2004 Stanley Cup Final

2004 ice hockey championship series January 2008 March 2012 2004 2004stanleycupfinals.PNG Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay 1 4 0 1 2* 3** 2 4 Calgary Flames Calgary 4 1 3 0 3* 2** 1 3 * – Denotes overtime period(s) Tampa Bay: John TortorellaCalgary: Darryl Sutter Tampa Bay: Dave AndreychukCalgary: Jarome Iginla Bill McCreary (1, 3, 5, 6, 7)Stephen Walkom (1, 2, 5, 6)Kerry Fraser (3, 4, 7)Brad Watson (2, 4) Brooke Hogan Heather Liscano May 25 – June 7, 2004 Brad Richards (Lightning) Canada:(English): CBC(French): RDSUnited States:(English): ESPN (1–2), ABC (3–7) (CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale(RDS) Pierre Houde and Yvon Pedneault(ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson (NHL International) Dave Strader and Joe Micheletti Tampa: St. Pete Times Forum (1, 2, 5, 7) Calgary: Pengrowth Saddledome (3, 4, 6) Ruslan Fedotenko (14:38, second) Lightning:Dave Andreychuk (2017)Martin St. Louis (2018)Flames:Jarome Iginla (2020)Officials:Bill McCreary (2014) 2006 The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western Conference champion Calgary Flames in seven games for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, becoming the southernmost team to win the Stanley Cup until their in-state Rivals Florida Panthers won the Cup in 2024. It was Tampa Bay's first-ever appearance in the Finals in their twelfth season since entering the league in 1992. For Calgary, it was the team's third appearance, and first since their championship season of 1989. This was one of the few Stanley Cup Finals in which the losing team scored more goals. Lightning owner William Davidson became the first owner in sports history to win two championships in one year as eight days after this series ended, the other team that Davidson owned (the Detroit Pistons of the NBA) won the NBA title in five games over the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the last Stanley Cup Final to be played for two years, as the 2004–05 NHL lockout began three months after the end of this series, lasting over ten months and leading to the cancellation of the following season, with the league not returning to play for the Stanley Cup until 2006. This was the last of three consecutive Finals to feature a team making its debut appearance. Paths to the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs 2003–04 Calgary Flames season 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay finished the season with 106 points and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s top seed.Tampa Bay Lightning Franchise History https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/history.html 2022-05-02 Hockey-Reference.com en They defeated the eighth, seventh, and third-seeded teams, beating the New York Islanders 4–1, the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–3, in order, and they advanced to the Finals for the first time in franchise history since their establishment in 1992.2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster and Statistics https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/2004.html May 2, 2022 Hockey-Reference.com en It was also the third year in a row in which a team made their debut Finals appearance, after the Carolina Hurricanes and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Calgary Flames Calgary finished the season with 94 points, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 1996.Calgary Flames Franchise History https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/history.html 2022-05-02 Hockey-Reference.com en As the sixth seed, they defeated the Western Conference's top three seeded teams, which were the Vancouver Canucks 4–3, the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 and the San Jose Sharks 4–2, in order, and made it to the Finals for the first time since 1989.2003-04 Calgary Flames Roster and Statistics https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CGY/2004.html May 2, 2022 Hockey-Reference.com en This also marked the first time a Canadian team made it to the Finals since the Vancouver Canucks lost to the New York Rangers in the 1994 Stanley Cup Final.Calgary is the first Canadian team to reach the Stanley Cup finals since the 1994 Vancouver Canucks...lost...to the New York Rangers. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/flames-reach-stanley-cup-finals-1.514689 Flames reach Stanley Cup finals May 20, 2004 May 28, 2023 CBC Sports Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Game summaries Game one Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum May 25 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-tbl/2004/05/25/2003030411 The first game, at St. Pete Times Forum, saw the Flames win 4–1. Dave Andreychuk began the game with a record 634 career goals without a Stanley Cup Final appearance.NHL playoffs 2018: Alex Ovechkin, Capitals join Golden Knights in unlikely Stanley Cup Final https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nhl-playoffs-2018-capitals-lightning-game-7-live-score-result-updates-video-highlights/1ajd713bp7rbk12werl14hfg2l The Sporting News 28 May 2023 Calgary only got 19 shots off against the Lightning defence, but more than one-fifth found the net. Martin Gelinas got Calgary on the board early, and they extended the lead to 3–0 in the second period on goals by Jarome Iginla, his 11th of the playoffs, and Stephane Yelle. Chris Simon added the fourth and final Calgary goal after Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis scored the lone Lightning goal. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CGY Martin Gelinas (7) Craig Conroy (11) and Andrew Ference (2) 03:02 1–0 CGY 2nd CGY Jarome Iginla (11) – sh Unassisted 15:21 2–0 CGY CGY Stephane Yelle (3) Unassisted 18:08 3–0 CGY 3rd TBL Martin St. Louis (6) – pp Brad Richards (10) and Dan Boyle (7) 04:13 3–1 CGY CGY Chris Simon (4) – pp Oleg Saprykin (2) and Robyn Regehr (5) 19:40 4–1 CGY Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Stephane Yelle Interference 11:32 2:00 TBL Pavel Kubina Holding 18:52 2:00 2nd CGY Robyn Regehr Holding 09:22 2:00 CGY Andrew Ference Hooking 14:48 2:00 3rd CGY Ville Nieminen Roughing 03:05 2:00 TBL Andre Roy Roughing 04:30 2:00 TBL Cory Stillman Roughing 04:30 2:00 CGY Shean Donovan Roughing 04:30 2:00 CGY Oleg Saprykin Unsportsmanlike conduct 07:55 2:00 TBL Ruslan Fedotenko Roughing 17:50 2:00 TBL Martin St. Louis High-sticking 19:06 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Calgary 5 10 4 19 Tampa Bay 10 8 6 24 Game two Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum May 27 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-tbl/2004/05/27/2003030412 Game 2 saw the same final score, but this time, it was Tampa Bay winning a clutch game to tie the series, 1–1, headed to Calgary. Ruslan Fedotenko's 10th goal of the postseason got the Lightning on the board first, and Tampa Bay used three third-period goals, coming from Brad Richards, Dan Boyle, and St. Louis, respectively, to blast the game open. The lone Calgary goal was scored by Ville Nieminen. During the third period, Lightning forward Andre Roy accidentally knocked over Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff; no penalty was called. In response, Chris Simon engaged in a fight with Roy, and Lightning forward Chris Dingman attempted to fight Flames defenseman Jordan Leopold, ensuing a scrum. Dingman was given a double minor for roughing and was ejected from the game, while Simon was given a minor penalty for instigator as well as a 10-minute misconduct. With just 12 seconds remaining in the game, Martin Gelinas checked Pavel Kubina from behind, resulting in a major penalty and Gelinas being ejected from the game. The Lightning would go on to win the game 4–1, giving them a 2–0 lead in the series. These Finals would be the last until 2013 to be tied after two games. The team with home ice in games one and two held a 2–0 edge in every Final between 2006 and 2011. In 2012, the Los Angeles Kings won the first two games at New Jersey. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Ruslan Fedotenko (10) Jassen Cullimore (2) and Vincent Lecavalier (5) 07:10 1–0 TBL 2nd None 3rd TBL Brad Richards (9) Dave Andreychuk (10) and Martin St. Louis (14) 02:51 2–0 TBL TB Dan Boyle (2) Brad Richards (11) and Fredrik Modin (10) 04:00 3–0 TBL TB Martin St. Louis (7) – pp Vincent Lecavalier (6) and Dave Andreychuk (11) 05:58 4–0 TBL CGY Ville Nieminen (4) – pp Shean Donovan (5) and Robyn Regehr (6) 12:21 4–1 TBL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TBL Andre Roy Interference 02:00 2:00 TBL Dimitri Afanasenkov Boarding 07:58 2:00 CGY Dave Lowry Hooking – Obstruction 10:21 2:00 TBL Vincent Lecavalier High-sticking 13:33 2:00 CGY Shean Donovan Holding 15:04 2:00 TBL Bench (served by Dimitri Afanasenkov) Too many men on the ice 16:59 2:00 2nd TBL Fredrik Modin Hooking – Obstruction 00:53 2:00 CGY Oleg Saprykin Goaltender interference 19:22 2:00 3rd CGY Stephane Yelle Cross-checking 00:37 2:00 TBL Brad Richards Roughing 05:50 2:00 TBL Dan Boyle Roughing 05:50 2:00 TBL Cory Stillman Fightning – major 05:50 5:00 CGY Chuck Kobasew Roughing 05:50 2:00 CGY Andrew Ference Fighting – major 05:50 5:00 CGY Andrew Ference Unsportsmanlike conduct 05:50 2:00 CGY Chris Clark Roughing 05:50 2:00 CGY Chris Simon Cross-checking 05:50 2:00 TBL Andre Roy Fighting – major 08:31 5:00 TBL Chris Dingman Game misconduct 08:31 10:00 TBL Chris Dingman Misconduct 08:31 10:00 TBL Chris Dingman Roughing – double minor 08:31 4:00 CGY Chris Simon Misconduct 08:31 10:00 CGY Chris Simon Fighting – major 08:31 5:00 CGY Chris Simon Instigator 08:31 2:00 TBL Tim Taylor Holding 10:35 2:00 CGY Chuck Kobasew Interference 14:27 2:00 CGY Robyn Regehr Holding 15:13 2:00 CGY Martin Gelinas Checking from behind – major 19:48 5:00 CGY Martin Gelinas Game misconduct 19:48 10:00 CGY Chuck Kobasew Misconduct 20:00 10:00 TBL Andre Roy Misconduct 20:00 10:00 TBL Pavel Kubina Misconduct 20:00 10:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Calgary 6 9 4 19 Tampa Bay 8 10 13 31 Game three Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome May 29 0–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-cgy/2004/05/29/2003030413 The series shifted to the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, where Miikka Kiprusoff and the Calgary defence completely stonewalled the Tampa Bay attack, which only took 21 shots in a 3–0 Flames victory. Simon scored the first Calgary goal in the second period, and Shean Donovan and Iginla added goals to ice the game. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd CGY Chris Simon (5) – pp Jarome Iginla (8) and Jordan Leopold (9) 13:53 1–0 CGY CGY Shean Donovan (5) Unassisted 17:09 2–0 CGY3rd CGY Jarome Iginla (12) – pp Robyn Regehr (7) and Chris Simon (2) 18:28 3–0 CGY Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Martin Gelinas Elbowing 00:27 2:00 TBL Brad Lukowich Cross-checking 03:50 2:00 CGY Jarome Iginla Fighting – major 06:17 5:00 TBL Vincent Lecavalier Fighting – major 06:17 5:00 CGY Chris Clark Tripping 07:10 2:00 TBL Dan Boyle Hooking 09:36 2:00 CGY Martin Gelinas Holding the stick 17:03 2:00 2nd TBL Brad Lukowich Slashing 13:03 2:00 3rd CGY Shean Donovan Holding 04:05 2:00 TBL Cory Sarich Slashing 17:23 2:00 TBL Cory Sarich Misconduct 19:16 10:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Tampa Bay 5 6 10 21 Calgary 2 12 4 18 Game four Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome May 31 1–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-cgy/2004/05/31/2003030414 With a chance to take a commanding 3–1 series lead, Calgary was shut out by Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who recorded his fifth shutout of the postseason, making 29 saves in a 1–0 Tampa Bay victory, with the game's lone goal being scored by Brad Richards three minutes into the game on a two-man advantage. With 4:13 left in the game, Ville Nieminen checked Vincent Lecavalier into the boards, drawing a five-minute major penalty for boarding, a game misconduct penalty, and an eventual game five suspension.https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=240531003 https://web.archive.org/web/20180208174750/http://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=240531003 dead February 8, 2018 Richards nets record seventh winning goal ESPN May 31, 2004 July 6, 2009 Meanwhile, fans at the Pengrowth Saddledome angrily booed referees Kerry Fraser and Brad Watson throughout most of the contest. They were originally also scheduled to work game six in Calgary but the league eventually decided to replace them.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/stephen_cannella/06/05/cannella.preview/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040619000645/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/stephen_cannella/06/05/cannella.preview/index.html dead June 19, 2004 A faint whiff of panic: Lightning tightly wound with Flames nearing first title in 15 years SI.com June 4, 2004 July 6, 2009https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/07/sports/hockey-the-gamesmanship-is-over-it-s-one-game-for-the-cup.html?pagewanted=print The Gamesmanship Is Over: It's One Game for the Cup New York Times June 7, 2004 July 6, 2009 Joe Lapointe Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Brad Richards (10) – pp Dave Andreychuk (12) and Dan Boyle (8) 02:48 1–0 TB 2nd None 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Chris Clark Cross-checking 01:52 2:00 CGY Mike Commodore Holding 01:52 2:00 TBL Vincent Lecavalier Tripping 07:50 2:00 TBL Dimitri Afanasenkov Elbowing 12:52 2:00 CGY Chuck Kobasew Holding 16:40 2:00 2nd CGY Krzysztof Oliwa Holding 05:07 2:00 3rd CGY Ville Nieminen Boarding – major 15:47 5:00 CGY Ville Nieminen Game misconduct 15:47 10:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Tampa Bay 12 7 5 24 Calgary 12 5 12 29 Game five Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum June 3 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-tbl/2004/06/03/2003030415 The series returned to Tampa Bay tied, 2–2, for a critical game five, and Calgary pulled off a 3–2 overtime victory to move within one win from the Stanley Cup. After Gelinas and St. Louis traded goals in the first period, Iginla scored for Calgary late in the second period. However, Fredrik Modin tied the game for the Lightning 37 seconds into the third period. The 2–2 score held until after 14:40 had gone by in overtime, when Oleg Saprykin's first goal since the first round won the game for the Flames. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CGY Martin Gelinas (8) – pp Toni Lydman (1) and Steve Montador (2) 02:13 1–0 CGY TBL Martin St. Louis (8) Martin Cibak (1) and Chris Dingman (1) 19:26 1–1 2nd CGY Jarome Iginla (13) Unassisted 15:10 2–1 CGY 3rd TBL Fredrik Modin (8) – pp Brad Richards (12) and Dave Andreychuk (13) 00:37 2–2 OT CGY Oleg Saprykin (3) Jarome Iginla (9) and Marcus Nilson (7) 14:40 3–2 CGY Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TBL Fredrik Modin High-sticking 01:43 2:00 CGY Dave Lowry Interference 08:41 2:00 TBL Andre Roy Roughing 13:18 2:00 2nd None 3rd CGY Rhett Warrener Holding the stick 00:31 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Calgary 11 14 4 7 36 Tampa Bay 9 3 8 8 28 Game six Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome June 5 3–2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-cgy/2004/06/05/2003030416 Back to Calgary for game six, each team scored two second-period goals, with Richards scoring two for the Lightning and Chris Clark and Marcus Nilson for the Flames. In the third period, there was a dispute over a Martin Gelinas redirect that appeared to have gone in off of his skate.qBBgCRIxrtg Martin Gelinas Phantom Goal, Did The Puck Go In? A review from one camera angle appeared to show the puck crossing the goal line before Khabibulin's pad dragged it out, though some (including Lightning Tim Taylor) argue that the puck had not only been knocked several inches above the goal line (thus making there appear to be white ice between the puck and the goal line) in front of Khabibulin's pad, but that it was also "kicked" by Gelinas. The play was never reviewed. However, the ABC broadcast of Game 7 showed a CGI video analysis of the play, which estimated that the puck did not completely cross the line, and that the call on the ice was correct.qLav481BVEA A better look at Martin Gelinas 'goal' in game six Stanley Cup Final 2004 The CGI company that did the analysis of the video was based out of Calgary. The game entered overtime with the Flames needing only a goal to win the Stanley Cup. However, thirty-three seconds into the second overtime, St. Louis put in the game-winner for the Lightning to force a winner-take-all seventh game in Tampa. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd TBL Brad Richards (11) – pp Martin St. Louis (15) and Ruslan Fedotenko (2) 04:17 1–0 TBL CGY Chris Clark (3) Stephane Yelle (3) and Ville Nieminen (4) 09:05 1–1 TBL Brad Richards (12) – pp Unassisted 10:52 2–1 TBL CGY Marcus Nilson (4) Oleg Saprykin (3) and Andrew Ference (3) 17:49 2–2 3rd None OT None 2OT TBL Martin St. Louis (9) Brad Richards (13) and Tim Taylor (3) 00:33 3–2 TBL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Andrew Ference Hooking 11:59 2:00 TBL Dave Andreychuk Elbowing 11:59 2:00 TBL Cory Sarich Interference 16:34 2:00 TBL Ruslan Fedotenko Interference 19:01 2:00 2nd CGY Jordan Leopold Interference 02:34 2:00 CGY Craig Conroy Hooking – Obstruction 09:25 2:00 3rd CGY Craig Conroy Hooking 00:45 2:00 CGY Chris Simon Cross-checking 08:38 2:00 TBL Jassen Cullimore Interference 11:18 2:00 OT None 2OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT 2OT Total Tampa Bay 6 5 7 7 2 27 Calgary 6 13 7 7 0 33 Game seven Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning St. Pete Times Forum June 7 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-tbl/2004/06/07/2003030417 In a tense Game 7, Fedotenko scored goals for Tampa Bay late in the first period and late in the second period for a 2–0 lead. After Conroy scored to narrow the deficit to 2–1, Calgary bombarded Khabibulin after taking only seven shots in the first two periods. After the Conroy goal, Khabibulin stopped 16 Calgary shots. The series ended as Flames center Marcus Nilson missed a last-second opportunity to force overtime. Tampa Bay won the game, 2–1, and the Stanley Cup. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Ruslan Fedotenko (11) – pp Brad Richards (14) and Fredrik Modin (11) 13:31 1–0 TB 2nd TBL Ruslan Fedotenko (12) Vincent Lecavalier (7) and Cory Stillman (5) 14:38 2–0 TB 3rd CGY Craig Conroy (6) – pp Jordan Leopold (10) 09:21 2–1 TB Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CGY Marcus Nilson Slashing 01:10 2:00 CGY Oleg Saprykin Tripping 11:59 2:00 TBL Jassen Cullimore Interference 19:42 2:00 2nd CGY Martin Gelinas Boarding 04:16 2:00 CGY Chris Clark Tripping 18:46 2:00 3rd TBL Nolan Pratt Interference 08:50 2:00 CGY Andrew Ference Charging 18:59 2:00 TBL Dave Andreychuk Tripping 19:37 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Calgary 3 4 10 17 Tampa Bay 6 4 5 15 This is the last Finals appearance for the Flames. The Lightning returned to the finals in 2015. Team rosters Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. Calgary Flames thumb|Jarome Iginla captained the Flames to their first Final appearance in fifteen years. # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 17 USA Chris Clark Chris Clark (ice hockey) RW R 28–09128 1994 South Windsor, Connecticut first 2 CAN Mike Commodore D R 24–21324 2003 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta second (2001) 22 USA Craig Conroy – A C R 32–27732 2001 Potsdam, New York first 16 CAN Shean Donovan RW R 29–13729 2003 Timmins, Ontario first 21 CAN Andrew Ference D L 25–08225 2003 Edmonton, Alberta first 23 CAN Martin Gelinas Martin Gélinas LW L 34–00234 2002 Shawinigan, Quebec fourth (1990, 1994, 2002) 12 CAN Jarome Iginla – C RW R 26–34226 1995 Edmonton, Alberta first 34 FIN Miikka Kiprusoff G L 27–22527 2003 Turku, Finland first 7 CAN Chuck Kobasew RW R 22–05122 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia first 4 USA Jordan Leopold D L 23–30923 2000 Golden Valley, Minnesota first 10 CAN Dave Lowry LW L 39–11439 2000 Sudbury, Ontario second (1996) 32 FIN Toni Lydman D L 26–25626 1996 Lahti, Finland first 5 CAN Steve Montador D R 24–16924 2000 Vancouver first 24 FIN Ville Nieminen LW L 27–06227 2004 Tampere, Finland second (2001) 26 SWE Marcus Nilson LW R 26–09726 2004 Bålsta, Sweden first 33 POL Krzysztof Oliwa LW L 31–05631 2003 Tychy, Poland second (2000) 28 CAN Robyn Regehr – A D L 24–04924 1999 Recife, Brazil first 19 RUS Oleg Saprykin LW L 23–11623 1999 Moscow, U.S.S.R. first 15 CAN Chris Simon LW L 32–12932 2004 Wawa, Ontario third (1996, 1998) 1 CSK Roman Turek G R 34–07034 2001 Strakonice, Czechoslovakia second (1999) 44 CAN Rhett Warrener D R 28–13228 2003 Shaunavon, Saskatchewan third (1996, 1999) 11 CAN Stephane Yelle Stéphane Yelle C L 30–02930 2002 Ottawa, Ontario third (1996, 2001) Tampa Bay Lightning thumb|Dave Andreychuk (pictured in 2008) captained the Lightning to their first Final appearance in franchise history. # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 29 RUS Dmitry Afanasenkov LW R 24–02624 1998 Arkhangelsk, U.S.S.R. first 25 CAN Dave Andreychuk – C LW R 40–25240 2001 Hamilton, Ontario first 22 CAN Dan Boyle ice hockey D R 27–33127 2002 Ottawa, Ontario first 8 SVK Martin Cibak C L 24–02124 1998 Liptovský Mikuláš, Czechoslovakia first 7 USA Ben Clymer RW R 26–05726 1999 Bloomington, Minnesota first 5 CAN Jassen Cullimore D L 31-18631 1998 Simcoe, Ontario first 11 CAN Chris Dingman LW L 27–33727 2002 Edmonton, Alberta second (2001) 17 UKR Ruslan Fedotenko LW L 25–14925 2003 Kyiv, U.S.S.R. first 47 USA John Grahame G L 28–28128 2003 Denver, Colorado first 35 RUS Nikolai Khabibulin G L 31–14631 2001 Sverdlovsk, U.S.S.R. first 13 CZE Pavel Kubina D R 27–05327 1996 Čeladná, Czechoslovakia first 4 CAN Vincent Lecavalier – A C L 24–04724 1998 Île Bizard, Quebec first 37 CAN Brad Lukowich D L 27–30027 2002 Cranbrook, British Columbia third (1999, 2000) 33 SWE Fredrik Modin – A LW L 29–24329 1999 Sundsvall, Sweden first 44 CAN Nolan Pratt D L 28-29828 2001 Fort McMurray, Alberta second (2001) 19 CAN Brad Richards C L 24–03624 1998 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island first 36 USA Andre Roy André Roy RW L 29–12029 2002 Port Chester, New York first 21 CAN Cory Sarich D R 25–29625 2000 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan first 26 CAN Martin St. Louis RW L 28–35528 2000 Laval, Quebec first 61 CAN Cory Stillman LW L 30–17030 2003 Peterborough, Ontario first 55 CAN Darryl Sydor D L 32–02532 2004 Edmonton, Alberta fourth (1993, 1999, 2000) 27 CAN Tim Taylor ice hockey, born 1969 C L 35-12235 2001 Stratford, Ontario second (1997) Stanley Cup engraving The 2004 Stanley Cup was presented to Lightning captain Dave Andreychuk by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Lightning's 2–1 win over the Flames in game seven The following Lightning players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning *4 Vincent Lecavalier (A) 8 Martin Cibak 9 Eric Perrin* 19 Brad Richards 27 Tim Taylor *7 Ben Clymer 11 Chris Dingman 17 Ruslan Fedotenko 25 Dave Andreychuk (Captain) 26 Martin St. Louis 29 Dmitry Afanasenkov 33 Fredrik Modin (A) 36 Andre Roy 61 Cory Stillman *2 Stanislav Neckar* 5 Jassen Cullimore 13 Pavel Kubina 21 Cory Sarich 22 Dan Boyle 37 Brad Lukowich 38 Darren Rumble* 44 Nolan Pratt 55 Darryl Sydor *35 Nikolai Khabibulin 47 John Grahame * Exemption granted to engrave the name of a player who did not automatically qualify.qualify Automatic qualification for a player's name to be engraved on the Stanley Cup: Playing in (for a goaltender, dressing for) at least one Stanley Cup Final game or at least half of the Stanley Cup winning team's regular season games. William Davidson (Owner), Thomas Wilson (Governor), Ronald Campbell (President) Jay Feaster (Vice President/General Manager), John Tortorella (Head Coach), Craig Ramsay (Associate Coach), Jeff Reese (Asst. Coach) Nigel Kirwan (Video Coach), Eric Lawson (Strength-Conditioning Coach), Tom Mulligan (Medical Trainer), Adam Rambo (Asst. Medical Trainer), Ray Thill (Equipment Manager) Dana Heinze (Asst. Equipment Manager), Jim Pickard (Asst. Equipment Manager), Mike Griebel (Massage Therapist), Bill Barber (Director-Player Personnel), Jake Goertzen (Head Scout) Phil Thibodeau (Director-Team Services), Ryan Belec (Asst. General Manager), Rick Paterson (Chief Pro Scout), Kari Kettunen (Scout) Glen Zacharias (Scout), Steve Barker (Scout), Dave Heitz (Scout) Yuri Yanchenkov (Scout), Bill Wickett (Sr. Vice President-Communications), Sean Henry (Exe. Vice President-Chief Operating Officer) Engraving notes #9 Eric Perrin (C) played in 4 regular season games and 12 playoff games (4 in the Eastern Conference finals). #38 Darren Rumble (D) played in 5 regular season games and did not play in the playoffs (he was a healthy scratch). #2 Stanislav Neckar (D) played in 2 games in the Eastern Conference finals. Neckar was on the Nashville Predators injured reserve list for most of the season, before joining Tampa Bay in a trade on March 9, 2004. As they did not automatically qualify,qualify Tampa Bay successfully requested an exemption to engrave their names. Ruslan Fedotenko was the first player who was born and raised in Ukraine, and exclusively trained in the country to win the Stanley Cup. All 52 members were included with their full first and last names on the presentation Stanley Cup, filling the last spot on it. When the engraver Louise St. Jacques went to engrave the replica Stanley Cup, there was less space available. There was more space between each winning team on the replica Stanley Cup than on the presentation Stanley Cup. Louise decided to keep each member's name in the same order on the same line on the replica Stanley Cup, so all names were engraved with their first initial and full last name. This is another way of telling the presentation Stanley Cup from the replica Stanley Cup. (see 1984 Stanley Cup Final and 1993 Stanley Cup Final) #24 Shane Willis (RW – 12 regular season games) and #40 Brian Eklund (G – 0 regular season games, 62 for Pensacola of the ECHL) did not play in or dress for the playoffs (both were healthy scratches). Both were on the roster during the Final, but left off the Stanley Cup engraving due to not qualifying.qualify They were not in the team picture.Willis re-signs with LightningBraintree native Brian Eklund making the move back to pro hockey Broadcasting In the United States, this was the last Stanley Cup Final to air on ABC and the ESPN family of networks until the 2022 Finals. ESPN televised the first two games while ABC broadcast the rest of the series. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which suspended play for the next season, this marked the end of ESPN's third run and ABC's second run as the main NHL broadcasters. NBC and OLN would pick up the rights to broadcast the NHL for the 2005 season. The Comcast-owned OLN would later be renamed Versus for the 2006 season, then re-branded as NBCSN on January 2, 2012, following Comcast's 2011 acquisition of NBC, effectively moving to the NHL on NBC banner. The Finals would also be the last time a Canadian team played a game on ABC (regular season and postseason) until 2024. In Canada, the CBC's broadcast of game seven of the Finals drew 4.862 million viewers, making it the highest-rated NHL game on the CBC since game seven of the 1994 Final, which drew 4.957 million viewers. However, those numbers include both pre-game and post-game coverage. The game itself drew 5.560 million viewers, up from 5.404 in 1994.game seven scores with Canadian viewers June 9, 2004 The Calgary Herald AA.05 Notes References Total Stanley Cup 2008 Dan Diamond & Associates, Inc. Diamond Dan http://www.stanleycupplayoffs2008.com/assets/pdfs/totalstanleycup2008.pdf March 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326001907/http://www.stanleycupplayoffs2008.com/assets/pdfs/totalstanleycup2008.pdf March 26, 2009 dead mdy-all Further reading https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5510337/2024/05/29/jarome-iginla-vincent-lecavalier-fight-stanley-cup-final-2004/ Inside Iginla and Lecavalier's fight from 2004, one of Stanley Cup Final's most iconic moments The Athletic limited May 29, 2004 June 1, 2024 New Jersey Devils2003 Tampa Bay Lightning2004 Stanley Cup champions 2004 Carolina Hurricanes2006 Stanley Cup Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Category:21st century in Tampa, Florida Category:Calgary Flames games Category:Ice hockey competitions in Tampa, Florida Stan Stanley Cup Final Category:2000s in Calgary Category:Ice hockey competitions in Calgary Category:May 2004 sports events in the United States Category:June 2004 sports events in the United States