The 1991 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1990–91 season, and the culmination of the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota North Stars. It was the Penguins' first Final series appearance and their first Stanley Cup victory. This is the first and only (to date) Stanley Cup Finals to feature two teams from the expansion group of 1967. It was Minnesota's second Final series appearance, and their last before the franchise's relocation to Dallastwo years later. It was also the first time since 1983 that an American franchise would win the Stanley Cup. This was the first all-American finals since 1981, which also featured the North Stars in their first appearance.
Minnesota defeated the first-place overall Chicago Blackhawks 4–2, the second-place overall St. Louis Blues 4–2, and the defending Cup champion Edmonton Oilers 4–1 to advance to the Finals. The North Stars became the first American team and first Norris Division team to win the Campbell Conference since the league re-aligned the divisions and adopted a divisional-based playoff format in 1981.
Pittsburgh centre Mario Lemieux, despite missing a game due to a back injury, recorded 12 points in 5 games to lead all scorers and won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Lemieux scored one of the most famous goals in NHL history during the second period of game two. Receiving the puck in the Penguins' end of the ice, Lemieux skated solo into the North Stars' zone facing two defensemen (Shawn Chambers and Neil Wilkinson) as well as goaltender Jon Casey. Lemieux skirted the puck through the legs of Chambers, skated around him, baited goaltender Casey to commit left (Lemieux's right), then switched the puck to his backhand side and slid the puck into the net (before crashing into the net himself). A brief video of the goal has since been featured on Stanley Cup promotional advertisements by the NHL.
Note:Neal Broten served as the North Stars acting team captain during the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. Curt Giles, who was injured late in the season and played in only 10 playoff games, missing the entire finals, is listed as the official team captain.
The 1991 Stanley Cup was presented to Penguins captain Mario Lemieux by NHL PresidentJohn Ziegler following the Penguins 8–0 win over the North Stars in game six.
The following Penguins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
Steve Latin (Equipment Manager), Charles "Skip" Thayer (Trainer)
John Welday (Strength-Conditioning Coach), Greg Malone (Head Scout)
Stanley Cup engraving
Jay Caufield played only 23 games. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup because he spent the whole season with Pittsburgh.
Barry Pederson (C) did not play a single game in the 1991 playoffs, but he qualified to get his name on the Stanley Cup and get a Stanley Cup ring because he played 46 games during the season.
Pierre McGuire, Les Binkley, John Gill, Charlie Hodge, Ralph Cox were with the team as scouts in 1990–91, but names were not included on the Stanley Cup that year. All five of these scouts were awarded Stanley Cup rings.
Randy Gilhen was the first German-born player to win the Stanley Cup, but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jim Paek was the first Korean-born hockey player to both play in the NHL, and have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Included on the team picture, but left off the Stanley Cup
#5 Gord Dineen (D - 9 games played), #20 Jamie Leach (RW - 7 games played), #18 Ken Priestlay (2 games played), did not qualify to be included on the Stanley Cup for playing rest of the season in minors.
#27 Gilbert Delorme (D) missed the whole season due to a car accident in the offseason.
#30 Bruce Racine was called up from the minors to serve as back-up to Frank Pietrangelo. He was dressed for the last two games of round one, and first two games of round two. Both Wendell Young (who missed first three rounds due to injury), and Tom Barrasso (missed four games due to injury) were unable to play. Racine name was left off the Stanley Cup, because he had not played in the NHL - in fact, Racine has never played for Pittsburgh. His only NHL experience came in 1995-96 for the St. Louis Blues.
In Canada, the series was televised in English on the CBC and in French on SRC.
In the United States, the series aired nationally on SportsChannel America. However, SportsChannel America's national coverage was blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets. In Minnesota, KMSP-TV aired games one, two and five while the Midwest Sports Channel had games three, four, and six. In Pittsburgh, KBL televised games one, two and five while KDKA aired games three, four, and six. Had there been a game seven, it would have aired on KMSP-TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively.
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The 1991 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League s NHL 1990 91 season and the culmination of the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs It was contested by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota North Stars It was the Penguins first Final series appearance and their first Stanley Cup victory This is the first and only to date Stanley Cup Finals to feature two teams from the expansion group of 1967 It was Minnesota s second Final series appearance and their last before the franchise s relocation to Dallas two years later It was also the first time since 1983 that an American franchise would win the Stanley Cup This was the first all American finals since 1981 which also featured the North Stars in their first appearance 1991 Stanley Cup Finals123456 TotalPittsburgh Penguins 441568 4Minnesota North Stars 513340 2Location s Pittsburgh Civic Arena 1 2 5 Bloomington Met Center 3 4 6 CoachesPittsburgh Bob JohnsonMinnesota Bob GaineyCaptainsPittsburgh Mario LemieuxMinnesota Curt Giles 1 RefereesDon Koharski 1 6 Andy Van Hellemond 2 4 Kerry Fraser 3 5 DatesMay 15 May 25MVPMario Lemieux Penguins Series winning goalUlf Samuelsson 2 00 first G6 Hall of FamersPenguins Tom Barrasso 2023 Paul Coffey 2004 Ron Francis 2007 Mario Lemieux 1997 Joe Mullen 2000 Larry Murphy 2004 Mark Recchi 2017 Bryan Trottier 1997 North Stars Mike Modano 2014 Coaches Bob Gainey 1992 player Bob Johnson 1992 NetworksCanada English CBC French SRCUnited States National SportsChannel America Pittsburgh area KBL 1 2 5 KDKA 3 4 6 Minnesota area KMSP 1 2 5 Midwest Sports Channel 3 4 6 Announcers CBC Bob Cole Harry Neale and Dick Irvin Jr SRC Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay SportsChannel America Jiggs McDonald and Bill Clement KBL KDKA Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald KMSP MSC Doug McLeod and Lou Nanne 1990 Stanley Cup Finals 1992 This was also the first final since 1982 not to feature either of the two Alberta based teams the Calgary Flames or the Edmonton Oilers and the first since 1981 not contested by a team from Western Canada or Canada overall The Finals and the NHL season ended on May 25 marking the last time to date that the Stanley Cup playoffs ended before the month of June Contents 1 Paths to the Finals 2 Game summaries 2 1 Schedule and results 3 Team rosters 3 1 Minnesota North Stars 3 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Stanley Cup engraving 4 1 Players 4 2 Coaching and administrative staff 4 3 Stanley Cup engraving 5 Broadcasting 6 See also 7 ReferencesPaths to the Finals editFurther information 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs Minnesota defeated the first place overall Chicago Blackhawks 4 2 the second place overall St Louis Blues 4 2 and the defending Cup champion Edmonton Oilers 4 1 to advance to the Finals The North Stars became the first American team and first Norris Division team to win the Campbell Conference since the league re aligned the divisions and adopted a divisional based playoff format in 1981 Pittsburgh defeated the New Jersey Devils 4 3 the Washington Capitals 4 1 and the Boston Bruins 4 2 Game summaries editPittsburgh centre Mario Lemieux despite missing a game due to a back injury recorded 12 points in 5 games to lead all scorers and won the Conn Smythe Trophy Lemieux scored one of the most famous goals in NHL history during the second period of game two Receiving the puck in the Penguins end of the ice Lemieux skated solo into the North Stars zone facing two defensemen Shawn Chambers and Neil Wilkinson as well as goaltender Jon Casey Lemieux skirted the puck through the legs of Chambers skated around him baited goaltender Casey to commit left Lemieux s right then switched the puck to his backhand side and slid the puck into the net before crashing into the net himself A brief video of the goal has since been featured on Stanley Cup promotional advertisements by the NHL Schedule and results edit Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North StarsDate Away Score Home Score NotesMay 15 Minnesota 5 Pittsburgh 4May 17 Minnesota 1 Pittsburgh 4May 19 Pittsburgh 1 Minnesota 3May 21 Pittsburgh 5 Minnesota 3May 23 Minnesota 4 Pittsburgh 6May 25 Pittsburgh 8 Minnesota 0Pittsburgh wins series 4 2Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh wins Conn Smythe TrophyTeam rosters editYears indicated in boldface under the Finals appearance column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year Minnesota North Stars edit Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance23 nbsp Brian Bellows LW R 1982 St Catharines Ontario first21 nbsp Perry Berezan C R 1988 89 Edmonton Alberta second 1986 7 nbsp Neal Broten A C L 1979 Roseau Minnesota second 1981 28 nbsp Marc Bureau C R 1990 91 Trois Rivieres Quebec first30 nbsp Jon Casey G L 1984 85 Grand Rapids Minnesota first26 nbsp Shawn Chambers D L 1987 Royal Oak Michigan first27 nbsp Shane Churla RW R 1989 90 Fernie British Columbia first20 nbsp Mike Craig RW R 1989 St Mary s Ontario first22 nbsp Ulf Dahlen RW L 1989 90 Ostersund Sweden first4 nbsp Chris Dahlquist D L 1990 91 Fridley Minnesota first11 nbsp Gaetan Duchesne LW L 1989 90 Quebec City Quebec first15 nbsp Dave Gagner A C L 1987 88 Chatham Ontario first12 nbsp Stewart Gavin RW L 1988 89 Ottawa Ontario first2 nbsp Curt Giles C D L 1987 88 The Pas Manitoba second 1981 did not play 6 nbsp Brian Glynn D L 1990 91 Iserlohn West Germany first1 nbsp Brian Hayward G L 1990 91 Georgetown Ontario second 1989 8 nbsp Jim Johnson D L 1991 92 New Hope Minnesota first17 nbsp Basil McRae A LW L 1987 88 Beaverton Ontario first9 nbsp Mike Modano C L 1988 Livonia Michigan first16 nbsp Brian Propp LW L 1990 91 Lanigan Saskatchewan fifth 1980 1985 1987 1990 14 nbsp Doug Smail LW L 1990 91 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan first18 nbsp Bobby Smith C L 1990 91 North Sydney Nova Scotia fourth 1981 1986 1989 24 nbsp Mark Tinordi D L 1988 89 Red Deer Alberta first5 nbsp Neil Wilkinson D R 1986 Selkirk Manitoba firstNote Neal Broten served as the North Stars acting team captain during the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs Curt Giles who was injured late in the season and played in only 10 playoff games missing the entire finals is listed as the official team captain Pittsburgh Penguins edit Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance35 nbsp Tom Barrasso G R 1988 89 Boston Massachusetts first29 nbsp Phil Bourque LW L 1983 84 Chelmsford Massachusetts first16 nbsp Jay Caufield RW R 1988 89 Philadelphia Pennsylvania first did not play 77 nbsp Paul Coffey A D L 1987 88 Weston Ontario fifth 1983 1984 1985 1987 12 nbsp Bob Errey A LW L 1983 Montreal Quebec first9 nbsp Ron Francis C L 1990 91 Sault Ste Marie Ontario first15 nbsp Randy Gilhen C L 1990 91 Zweibrucken West Germany first23 nbsp Randy Hillier A D R 1984 85 Toronto Ontario first did not play 38 nbsp Jiri Hrdina C L 1990 91 Prague Czechoslovakia second 1989 68 nbsp Jaromir Jagr RW L 1990 Kladno Czechoslovakia first3 nbsp Grant Jennings D L 1990 91 Hudson Bay Saskatchewan first66 nbsp Mario Lemieux C C R 1984 Montreal Quebec first24 nbsp Troy Loney LW L 1982 Bow Island Alberta first7 nbsp Joe Mullen RW R 1990 91 New York New York third 1986 1989 55 nbsp Larry Murphy D R 1989 90 Scarborough Ontario first2 nbsp Jim Paek D L 1985 Seoul South Korea first10 nbsp Barry Pederson C R 1991 92 Big River Saskatchewan first did not play 40 nbsp Frank Pietrangelo G L 1983 Niagara Falls Ontario first8 nbsp Mark Recchi RW L 1988 Kamloops British Columbia first28 nbsp Gordie Roberts D L 1990 91 Detroit Michigan second 1981 5 nbsp Ulf Samuelsson D L 1990 91 Fagersta Sweden first22 nbsp Paul Stanton D R 1985 Boston Massachusetts first25 nbsp Kevin Stevens LW L 1983 84 Brockton Massachusetts first32 nbsp Peter Taglianetti D L 1990 91 Framingham Massachusetts first19 nbsp Bryan Trottier A C L 1990 91 Val Marie Saskatchewan sixth 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 34 nbsp Scott Young RW R 1990 91 Clinton Massachusetts first1 nbsp Wendell Young G L 1988 89 Halifax Nova Scotia first did not play Stanley Cup engraving editThe 1991 Stanley Cup was presented to Penguins captain Mario Lemieux by NHL President John Ziegler following the Penguins 8 0 win over the North Stars in game six The following Penguins players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup1990 91 Pittsburgh Penguins Players Centres9 Ron Francis 10 Barry Pederson 15 Randy Gilhen 19 Bryan Trottier A 38 Jiri Hrdina 66 Mario Lemieux Captain Wingers7 Joe Mullen 8 Mark Recchi 12 Bob Errey A 16 Jay Caufield 24 Troy Loney 25 Kevin Stevens 29 Phil Bourque 34 Scott Young also played center 68 Jaromir Jagr Defencemen2 Jim Paek 3 Grant Jennings 5 Ulf Samuelsson 22 Paul Stanton 23 Randy Hillier A 28 Gordie Roberts 32 Peter Taglianetti 55 Larry Murphy 77 Paul Coffey A Goaltenders35 Tom Barrasso 40 Frank Pietrangelo 1 Wendell Young Coaching and administrative staff Edward J DeBartolo Sr Chairman Owner Marie Denise DeBartolo York President Owner Paul Martha Vice President General Council Craig Patrick Vice President General Manager William Scotty Bowman Director of Player Development Recruitment Bob Johnson Head Coach Rick Kehoe Asst Coach Rick Paterson Asst Coach Barry Smith Asst Coach Gilles Meloche Goaltending Coach Scout Steve Latin Equipment Manager Charles Skip Thayer Trainer John Welday Strength Conditioning Coach Greg Malone Head Scout Stanley Cup engraving Jay Caufield played only 23 games His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup because he spent the whole season with Pittsburgh Barry Pederson C did not play a single game in the 1991 playoffs but he qualified to get his name on the Stanley Cup and get a Stanley Cup ring because he played 46 games during the season Pierre McGuire Les Binkley John Gill Charlie Hodge Ralph Cox were with the team as scouts in 1990 91 but names were not included on the Stanley Cup that year All five of these scouts were awarded Stanley Cup rings Randy Gilhen was the first German born player to win the Stanley Cup but grew up in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Jim Paek was the first Korean born hockey player to both play in the NHL and have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup Included on the team picture but left off the Stanley Cup 5 Gord Dineen D 9 games played 20 Jamie Leach RW 7 games played 18 Ken Priestlay 2 games played did not qualify to be included on the Stanley Cup for playing rest of the season in minors 27 Gilbert Delorme D missed the whole season due to a car accident in the offseason 30 Bruce Racine was called up from the minors to serve as back up to Frank Pietrangelo He was dressed for the last two games of round one and first two games of round two Both Wendell Young who missed first three rounds due to injury and Tom Barrasso missed four games due to injury were unable to play Racine name was left off the Stanley Cup because he had not played in the NHL in fact Racine has never played for Pittsburgh His only NHL experience came in 1995 96 for the St Louis Blues Pittsburgh filled the last spot on the bottom ring The larger rings were filled a year early then planned See 1965 Stanley Cup Finals and 1992 Stanley Cup FinalsBroadcasting editIn Canada the series was televised in English on the CBC and in French on SRC In the United States the series aired nationally on SportsChannel America However SportsChannel America s national coverage was blacked out in the Minnesota and Pittsburgh areas due to the local rights to North Stars and Penguins games in those respective TV markets In Minnesota KMSP TV aired games one two and five while the Midwest Sports Channel had games three four and six In Pittsburgh KBL televised games one two and five while KDKA aired games three four and six Had there been a game seven it would have aired on KMSP TV in Minnesota and KBL in Pittsburgh respectively See also edit1990 91 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions 1990 91 Minnesota North Stars season 1990 91 Pittsburgh Penguins seasonReferences edit Giles did not play in any games in the finals Neal Broten served as acting captain Total Stanley Cup NHL 2000 Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley s Cup Bolton Ont Fenn Pub pp 12 50 ISBN 978 1 55168 261 7 Preceded byEdmonton Oilers1990 Pittsburgh PenguinsStanley Cup Champions1991 Succeeded byPittsburgh Penguins1992 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 Stanley Cup Finals amp oldid 1172365896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
