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  2000 Finals Claude Lemieux Devils Game Worn Jersey - Stanley Cup Finals - Photo Matched - Video Matched - Item # 111
Since the NHL began requiring Stanley Cup Finals patches on their game jerseys in 1989, there have been a few notable sets that have eluded collectors.
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals patched New Jersey Devils are one of those sets.
Claude led his teams to 4 Stanley Cup titles and ranks among the all-time elite in playoff scoring.
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  2000 Stanley Cup Finals
The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship.
ESPN, who with the ABC deal renewed their contract with the NHL, continued to show regular season and playoff games as well as the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 107th year of the Stanley Cup.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2000_stanley_cup_finals.html   (371 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2000 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 107th year of the Stanley Cup.
The Stanley Cup is one of the most popular sporting events of the year in Canada, which is home to six NHL franchises and a majority of the NHL’s players.
The original Stanley Cup was 19 cm (7.5 in) high and 29 cm (11.5 in) wide and was made by a London-based silversmith in 1892.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2000-Stanley-Cup-Finals   (481 words)

  
  Stanley Cup - MSN Encarta
Stanley Cup, team trophy for professional ice hockey, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion.
The Stanley Cup is one of the most popular sporting events of the year in Canada, which is home to six NHL franchises and a majority of the NHL’s players.
The original Stanley Cup was 19 cm (7.5 in) high and 29 cm (11.5 in) wide and was made by a London-based silversmith in 1892.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761585412/Stanley_Cup.html   (940 words)

  
 Stanley Cup at AllExperts
During the period when it was a challenge cup, all of the leagues that played for the trophy had no annual formal playoff system to decide their own respective championships; whoever finished in first place after the regular season won the league title.
Because the "Stovepipe Cup" (as it was later called due to its resemblance to the exhaust pipe of a stove) became impractical due to its ever increasing height, the Cup was then redesigned in 1948 as a two-piece cigar-shaped trophy with a removable bowl and collar.
The bands were finally all filled in 1991, and a decision was made to preserve the top band of the large barrel in the Hockey Hall of Fame and introduce a new blank band at the bottom so the size of the Stanley Cup would not grow further.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/st/stanley_cup.htm   (5283 words)

  
 NHL.com - History
Bourque's quest for his first Stanley Cup ring was the story of the 2001 playoffs for most of the hockey world.
For the first time since 1988-89, the 2001 finals matched up the conference champions; the Devils won the East and the Colorado Avalanche was No. 1 in the West.
NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League.
www.nhl.com /hockeyu/history/game7_5.html   (631 words)

  
 Martin Brodeur (1991-present)
"In the last game against Detroit [in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals], the time from ten minutes left to one minute left was probably the longest nine minutes of my life.
Backstopped the Devils to the 1995 Stanley Cup championship, but has won just one round of playoffs since.
The Devils would eventually fall, in the Stanley Cup Finals, to the Colorado Avalanche.
hockeygoalies.org /bio/brodeurm.html   (12970 words)

  
 "!QVC / NHL 2000 Bring the Cup Home Sweepstakes!"
From May 7, 2000 to the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs, QVC is partnering with the NHL to give you the chance to bring the Stanley Cup to your home!
One (1) Grand Prize Winner will have the opportunity to have the Stanley Cup in their home for four hours, subject to NHL supervision and security and will receive a $250.00 QVC Gift Certificate.
All entrants are subject to agree to comply with and be bound by the Official Rules for this sweepstakes.
www.qvc.com /bringthecuphome.html   (466 words)

  
 Stanley Cup Tickets - Stanley Cup Finals Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Stanley Cup is the ultimate prize of the National Hockey League, and one of the most enduring championship trophies in all of sports.
In the 1920s the Stanley Cup became the de facto championship trophy, but not until 1947 was the Stanley Cup made the official NHL champs symbol.
The Stanley Cup belongs on the short list of championship hardware (along with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the FIFA World Cup, an Olympic Gold Medal, and only a few others) that are among the most recognizable and most sought-after in the world of sports.
www.stubhub.com /stanley-cup-tickets   (496 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Stevens was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the first round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft as the fifth overall pick, selected for his offensive abilities and his physical presence on the ice.
As captain and leader of the Devils, he won 3 Stanley Cup championships (in 1995, 2000, and 2003).
Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the 2000 playoffs, Stevens is widely considered to be a shoo-in for the Hockey Hall of Fame after the mandatory three year waiting period.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Scott_Stevens   (686 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Elias Says ...
It was only the fifth time in Stanley Cup finals history that a go-ahead goal was scored in the last minute of the third period.
This is only the second time since the NHL took sole possession of the Stanley Cup in 1927 that the teams who met in the Cup finals didn't play each other during the regular season.
Recchi's Stanley Cup finals appearances 15 years apart with none inbetween is the longest gap for any player in NHL history.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2472309&type=story   (1139 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 2000, became the eighth player in NHL history to win the Calder Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season.
Won Stanley Cups with Calgary in 1989 and Dallas in 1999, when he captured the Conn Smythe Trophy with 11 goals and 10 assists in 23 games.
Along with Jamie Langenbrunner and Joe Nieuwendyk, won a Stanley Cup with Dallas in 1999 and lost to New Jersey in the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals.
www.usatoday.com /sports/hockey/cup/newjersey-thumbs.htm   (3962 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lord Stanley's Cup - Hockey's Ultimate Prize: Video: Denis Leary,John Heffernan,Jean Pagé,Irina ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hockey's coveted Stanley Cup, the most remarkable trophy in sports, is the subject of a glowing tribute on this DVD produced in association with the National Hockey League.
The fabled cup is all about tradition, and it is unusual because it is the only major sports trophy to contain all the names of the players on the teams who have won it.
Stanley Cup Winners is self descriptive, and it goes back to 1892-1893, before the formation of the National Hockey League in 1917.
www.amazon.com /Lord-Stanleys-Cup-Hockeys-Ultimate/dp/630532008X   (2256 words)

  
 Toon's Station, Inc. 2000 Stanley Cup Patch & Hat Combo (Devils over Dallas)
The hat is made by New Era and was worn by the Devils immediately following the Stanley Cup Finals.
In 1995, the NJ Devils won the Stanley Cup over the Dallas Stars.
Also available are Stanley Cup Patches from 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 & 2003.
toonstation.zoovy.com /product/2000CUPPATCHHATCOMBO   (216 words)

  
 2000 - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Popular culture also holds the year 2000, as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
March 18 - 2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The May 2000 conjunction consisted of: the Sun and Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/2000   (3260 words)

  
 2000 Stanley Cup Finals (2000 stanley cup finals info)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In its final season (1916-17), the National Hockey Association was comprised of six teams: The Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, Toronto Blueshirts, and an army team from the Toronto-based 228th Battalion.
Though it never challenged for the Stanley Cup, its status as a viable NHL rival was unquestionable.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs is an elimination tournament, where two teams battle to win a best-of-seven series in order to advance to the next round.
wikimiki.info /en/2000+Stanley+Cup+Finals   (9719 words)

  
 2000 - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
March 18 - 2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The May 2000 conjunction consisted of: the Sun and Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
2000.quickseek.com   (3278 words)

  
 CBC Sports Online - 2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The last two teams to win the Stanley Cup, the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche, also won the award and three out of the last four teams to win at least 50 games in a season have gone on to win the Stanley Cup.
The Senators, who won the President's Cup for being the NHL's top team in the regular season, are in the playoffs for the seventh straight year.
The Flyers have advanced to the Stanley Cup finals seven times and have won the Cup twice, 1974 and 1975.
www.cbc.ca /sports/hockey/stanleycup2003/round2/senators_flyers.html   (815 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Their opponent in the finals, the Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal and ultimately a natural hat trick (three straight goals) in Game 2 to even the series.
Ken Hitchcock, who won the Stanley Cup as coach of The Dallas Stars in 1999, took over as head coach, in 2002-03, the Flyers defeated Toronto in seven games before losing to Ottawa for the second straight season, this time in 6 games.
The final season before the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the Flyers made another lengthy playoff run in 2003-04.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Philadelphia_Flyers   (3678 words)

  
 2006 Stanley Cup Finals
Rod Brind’Amour the 36-year-old, 16-year NHL veteran is looking for his first Stanley Cup victory in this his third trip to the Cup finals.
This will be only the second time since the NHL took sole possession of the Stanley Cup in 1927 that the teams who met in the finals didn’t play each other during the regular season.
But they were the first to do so in a conference finals or the Stanley Cup finals since 1979, when the Canadiens overcame a 3-1 deficit after two periods to beat the Bruins 5-4 and advance to the Stanley Cup finals, in which they defeated the Rangers.
www.sportznutz.com /nhl/2006_Stanley_Cup/cup_preview.htm   (479 words)

  
 Columbus Blue Jackets: News & Info - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For the Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Jeff Rimer and Bill Davidge correctly picked both Stanley Cup Finals participants, while Brian Engblom and George Matthews each correctly picked Edmonton to win the West, but misfired on the East, picking Buffalo.
In 1985, he was promoted to head coach and spent four seasons behind the bench before retiring to spend more time with his family and continuing to teach at Miami as a professor in the physical education department.
Below is Davidge's analysis of the Conference Finals as well as the pick of each of the Columbus Blue Jackets' broadcasters, Engblom, Rimer, George Matthews.
www.bluejackets.com /news/press/arts/3033.0.html   (1043 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Stanley Cup finals: Lightning 3, Flames 2, 2OT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whatever it was, the Tampa Bay Lightning have forced Game 7 in a Stanley Cup finals that much of Calgary – and Canada, too – must have thought was over.
Louis, the regular season scoring champion who was waived by Calgary in 2000, rushed in to slip the rebound past goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
Now, Andreychuk said, "I finally have my chance." And the Flames must be wondering if they've squandered their best chance.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040605-2237-hkn-stanleycup.html   (996 words)

  
 2004 Stanley Cup Champions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Lightning are the first team from the final wave of expansion, which began in 1991, to capture a championship.
They are also the first Sunbelt team to win the Stanley Cup and the sixth team in NHL history to win a title in their finals debut.
In December 1991, the NHL gave final approval for the Lightning and the Ottawa Senators franchises.
www.tampagov.net /about_Tampa/local_sports/2004_Stanley_Cup.asp   (550 words)

  
 2000 biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
March 18 - 2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China.
July 2 - France beat Italy 2-1 at the final of the 2000 European Football Championship.
November 7 - U.S. presidential election, 2000: Republican challenger George W. Bush defeats Democrat Vice President Al Gore, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.
www.biography.ms /2000.html   (1850 words)

  
 The Sporting News: History of the Stanley Cup
Despite their two Stanley Cups since 1995, a loss in Game 7 would have solidified them as the team that couldn't close it out.
They did it by finally cracking down and playing the way they were supposed to.
They had done enough in the series and particularly in Game 6, though, to be remembered as a team that wasn't a fluke, a team with a lot of heart and enough skill to win with determination.
www.sportingnews.com /archives/stanleycup   (885 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Iginla surprised to reach Stanley Cup finals with Calgary
TAMPA, Fla. – Jarome Iginla was the picture of calm on the eve of the Stanley Cup finals.
While the captain of the Western Conference champion Calgary Flames looked relaxed in front of a throng of reporters Monday, he revealed he didn't expect to be playing for hockey's top prize with this club.
The only other time a team knocked off three division winners in one playoff season, since the NHL took exclusive control of the Stanley Cup in 1927, was in 2000 when New Jersey did it in winning its second championship.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040524-1458-hkn-stanleycup-flames.html   (699 words)

  
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The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was a classic battle.
At first glance the Stanley Cup finals being played along the southern shores of North America's Great Lakes last week seemed like a pretty parochial affair.
The Boston Bruins showed their experience in sweeping the Caps and moving on to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in three years.
www.lycos.com /info/stanley-cup--stanley-cup-finals.html   (499 words)

  
 newsobserver.com | We're cup crazy
Share your thoughts on the Stanley Cup finals between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers.
If anyone out there still thinks the Stanley Cup would be out of place in the Triangle, think again.
Nobody could have imagined 15 years ago that an NHL franchise would be in the middle of a warm-weather college basketball mecca -- or be playing for the Stanley Cup.
www.newsobserver.com /100/story/446601.html   (587 words)

  
 LancasterOnline.com: Stanley Cup a Showcase for 'New' NHL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup title in a thrilling seven-game series that featured a penalty shot goal and a short-handed goal in overtime, two firsts for the finals.
NBC aired the final five games of the finals, averaging a 2.3 rating and 4 share, down from a 2.6/5 on ABC in 2004.
No way he was missing a chance to hold the cup, even though Weight couldn't quite lift it as high with his right hand as he did with his left.
ap.lancasteronline.com /4/hkn_stanley_cup   (1007 words)

  
 Sports 2000 Numbers - Stanley Cup Finals comebacks
The Skinny: the number of third period comebacks in Stanley Cup Finals games in the last five years.
We imagine recently-retired John Elway is enjoying this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, and not just because the Avalanche defeated their bitter rivals from Detroit.
He would also be witnessing a flurry of come-from-behind victories, his own specialty.
www.sportingnews.com /archives/sports2000/numbers/160913.html   (233 words)

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