p. 34.
  4. Cole, p. 128
  5. Ulman, Howard (May 28, 2011). "Bruins reach Stanley Cup finals, top Lightning 1-0". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
Bibliography
Preceded by
Calgary Flames
1989
Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup Champions

1990
Succeeded by
Pittsburgh Penguins
1991
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