2001 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Denver, CO (Pepsi Center) (1,2,5,7) East Rutherford, NJ (Continental Airlines Arena) (3,4,6) |
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| Coaches | Colorado: Bob Hartley New Jersey: Larry Robinson |
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| Captains | Colorado: Joe Sakic New Jersey: Scott Stevens |
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| National anthems | Colorado: Jake Schroeder New Jersey: Arlette |
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| Referees |
Dan Marouelli (1,3,6,7) Paul Devorski (1,4) Bill McCreary (2,4,6) Rob Shick (2,5) Kerry Fraser (3,5,7) |
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| Dates | May 26 – June 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Patrick Roy (Colorado) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Alex Tanguay (4:57, second, G7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | ABC (Games 3-7), CBC, ESPN (Games 1-2), RDS, NASN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers |
(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale (ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement |
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(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale
The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs contested between the Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference champion and Presidents' Trophy winning Colorado Avalanche. It was Colorado's second appearance in the Final, and the first since the team won the Cup in 1996. It was New Jersey's third appearance in the Final and second straight appearance after winning the Cup in the 2000 Final. Colorado defeated New Jersey in seven games to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. Colorado's Patrick Roy would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the 2001 Playoffs. This was the first Stanley Cup Final since 1994 that would be decided in the maximum seven games. This was also the first and, as of 2016, most recent Finals since 1989 that the number one seeds in each conference met.
New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
Colorado defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4–0, the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 and the St. Louis Blues 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
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