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The Coveted Stanley Cup - Who Will Win It In 2008?

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Who Will Win The Stanley Cup - The One And Only Stanley Cup...

 

The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy awarded every year to the best team of the NHL - the National Hockey League.


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The Stanley Cup is not only the most famous trophy in the professional sporting world; it's also the oldest sporting trophy (first presented in 1893). Crafted in Sheffield, England, it was purchased by Lord Stanley for 10 guineas (equivalent of $48.67) in 1892.


The bowl on the top of the Stanley Cup is a copy of the original bowl that was purchased by Lord Stanley. The original bowl is being kept at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. It's hard to believe, but at the beginning, names of the players who won the Stanley Cup were added by scratching the bowl with a knife or a nail. From the 1890s, bands were added to the bottom of the bowl to hold the names of the winning teams and players. From 1948, the Stanley Cup consists of a wide barrel-shaped base and a removable bowl and a collar.

Once a bottom ring is filled with the names (it takes 13 years for one ring), another one is removed from the top of the base and retired at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

The Stanley Cup weighs 35 pounds and is just under 3 feet tall.

Photo credit: Stanley Cup by ManHole.ca




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Two best sources to learn about the Stanley Cup and NHL hockey 

NHL Video Portal
With the NHL Video Portal you get greatest collection of NHL video content. Excellent multimedia presentations! Heere are some of the channels: The Hockey Show, Stanley Cup Playoffs Channel, NHL Game Highlights, NHL Radio, NHL Podcasts. FANTASTIC PLACE TO BE FOR THE HOCKEY FANS!
2008 Stanley Cup on ESPN
Results, predictions, etc.
NHL's page on Stanley Cup individuals records
Lots of fascinating info, data, records, pictures and much more about the coveted Stanley Cup.
Wikipedia
Learn more here about the Stanley Cup and the NHL.

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2007/2008 Stanley Cup Final 


Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

RED WINGS WIN THE STANLEY CUP 4-2 - Congratulations!!!

Saturday, May 24 -- Pittsburgh at Detroit PENGUINS 0: RED WINGS 4
Monday, May 26 -- Pittsburgh at Detroit PENGUINS 0: RED WINGS 3
Wednesday, May 28 -- Detroit at Pittsburgh RED WINGS 2: PENGUINS 3
Saturday, May 31 -- Detroit at Pittsburgh RED WINGS 2: PENGUINS 1
Monday, June 2 -- Pittsburgh at Detroit PENGUINS 4: RED WINGS 3
Wednesday, June 4 -- Detroit at Pittsburgh RED WINGS 3: PENGUINS 2

2007/08 Stanley Cup playoffs - Conference finals (third round) - schedule and results 

Stanley Cup playoffs 2008 - Conference finals schedule
Eastern Conference

No. 2 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 6 Philadelphia Flyers
PENGUINS WIN SERIES 4 -1
Friday, May 9 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh FLYERS 2: PENGUINS 4
Sunday, May 11 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh FLYERS 2: PENGUINS 4
Tuesday, May 13 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia PENGUINS 4: FLYERS 1
Thursday, May 15 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia PENGUINS 4: FLYERS 2
*Sunday, May 18 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh FLYERS 0: PENGUINS 6
*Tuesday, May 20 -- Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
*Thursday, May 22 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

Western Conference

No. 1 Detroit Red Wings vs. No. 5 Dallas Stars
RED WINGS WIN SERIES 4-2
Thursday, May 8 -- Dallas at Detroit STARS 1: RED WINGS 4
Saturday, May 10 -- Dallas at Detroit STARS 1: RED WINGS 2
Monday, May 12 -- Detroit at Dallas RED WINGS 5: STARS 2
Wednesday, May 14 -- Detroit at Dallas RED WINGS 1: STARS 3
*Saturday, May 17 -- Dallas at Detroit STARS 2: RED WINGS 1
*Monday, May 19 -- Detroit at Dallas RED WINGS 4: STARS 1
*Wednesday, May 21 -- Dallas at Detroit


* if necessary

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2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs - second round 



Stanley Cup dates - Second Round


Eastern Conference

Montreal Canadiens (1) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6)
FLYERS WIN SERIES 4-1

Thursday, April 24 -- Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. FLYERS 3: CANADIENS 4
Saturday, April 26 -- Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. FLYERS 4: CANADIENS 2
Monday, April 28 -- Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. CANADIENS 2: FLYERS 3
Wednesday, April 30 -- Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. CANADIENS 2: FLYERS 4
*Saturday, May 3 -- Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. FLYERS 6: CANADIENS 4
*Sunday, May 4 -- Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
*Tuesday, May 6 -- Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins (2) vs. New York Rangers (5)
PENGUINS WIN SERIES 4-1

Friday, April 25 -- NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. RANGERS 4: PENGUINS 5
Sunday, April 27 -- NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. RANGERS 0: PENGUINS 2
Tuesday, April 29 -- Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. PENGUINS 5: RANGERS 3
Thursday, May 1 -- Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. PENGUINS 0: RANGERS 3
*Sunday, May 4 -- NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. RANGERS 2: PENGUINS 3
*Monday, May 5 -- Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
*Wednesday, May 7 -- NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD

Western Conference

Detroit Red Wings (1) vs. Colorado Avalanche (6)
RED WINGS WIN SERIES 4-0

Thursday, April 24 -- Colorado at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. AVALANCHE 3: WINGS 4
Saturday, April 26 -- Colorado at Detroit, 3 p.m. AVALANCHE 1: WINGS 5
Tuesday, April 29 -- Detroit at Colorado, 10 p.m. WINGS 4: AVALANCHE 3
Thursday, May 1 -- Detroit at Colorado, 10 p.m. RED WINGS 8: AVALANCHE 2
*Saturday, May 3 -- Colorado at Detroit, 1 p.m.
*Monday, May 5 -- Detroit at Colorado, 10 p.m.
*Wednesday, May 7 -- Colorado at Detroit, TBD

San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Dallas Stars (5)
STARS WIN SERIES 4-2

Friday, April 25, 2008 -- Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m. STARS 3: SHARKS 2
Sunday, April 27, 2008 -- Dallas at San Jose, 9 p.m. STARS 5: SHARKS 2
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -- San Jose at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. SHARKS 1: STARS 2
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -- San Jose at Dallas, 9 p.m. SHARKS 2: STARS 1
*Friday, May 2, 2008 -- Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m. STARS 2: SHARKS 3
*Sunday, May 4, 2008 -- San Jose at Dallas, 9 p.m. SHARKS 1: STARS 2
*Tuesday May 6, 2008 -- Dallas at San Jose, 10 p.m.


Notes: all times ET; * - if necessary; TBD - to be determined

2008 NHL Playoffs Match-Ups (first round) 

Stanley Cup 2008 First Round:


Eastern Conference

(1) Montreal vs (8) Boston

CANADIENS WIN SERIES 4-3

(2) Pittsburgh vs (7) Ottawa

PENGUINS WIN SERIES 4-0

(3) Washington vs (6) Philadelphia

FLYERS WIN SERIES 4-3

(4) New Jersey vs (5) New York Rangers

RANGERS WIN SERIES 4-1


Western Conference

(1) Detroit vs (8) Nashville

RED WINGS WIN SERIES 4-2

(2) San Jose vs (7) Calgary

SHARKS WIN SERIES 4-3

(3) Minnesota vs (6) Colorado

AVALANCHE WIN SERIES 4-2

(4) Anaheim vs (5) Dallas

STARS WIN SERIES 4-2


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Up to the minute Stanley Cup results 

NHL Scoreboard
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Who's On Your Fantasy Playoff Hockey Team? 

NHL.com has the 2008 Playoff Fantasy Hockey Challenge on. Yes, NHL.com's Playoff Fantasy Hockey Challenge is now open for registration. Like the regular season game, it's free to play. I'd like to invite you to compete against me!

ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHALLENGE? Read NHL.com's Playoff primer to prepare!

You can sign up here: http://freefantasy.nhl.com/signup/hockey_signup.asp?game_id=496


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Goaltender: Carey Price - Mon

Forwards: Ryan Getzlaf - Anh, Alexei Kovalev - Mon, Evgeni Malkin - Pit, Alexander Ovechkin - Was, Henrik Zetterberg - Det, Joe Thornton - SJ

Defensmen: Brian Campbell - SJ, Sergei Gonchar - Pit, Nicklas Lidstrom - Det


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Who's been the hottest star of the regular 2007/08 NHL season 

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Interesting Information about NHL and Hockey Players 

List of National Hockey League statistical leaders
This is a list of National Hockey League statistical leaders through the end of the 2006-07 season. Statistics from the 2007-08 season will be included after that season is completed.

Virtually all of these records are dominated by Canadian players, due to the traditional popularity of ice hockey in Canada. In the past, most NHL players were from Canada, and even today roughly half of all NHL players are born in Canada. To distinguish Canadians from non-Canadians, a flag is placed beside players born outside of Canada. In order to avoid visual clutter, the Canadian flag (Flag of Canada) will not be shown next to Canadian players.
National Hockey League lists
Coaches, managers, players - biggest achievements.
List of career achievements by Wayne Gretzky
Upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, Wayne Gretzky held or shared 61 National Hockey League records. These records include 40 regular season, 15 playoff, and 6 All-star records. Details are here.
List of NHL players
Find your favorite hockey player here.

Which NHL team was the biggest positive surprise in 2007/08 regular season? 

2007 Stanley Cup Final Coverage: Ducks vs. Senators - from NHL.com 

ANA vs. OTT
Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators

Ducks win the series 4-1 and are the Stanley Cup Champions for 2007. Congratulations!

2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs Coverage - from NHL.com 

Conference finals:
Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks
(1) DET v. (2) ANA

Ducks won the series 4-2
Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators
(1) BUF v. (4) OTT

Ottawa Senators won the series 4-1

2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs Coverage - from NHL.com 

Conference semi-finals:
(1) BUF vs. (6) NYR
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres won 4-2
(2) NJD vs. (4) OTT
New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators won 4-1
(1) DET vs. (5) SJS
Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks
Detroit Red Wings won 4-2
(2) ANA vs. (3) VAN
Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks
Anaheim Ducks won 4-1

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