1994 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1994 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1993–94 season, and the culmination of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks were making the club's second Finals appearance, their first coming during their Cinderella run of 1982, and the Rangers were making their tenth appearance, their first since 1979. The Rangers ended their then record 54-year championship drought with a victory in game seven to claim the long-awaited Stanley Cup. It was the fourth championship in franchise history. The CBC broadcast of the deciding game seven attracted an average Canadian audience of 4.957 million viewers, making it the most watched CBC Sports program in history to that time. This was the last Stanley Cup Final with games played in Canada until 2004, and the last to go the full seven games until 2001.

1994 Stanley Cup Finals
1234567 Total
New York Rangers 2*354313 4
Vancouver Canucks 3*112642 3
* game decided in overtime
Location(s)New York City: Madison Square Garden (1, 2, 5, 7)
Vancouver: Pacific Coliseum (3, 4, 6)
CoachesNew York: Mike Keenan
Vancouver: Pat Quinn
CaptainsNew York: Mark Messier
Vancouver: Trevor Linden
National anthemsNew York: John Amirante
Vancouver: Richard Loney (3)
John Reynolds (4, 6)
RefereesTerry Gregson (1, 4, 7)
Bill McCreary (2, 6)
Andy Van Hellemond (3, 5)
DatesMay 31 – June 14, 1994
MVPBrian Leetch (Rangers)
Series-winning goalMark Messier(13:29, second, G7)
Hall of FamersRangers:
Glenn Anderson (2008)
Brian Leetch (2009)
Kevin Lowe (2020)
Mark Messier (2007)
Sergei Zubov (2019)
Canucks:
Pavel Bure (2012)
Coaches:
Pat Quinn (2016)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): SRC
United States:
(National): ESPN
(New York City area): MSG Network (1–3, 6–7), MSG II (4–5)
Announcers(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale, and Dick Irvin Jr.
(SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay
(ESPN) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement
(MSG/MSGII) Sam Rosen and John Davidson
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