1988 Stanley Cup Final

1988 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1988 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton 2 4 6 6 4 Boston Bruins Boston 1 2 3 3 0 Edmonton: Northlands Coliseum (1, 2, 4)game5 Game four was abandoned due to a power failure at the Boston Garden with the score tied 3–3; it was subsequently replayed in Edmonton Boston: Boston Garden) (3, 4)game5 May 18–26, 1988 Glen Sather Wayne Gretzky Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) Wayne Gretzky (9:44, second) Terry O'Reilly Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton Oilers:Glenn Anderson (2008)Grant Fuhr (2003)Wayne Gretzky (1999)Jari Kurri (2001)Kevin Lowe (2020)Mark Messier (2007)Bruins:Ray Bourque (2004)Cam Neely (2005)Coaches:Glen Sather (1997)Officials:Ray Scapinello (2008)Andy Van Hellemond (1999) Canada:(English): Global/Canwest (1–2), CBC (3–4)CBC CBC aired both the original and replayed game fours.(French): SRCUnited States:(National): ESPN(Boston area): WSBK (1–2, 4),BostonTV Both NESN and WSBK simulcasted the original game four in Boston, and WSBK only aired the replayed game four in Edmonton. NESN (3–4)BostonTV (Global/Canwest) Dan Kelly and John Davidson(CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale(SRC) Richard Garneau and Gilles Tremblay(ESPN) Mike Emrick, Bill Clement (1–4),Clement Clement did not work during the replayed game four in Edmonton due to an illness. and Mickey Redmond(WSBK/NESN) Fred Cusick, Derek Sanderson, and Dave Shea (NESN only) Denis Morel (1, 4)Morel Morel refereed the original game 4 in BostonAndy Van Hellemond (3, 4)Van Hellemond Van Hellemond refereed the replayed game 4 in EdmontonDon Koharski (2) The 1988 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1987–88 season, and the culmination of the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins. The Oilers swept the Bruins to once again repeat as Stanley Cup champions. It was the Oilers’ fourth championship in franchise history.game5 This was the seventh of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, sixth of eight by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six of them, the Calgary Flames in two, and the Vancouver Canucks in one), and the last of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four such Cups, the Montreal Canadiens the other). The series is remembered for the power failure that occurred during game four at Boston Garden, which caused that game to be suspended. The league decided to replay game four at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, at the site, date and time that was originally scheduled for a possible game five. Game four is also the final time that Wayne Gretzky appeared in an Edmonton Oilers uniform as he was traded to Los Angeles just prior to the next season, and the last Stanley Cup he would win as a player. Paths to the Finals 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs 1987–88 Boston Bruins season 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season The Oilers cruised into the Finals with relative ease, losing only two games in the process. They beat the Winnipeg Jets in five games, swept the Calgary Flames, and then beat the Detroit Red Wings in five to win the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the fifth time in six years. The Bruins, meanwhile, had a much harder road. It took them six games to knock off the Buffalo Sabres, then beat their longtime rivals the Montreal Canadiens in five games, and then needed the full seven games to beat the New Jersey Devils to claim the Prince of Wales Trophy. Game summaries The Finals pitted the Oilers' offensive juggernaut against the Bruins' more balanced team. The Oilers showed their defensive prowess, surrendering just nine goals in the four completed games. Ray Bourque was physical in defending against Gretzky, but that would not ground the "Great One" on his way to claiming his second Conn Smythe Trophy and setting playoff records with 31 assists in just 18 games, and 13 points in the Finals series. Game one Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 18 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-edm/1988/05/18/1987030411#game=1987030411,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd EDM Wayne Gretzky (10) – pp Steve Smith (8) and Jari Kurri (14) 01:56 1–0 EDM BOS Cam Neely (8) Craig Janney (9) and Gord Kluzak (8) 13:15 1–1 3rd EDM Keith Acton (2) Steve Smith (9) and Kevin McClelland (2) 01:15 2–1 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Cam Neely Tripping 01:01 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Holding 02:10 2:00 EDM Bench Too many men on the ice 04:20 2:00 BOS Allen Pedersen Holding 09:17 2:00 BOS Willi Plett Cross-checking 12:17 2:00 EDM Craig Simpson Cross-checking 12:17 2:00 BOS Ken Linseman High-sticking 14:13 2:00 EDM Jari Kurri Roughing – double minor 14:13 4:00 2nd BOS Bench Too many men on the ice 01:08 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Elbowing 04:29 2:00 BOS Willi Plett Holding 16:08 2:00 3rd EDM Esa Tikkanen Tripping 02:26 2:00 EDM Randy Gregg High-sticking 06:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Boston 5 4 5 14 Edmonton 6 8 8 22 Game two Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 20 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-edm/1988/05/20/1987030412#game=1987030412,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Glenn Anderson (7) – pp Wayne Gretzky (22) and Esa Tikkanen (15) 15:57 1–0 EDM EDM Mark Messier (11) – pp Wayne Gretzky (23) and Jari Kurri (15) 19:30 2–0 EDM 2nd None 3rd BOS Bob Joyce (8) Craig Janney (10) and Cam Neely (8) 00:35 2–1 EDM BOS Ken Linseman (10) Moe Lemay (2) and Keith Crowder (9) 03:16 2–2 EDM Wayne Gretzky (11) Esa Tikkanen (16) 11:21 3–2 EDM EDM Jari Kurri (14) – en Mike Krushelnyski (5) 19:53 4–2 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Michael Thelven High-sticking 00:43 2:00 BOS Jay Miller Fighting – major 03:09 5:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Fighting – major 03:09 5:00 BOS Moe Lemay Slashing 03:57 2:00 EDM Randy Gregg Hooking 05:59 2:00 EDM Craig Simpson Elbowing 10:20 2:00 BOS Keith Crowder Roughing 10:23 2:00 BOS Gord Kluzak High-sticking 14:28 2:00 BOS Ray Bourque High-sticking 15:48 2:00 BOS Rejean Lemelin Delay of game 18:41 2:00 BOS Randy Burridge High-sticking 19:06 2:00 2nd EDM Kevin McClelland Holding 02:05 2:00 BOS Keith Crowder Roughing 06:15 2:00 EDM Mike Krushelnyski Roughing 06:15 2:00 BOS Jay Miller Roughing 10:57 2:00 BOS Jay Miller Misconduct 10:57 10:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Roughing 10:57 2:00 BOS Kevin McClelland Misconduct 10:57 10:00 BOS Keith Crowder Cross-checking 15:22 2:00 BOS Ken Linseman Slashing 16:53 2:00 3rd BOS Gord Kluzak Roughing 19:21 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Roughing 19:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Boston 5 2 5 12 Edmonton 13 8 11 32 Game three Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Boston Garden May 22 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-edm/1988/05/22/1987030413#game=1987030413,game_state=final Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BOS Randy Burridge (2) Bob Sweeney (7) 02:46 1–0 BOS EDM Kevin McClelland (2) Wayne Gretzky (24) and Mike Krushelnyski (6) 16:18 1–1 2nd EDM Esa Tikkanen (5) – pp Wayne Gretzky (25) and Glenn Anderson (14) 10:25 2–1 EDM EDM Glenn Anderson (8) Craig Simpson (6) 12:57 3–1 EDM 3rd EDM Esa Tikkanen (6) Wayne Gretzky (26) and Randy Gregg (6) 01:32 4–1 EDM BOS Moe Lemay (4) Ken Linseman (13) and Ray Bourque (16) 04:19 4–2 EDM EDM Craig Simpson (11) Glenn Anderson (15) and Mark Messier (22) 10:28 5–2 EDM BOS Cam Neely (9) – pp Bob Joyce (6) and Glen Wesley (7) 14:02 5–3 EDM EDM Esa Tikkanen (7) – en Wayne Gretzky (27) and Glenn Anderson (16) 19:40 6–3 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Michael Thelven Holding 05:31 2:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Tripping 08:45 2:00 BOS Cam Neely Boarding 09:59 2:00 2nd BOS Allen Pedersen Slashing 04:56 2:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Roughing 04:56 2:00 BOS Jay Miller Roughing 08:41 2:00 BOS Jay Miller Fighting – major 08:41 5:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Fighting – major 08:41 5:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Holding 14:42 2:00 EDM Craig Simpson Holding 18:25 2:00 3rd EDM Marty McSorley Hooking 13:51 2:00 EDM Bench Too many men on the ice 15:42 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Edmonton 11 6 8 25 Boston 10 8 10 28 Game four (suspended) Glenn Anderson set a new record for quickest goal from the start of a Finals game when he scored ten seconds into the contest. That record was tied two years later in the third game of the 1990 Finals by John Byce who, in a twist, was playing for the Bruins against the Oilers.Diamond 2000 90 Fog interfered with the game, requiring stoppages during the second period so that all 40+ players could skate around the ice to clear it away. The Oilers' Craig Simpson scored with 3:23 left in the second period, tying the game at 3–3, then the arena suffered a power failure before the ensuing face-off. The teams were sent to their dressing room untilafter a very long delay and no change in the situationNHL President John Ziegler Jr. announced that the game was suspended.Weekes Don The Best and Worst of Hockey's Firsts: The Unofficial Guide 2003 Greystone Books Canada 9781550548600 240 https://archive.org/details/bestworstofhocke0000week/page/240 Despite the game being suspended and replayed, Anderson's record is official. Game four was subsequently rescheduled and moved to Edmonton, which was originally set to be the site of a game five if necessary. The Oilers won that game, sweeping the series and winning their fourth Stanley Cup in five years. The NHL announced that, in the event that the Bruins had managed to win game four, game five would have been played on the original date for game six in Boston, Edmonton would have hosted the rescheduled game six, and then game seven would have been played in Boston as the makeup game.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-25-sp-3235-story.html Oilers, Bruins Play Game 4 in a Fog, End in the Dark Los Angeles Times Jerry Crowe May 25, 1988Finn Robin 1988-05-25 No Lights, Then No Crowd; Hockey Halted for the Night en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/25/sports/no-lights-then-no-crowd-hockey-halted-for-the-night.html 2021-08-01 0362-4331Memories: Power outage halts game at Boston Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w07Zn4dtS3U https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/w07Zn4dtS3U 2021-12-21 live en 2021-08-01 Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Boston Garden May 24 3–3 www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/198805240BOS.html Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1stEDMGlenn Anderson (9) Mark Messier (23) and Craig Muni (3)00:101–0 EDMEDMEsa Tikkanen (8) – ppWayne Gretzky (28)15:332–0 EDMBOSGreg Hawgood (1) Rick Middleton (5) and Bob Sweeney (8)16:56 2–1 EDM2ndBOSGlen Wesley (5) – shUnassisted06:12 2–2BOSGlen Wesley (6) – ppKen Linseman (14)07:373–2 BOSEDMCraig Simpson (12) – pp Steve Smith (10) and Wayne Gretzky (29)16:373–33rdNone (game suspended at 16:37) Game four Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 26 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-edm/1988/05/26/1987030414#game=1987030414,game_state=final In the new Game 4, Boston had the lead on two goals in the first nine minutes but were held without a goal for over thirty minutes as Edmonton rode a three-goal second period to a 6–3 victory to win the Cup. Scoring summaryPeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore1stBOSSteve Kasper (6)Randy Burridge (10) and Ray Bourque (17)00:431–0 BOSEDMNormand Lacombe (3)Craig Muni (4) and Kevin Lowe (1)06:071–1BOSKen Linseman (11) – ppRay Bourque (18)9:442–1 BOSEDMEsa Tikkanen (9) – ppJari Kurri (16) and Wayne Gretzky (30)15:032–2 2ndEDMMike Krushelnyski (4)Kevin McClelland (3) and Kevin Lowe (2)06:383–2 EDMEDMWayne Gretzky (12) – ppEsa Tikkanen (17) and Steve Smith (11)09:444–2 EDMEDMCraig Simpson (13)Wayne Gretzky (31) and Randy Gregg (7)19:585–2 EDM3rdEDMEsa Tikkanen (9)Jari Kurri (17) and Randy Gregg (8)01:216–2 EDMBOSSteve Kasper (7)Greg Johnston (1) and Glen Wesley (8)06:356–3 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BOS Ray Bourque High-sticking 03:55 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Hooking 08:30 2:00 EDM Mark Messier Slashing 09:16 2:00 BOS Keith Crowder Hooking 13:29 2:00 2nd EDM Craig Simpson Unsportsmanlike conduct 00:52 2:00 BOS Reed Larson Tripping 03:31 2:00 BOS Moe Lemay Roughing 07:08 2:00 EDM Normand Lacombe Roughing 07:08 2:00 EDM Michael Thelven Holding 08:00 2:00 BOS Bench Too many men on the ice 10:42 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson Hooking 11:55 2:00 3rd EDM Mike Krushelnyski Holding 12:09 2:00 BOS Ken Linseman High-sticking 14:38 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen High-sticking – double minor 14:38 4:00 EDM Mike Krushelnyski Roughing 18:48 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Boston 8 6 5 19 Edmonton 8 10 8 26 Team rosters Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. Boston Bruins #NatPlayerPositionHandAgeAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 33 USAJohn Blum D R 28–19828 1983Detroit, Michigan first (did not play) 77 CANRay Bourque – C D L 27–02227 1979Saint-Laurent, Quebec first 12 CANRandy Burridge LW L 22–01722 1985Fort Erie, Ontario first 34 CANLyndon Byers RW R 24–01924 1982Nipawin, Saskatchewan first 18 CANKeith Crowder – A RW R 29–01629 1979Windsor, Ontario first 40 CANGreg Hawgood D L 19–18119 1986Edmonton, Alberta first 23 USACraig Janney C L 20–09220 1986Hartford, Connecticut first 39 CANGreg Johnston ice hockey RW R 23–01423 1983Barrie, Ontario first 27 CANBob Joyce ice hockey LW L 21–07121 1987Saint John, New Brunswick first 11 CANSteve Kasper C L 26–19226 1980Saint-Lambert, Quebec first 6 CANGord Kluzak D L 24–07424 1982Climax, Saskatchewan first 28 USAReed Larson D R 31–07331 1985Minneapolis, Minnesota first 37 CANMoe Lemay LW L 26–11826 1987Saskatoon, Saskatchewan second (1987) 1 CANRejean Lemelin Réjean Lemelin G L 33–11933 1987Quebec City, Quebec second (1986) 13 CANKen Linseman C L 29–08129 1984Kingston, Ontario fourth (1980, 1983, 1984) 17 CANNevin Markwart LW L 23–22923 1983Toronto, Ontario first 19 CANTom McCarthy ice hockey, born 1960 LW L 27–07327 1986Toronto, Ontario second (1981) 16 CANRick Middleton – C C L 34–12434 1976Toronto, Ontario third (1977, 1978) 29 USAJay Miller ice hockey LW L 27–17127 1985Wellesley, Massachusetts first 35 CANAndy Moog G L 28–11828 1987Penticton, British Columbia fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 8 CANCam Neely RW R 22–06622 1986Comox, British Columbia first 10 USABilly O'Dwyer C L 28–12528 1987South Boston, Massachusetts first 41 CANAllen Pedersen D L 23–11323 1983Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta first 25 CANWilli Plett RW R 32–06732 1987Asunción, Paraguay first 40 CANBruce Shoebottom D L 24–28224 1987Windsor, Ontario first (did not play) 42 USABob Sweeney ice hockey C R 24–12524 1982Concord, Massachusetts first 22 SWEMichael Thelven Michael Thelvén D R 27–01727 1980Stockholm, Sweden first 26 CANGlen Wesley D L 19–00219 1987Red Deer, Alberta first Edmonton Oilers #NatPlayerPositionHandAgeAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 23 CANKeith Acton C L 30–04130 1987Stouffville, Ontario first 9 CANGlenn Anderson RW L 27–20227 1979Vancouver, British Columbia fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 6 CANJeff Beukeboom D R 23–02823 1983Ajax, Ontario second (1987) 15 CANGeoff Courtnall LW L 25–07125 1987Victoria, British Columbia first 31 CANGrant Fuhr G R 25–05225 1981Spruce Grove, Alberta fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 21 CANRandy Gregg Randy Gregg (ice hockey) D L 32–21932 1981Edmonton, Alberta fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 99 CANWayne Gretzky – C C L 27–01627 1979Brantford, Ontario fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 12 CANDave Hannan C L 26–11226 1987Onaping Falls, Ontario first 22 CANCharlie Huddy D L 28–08228 1980Oshawa, Ontario fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 26 CANMike Krushelnyski C L 28–04228 1984Montreal, Quebec third (1985, 1987) 17 FINJari Kurri RW R 28–03128 1980Helsinki, Finland fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 19 CANNormand Lacombe RW R 23–31823 1987Montreal, Quebec first 4 CANKevin Lowe – A D L 29–07129 1979Lachute, Quebec fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 14 CANCraig MacTavish C L 29–04129 1985London, Ontario second (1987) 24 CANKevin McClelland RW R 25–08425 1983Oshawa, Ontario fourth (1984, 1985, 1987) 33 CANMarty McSorley D R 25–03125 1985Hamilton, Ontario second (1987) 11 CANMark Messier – A LW L 27–05827 1979Edmonton, Alberta fifth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) 28 CANCraig Muni D L 25–08125 1986Toronto, Ontario second (1987) 30 CANBill Ranford G L 21–22121 1987Brandon, Manitoba first 18 CANCraig Simpson LW R 21–11521 1987London, Ontario first 5 CANSteve Smith ice hockey, born April 30, 1963 D L 25–03325 1981Glasgow, Scotland second (1987) 10 FINEsa Tikkanen LW L 23–22523 1983Helsinki, Finland third (1985, 1987) 32 CANJim Wiemer D L 27–11927 1986Sudbury, Ontario first (did not play) Stanley Cup engraving The 1988 Stanley Cup was presented to Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky by NHL President John Ziegler following the Oilers 6–3 win over the Bruins in game four. The following Oilers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers 99 Wayne Gretzky (Captain) 11 Mark Messier (A) 12 Dave Hannan 14 Craig MacTavish 23 Keith Acton 26 Mike Krushelnyski* 9 Glenn Anderson 10 Esa Tikkanen 15 Geoff Courtnall 17 Jari Kurri 18 Craig Simpson 19 Normand Lacombe 24 Kevin McClelland 4 Kevin Lowe (A) 5 Steve Smith 6 Jeff Beukeboom 21 Randy Gregg 22 Charlie Huddy 28 Craig Muni 33 Marty McSorley † 31 Grant Fuhr 30 Bill Ranford * Played both centre and wing. † Played wing in the regular season. Peter Pocklington (Owner) Glen Sather (President/General Manager/Head Coach) John Muckler (Co-Coach), Edward Ted Green (Asst. Coach) Bruce MacGregor (Asst. General Manager) Barry Fraser (Director of Player Personnel/Chief Scout), Bill Tuele (Director of Public Relations) Dr. Gordon Cameron (Team Physician), Peter Millar (Athletic Therapist), Juergen Merz (Massage Therapist) Barrie Stafford (Trainer), Lyle Kulchisky (Asst. Trainer) #29 Daryl Reaugh (G) – joined the team after Andy Moog left in September to play for Team Canada, and at the 1988 Olympics. Reaugh would play 6 games (dressed for 60). After the Olympics, Moog was traded to Boston Bruins for minor leaguer goalie Bill Ranford. Reaugh was sent to the minors, being recalled during the conference finals. His name was left off because he was playing in the minors after the trade deadline. Reaugh was included on the team picture. #20 Steve Dykstra (D) – played 42 NHL games in the 1987–88 season. Dykstra joined Edmonton in a trade from the Buffalo Sabres, playing in 15 of the Oilers' last 21 games, but not in the playoffs. He was left off because he did not play all 42 games with Edmonton. #32 Jim Wiemer (D) – played 12 regular-season games and two games in the Conference Finals. He was left off the Stanley Cup because he did not play in the finals This would mark the final time Wayne Gretzky would win the Stanley Cup. In 1991, Gretzky would win the Grey Cup as Co-Owner, of the Toronto Argonauts. He became the 7th person to get his name on both the Stanley Cup and Grey Cup. (See Joe Miller, Lionel Conacher, Carl Voss, Leo Dandurand, Harold Ballard & Norman Kwong who also won both the Grey Cup and Stanley Cup.) Team picture on the ice, after winning a championship After the Oilers won the 1988 Stanley Cup, Wayne Gretzky (in what ended up being his last game with the Oilers) requested a picture on the ice with all the players, and all non-playing members, including management, coaches, trainers, scouts, locker room assistants. The team honoured his request, and it has remained a tradition followed by each Stanley Cup-winning team. The team picture tradition after winning a championship then became a tradition followed by most hockey championship teams at all levels around the world. Gretzky wanted every member of the Oilers to be included on the team picture. However, when the cup was engraved all five scouts were left off: Garnet Bailey, Ed Chadwick, Lorne Davis, Matti Vaisanen (on the Cup in 1985, 1987, 1990), Bob Freeman (part time, not on the Cup). The Oilers also left three players off the Stanley Cup: Daryl Reaugh, Steve Dykstra, Jim Weimer. Bill Tuele (Public Relations Director) had his name added to the cup for the first time. He has rings with the Oilers in 1984, 1985, 1987, but his name was not put on the Stanley Cup those seasons. Broadcasting In the United States, this was the final year under ESPN's national three-year deal. Under the U.S. TV contracts that would take effect beginning next season, SportsChannel America would take over as the NHL's American television partner. ESPN's coverage of the 1988 Cup Finals was blacked out locally in the Boston area due to WSBK and NESN's local rights to Bruins games. In Canada, this was the second and final year that the English-language rights to the Cup Finals was split between the Global-Canwest consortium and the CBC. Global aired games one and two. The CBC aired game three, then both the original and replayed game fours. CBC had the rights to game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, and Canwest/Global also had the rights to games 6 & 7 of the Stanley Cup Final between Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins (both CBC and Canwest/Global had the rights of Game 7, using separate production facilities and separate on-air talent), which were not necessary. See also 1987–88 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Notes Footnotes References Diamond Dan Total Stanley Cup 2000 Total Sports Canada Toronto 978-1-892129-07-9 registration https://archive.org/details/totalstanleycupo0000unse Podnieks Andrew Hockey Hall of Fame 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Bolton, Ont Fenn Pub. 12, 50 978-1-55168-261-7 Further reading CBC Archives 1988 Stanley Cup Final Blackout in Boston Edmonton Oilers1987 Calgary Flames1989 Edmonton OilersStanley Cup champions 1988 Stan Category:Boston Bruins games Category:Edmonton Oilers games Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Final Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston Category:Ice hockey competitions in Edmonton Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final Category:1980s in Edmonton