2000 Stanley Cup Finals

2000 Stanley Cup Finals
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total New Jersey Devils 7 1 2 3 0*** 2** 4 Dallas Stars 3 2 1 1 1*** 1** 2
* indicates periods of overtime
Location(s)	Bob Cole and Harry Neale (SRC) Claude Quenneville and Michel Bergeron (ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement
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The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1999–2000 season, and the culmination of the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils against the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Dallas Stars. The Devils were led by captain Scott Stevens, head coach Larry Robinson and goaltender Martin Brodeur. The Stars were led by captain Derian Hatcher, head coach Ken Hitchcock and goaltender Ed Belfour. The Devils defeated the Stars 4–2 in a six-game series to win their second Stanley Cup in franchise history. This was the first, and along with 2001 the only Finals where two relocated teams faced each other.

Paths to the Finals

New Jersey defeated the Florida Panthers 4–0, the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

Dallas defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–1, the San Jose Sharks 4–1 and the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 to advance to the Finals.

Game summaries

Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were one more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the Cup in game six on a one-timer goal by

For the Stars, this was the first time since the New York Islanders lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Finals that a defending Stanley Cup champion lost in the Finals. This happened to the Devils themselves the following year when they lost to the Colorado Avalanche. This would be the last appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals for the Stars until 2020.

This was the first Finals that featured two relocated teams competing for the Stanley Cup, as well as the first Finals in which both teams had won the Stanley Cup previously after relocation.

Team rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Dallas Stars

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
20		Ed Belfour	G	L	1997–98	Carman, Manitoba	third (1992, 1999)
21		Guy Carbonneau	C	R	1995–96	Sept-Îles, Quebec	fifth (1986, 1989, 1993, 1999)
3		Sylvain Cote	D	R	1999–2000	Quebec City, Quebec	first
35		Manny Fernandez	G	L	1994–95	Etobicoke, Ontario	first (did not play)
44		Aaron Gavey	C	L	1999–2000	Sudbury, Ontario	first (did not play)
2		Derian Hatcher – C	D	L	1990	Sterling Heights, Michigan	second (1999)
16		Brett Hull	RW	R	1998–99	Belleville, Ontario	third (1986, 1999)
12		Mike Keane	RW	R	1997–98	Winnipeg, Manitoba	fifth (1986, 1989, 1996, 1999)
15		Jamie Langenbrunner	RW	R	1993	Cloquet, Minnesota	second (1999)
26		Jere Lehtinen	RW	R	1992	Espoo, Finland	second (1999)
36		Roman Lyashenko	C	R	1997	Murmansk, Soviet Union	first
6		Dave Manson	D	L	1999–2000	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	first
29		Grant Marshall	RW	R	1994–95	Port Credit, Ontario	second (1999)
24		Richard Matvichuk	D	L	1991	Edmonton, Alberta	second (1999)
9		Mike Modano – A	C	L	1988	Livonia, Michigan	third (1991, 1999)
45		Brenden Morrow	LW	L	1997	Carlyle, Saskatchewan	first
22		Kirk Muller	C	L	1999–2000	Kingston, Ontario	second (1993)
25		Joe Nieuwendyk – A	C	L	1995–96	Oshawa, Ontario	third (1989, 1999)
4		Jamie Pushor	D	R	1999–2000	Lethbridge, Alberta	second (1997; did not play)
49		Jon Sim	LW	L	1996	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia	second (1999; did not play)
10		Brian Skrudland	C	L	1997–98	Peace River, Alberta	fifth (1986, 1989, 1996, 1999)
11		Blake Sloan	RW	R	1998–99	Park Ridge, Illinois	second (1999)
5		Darryl Sydor	D	L	1995–96	Edmonton, Alberta	third (1993, 1999)
17		Scott Thornton	LW	L	1999–2000	London, Ontario	first
56		Sergei Zubov – A	D	R	1996–97	Moscow, Soviet Union	third (1994, 1999)

New Jersey Devils

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
25		Jason Arnott – A	C	R	1997–98	Collingwood, Ontario	first
6		Brad Bombardir	D	L	1990	Powell River, British Columbia	first (did not play)
30		Martin Brodeur	G	L	1990	Montreal, Quebec	second (1995)
10		Steve Brule	RW	R	1993	Montreal, Quebec	first (did not play)
18		Sergei Brylin	LW	L	1992	Moscow, Soviet Union	second (1995)
3		Ken Daneyko	D	L	1982	Windsor, Ontario	second (1995)
26		Patrik Elias	LW	L	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia	first
23		Scott Gomez	C	L	1998	Anchorage, Alaska	first
16		Bobby Holik	LW	R	1992–93	Jihlava, Czechoslovakia	second (1995)
15		Steve Kelly	C	L	1998–99	Vancouver, British Columbia	first (did not play)
22		Claude Lemieux	RW	R	1999–2000	Buckingham, Quebec	fifth (1986, 1989, 1995, 1996)
11		John Madden	C	L	1997–98	Toronto, Ontario	first
7		Vladimir Malakhov	D	L	1999–2000	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union	first
21		Randy McKay – A	RW	R	1991–92	Montreal, Quebec	second (1995)
89		Alexander Mogilny	RW	L	1999–2000	Khabarovsk, Soviet Union	first
12		Sergei Nemchinov	C	L	1998–99	Moscow, Soviet Union	second (1994)
27		Scott Niedermayer	D	L	1991	Edmonton, Alberta	second (1995)
29		Krzysztof Oliwa	LW	L	1993	Tychy, Poland	first (did not play)
20		Jay Pandolfo	LW	L	1993	Winchester, Massachusetts	first
28		Brian Rafalski	D	R	1999–2000	Dearborn, Michigan	first
4		Scott Stevens – C	D	L	1991–92	Kitchener, Ontario	second (1995)
17		Petr Sykora	RW	L	1995	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	first
31		Chris Terreri	G	L	1998–99	Providence, Rhode Island	second (1995; did not play)
5		Colin White	D	L	1996	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia	first

Stanley Cup engraving

The 2000 Stanley Cup was presented to Devils captain Scott Stevens by

• Steve Kelly† – Played ten playoff games, four in Eastern Conference Finals.
• Steve Brule† – Played one game in the Conference Finals.
• NHL trade deadline
  from the minors. He played six regular season games, but was a healthy scratch for the playoffs.
• Larry Robinson was promoted from assistant coach to head coach with only eight games left in the regular season to replace Robbie Ftorek. Ftorek stayed on as a scout for the rest of season and the NHL allowed his name to be included on the Stanley Cup. Robinson became the first interim head coach in NHL history to guide a team to a Stanley Cup championship.
• Krzysztof Oliwa became the first Polish born and trained player to win the Stanley Cup. He played 69 regular season for the Devils, but missed the whole playoffs due to injury. Oliwa qualified for playing more than half of the regular season games.
• 14 members were engraved with an initial and two full names.

Left off the Stanley Cup

• Rob McLean (Consultant) – Still awarded a Stanley Cup Ring, and on the team picture.
• #24 Willie Mitchell (D) – Played in two regular season games. He was recalled for the playoffs, but did not make any playoff appearances. He won the Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014.^[1]
• #2 Deron Quint (D) – Played 50 regular season games for Phoenix, and four games for New Jersey (joined in a March 7 trade for Lyle Odelein) was not engraved on the Stanley Cup because New Jersey suspended him for failing to report to the minors for conditioning purposes.

Broadcasting

In Canada, the series was televised on

Shot it right through the top of the crease. Elias centered shot…SCORE! THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS! HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP! JASON ARNOTT! WITH THE GAME WINNING OVERTIME GOAL!

— ABC's Gary Thorne calling Jason Arnott’s game winning goal in the second overtime period of Game 6

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season
• 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs
• List of Stanley Cup champions

References

Further reading

• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books.
  ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
  .