1982 Stanley Cup Finals

1982 ice hockey championship series

The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1981–82 season, and the culmination of the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs.

1982 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
New York Islanders 6*633 4
Vancouver Canucks 5*401 0
* overtime periods
Location(s)Uniondale: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1, 2)
Vancouver: Pacific Coliseum (3, 4)
CoachesNew York: Al Arbour
Vancouver: Roger Neilson
CaptainsNew York: Denis Potvin
Vancouver: Kevin McCarthy[1]
DatesMay 8 – May 16
MVPMike Bossy (Islanders)
Series-winning goalMike Bossy (5:00, second, G4)
NetworksCBC (Canada-English), SRC (Canada-French), USA Network (United States, except in New York area), SportsChannel New York (New York area, games 1 & 2), WOR (New York area, games 3 & 4)
Announcers(CBC) Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond and Dick Irvin, Jr. (in Uniondale), Jim Robson, Howie Meeker, and Gary Dornhoefer (in Vancouver)
(USA) Dan Kelly, Gary Green
(SCNY, WOR) Jiggs McDonald, Ed Westfall
(New York Islanders Radio) Barry Landers, Jean Potvin
(Vancouver Canucks Radio) Jim Robson (games 1,2), Jim Hughson (games 3,4), Tom Larscheid

Notes change

  1. Due to injury, McCarthy didn't play in any playoff games. Stan Smyl served as acting captain.

References change

  • Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates, Inc.
  • Diamond, Dan (2008). Total Stanley Cup (PDF). Dan Diamond & Associates, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
Preceded by
New York Islanders
1981
New York Islanders
Stanley Cup Champions

1982
Succeeded by
New York Islanders
1983