1987 Stanley Cup Final

1987 ice hockey championship series August 2023 1987 1987 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.png Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Wayne Gretzky Glen Sather Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Mike Keenan Dave Poulin Dave Newell (1, 6)Andy Van Hellemond (2, 4, 7)Don Koharski (3, 5) Jari Kurri (14:59, second) Oilers:Glenn Anderson (2008)Paul Coffey (2004)Grant Fuhr (2003)Wayne Gretzky (1999)Jari Kurri (2001)Kevin Lowe (2020)Mark Messier (2007)Flyers:Mark Howe (2011)Coaches:Glen Sather (1997)Officials:Andy Van Hellemond (1999) May 17–31, 1987 Edmonton: Northlands Coliseum (1, 2, 5, 7) Philadelphia: Spectrum (3, 4, 6) Ron Hextall (Flyers) 4 3* 3 4 3 2 3 4 2 2* 5 1 4 3 1 3 * – Denotes overtime period(s) Canada:(English): CBC (1–2, 6–7), Global/Canwest (3–5, 7)(French): SRCUnited States:(National): ESPN(Philadelphia area): WGBS (1–2, 5, 7), PRISM (3–4, 6) (CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale(Global/Canwest) Dan Kelly and John Davidson(SRC) Richard Garneau and Gilles Tremblay(ESPN) Mike Emrick and Bill Clement(WGBS/PRISM) Gene Hart and Bobby Taylor The 1987 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers in a rematch of the 1985 Final. Despite blowing a 3–1 series lead, the Oilers defeated the Flyers in seven games – the first seven-game Final since 1971 – for their third Stanley Cup victory. This was the sixth of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, the fifth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two), and the fourth of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four times, the Montreal Canadiens once). Game 7 of this series was played on May 31, which at the time was the latest finishing date for an NHL season. The record would be broken five years later when that series ended on June 1. Paths to the Final 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers season 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers finished the regular season with the two best records in the NHL. (In 1984, the Flyers were first in NHL standings and the Oilers second; in both 1985 and 1986, the positions were reversed.) While the Oilers' success came from their vaunted offense, the Flyers relied on grit, defensive play, and solid goaltending from Vezina Trophy winner Ron Hextall. The Oilers cruised into the Final with relative ease, losing only two games in the process. They beat the Los Angeles Kings in five games, swept the Winnipeg Jets, and then beat the Detroit Red Wings in five to win the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the fourth time in five years. The Flyers, meanwhile, had a much harder road. It took them six games to knock off the New York Rangers, went the full seven against the New York Islanders, and then beat Montreal, the reigning champion, in six to claim their second Prince of Wales Trophy in three years. Game summaries The Oilers and Flyers met in the Final for the second time in three years. This time, Edmonton was the regular-season champion with 50 wins and 106 points, and Philadelphia was second with 46 wins and 100 points. This was a rematch of the 1985 Stanley Cup Final, where the Oilers beat the Flyers in five games. Unlike the 1985 Final, this series went to seven games. Edmonton took the first two games at home, then split in Philadelphia. However, the Flyers won the next two games, one in Edmonton and one back in Philadelphia by one goal, to force a deciding seventh game. Edmonton won game seven to earn its third Stanley Cup in four seasons. During the Stanley Cup presentation, Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky would give the Cup to Steve Smith, who one year earlier scored on his own net a goal that led to their downfall against the Calgary Flames, their in-province rivals, in the Smythe Division Final. Ron Hextall would receive the Conn Smythe Trophy for his efforts. For the first time in the Final, both starting goalies, Hextall and Grant Fuhr, wore the full fiberglass cage mask which is now required across almost all levels of competitive hockey. Fuhr wore the original face-hugging fiberglass mask in his three previous Final appearances before switching to the full cage in the 1985–86 season. Patrick Roy was the second goalie to wear the full cage in the Final when he backstopped the Montreal Canadiens to victory vs. the Calgary Flames the previous year; the first was Gilles Meloche of the Minnesota North Stars in 1981. Many people consider this to be one of the greatest Stanley Cup Finals of all time.http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Top10/2008/05/23/pf-5669871.html CANOE -- SLAM! Sports Stanley Cup finals May 28, 2008 Ken Wiebe Sun MediaApril 2026 medicmedichttps://broadstreetbullies.blogspot.com/2006/05/ron-sutter.html Philadelphia Flyers Legends Ron Sutter Game one Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 17 2–4 2 With the game tied at 1–1 after 40 minutes of play, the Oilers won thanks to third-period goals by Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, and Jari Kurri. Gretzky registered a goal and an assist in the onslaught as part of a 4–2 win. The Flyers outshot Edmonton 31–26. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Wayne Gretzky (4) Jari Kurri (7) and Kevin Lowe (4) 15:06 1–0 EDM 2nd PHI Brian Propp (9) Rick Tocchet (7) and Pelle Eklund (14) 15:06 1–1 3rd EDM Glenn Anderson (11) Mark Messier (14) 00:48 2–1 EDM EDM Paul Coffey (2) Wayne Gretzky (21) and Dave Hunter (3) 07:09 3–1 EDM EDM Jari Kurri (11) Mark Messier (15) and Paul Coffey (5) 09:11 4–1 EDM PHI Rick Tocchet (9) Brad Marsh (3) and Pelle Eklund (15) 10:18 4–2 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Bench (served by Don Nachbaur) Too many men on the ice 04:21 2:00 EDM Kelly Buchberger Fighting – major 17:42 5:00 PHI Dave Brown Fighting – major 17:42 5:00 2nd EDM Mike Krushelnyski Interference 03:57 2:00 PHI Brad McCrimmon Interference 17:56 2:00 3rd EDM Kevin Lowe Slashing 13:21 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Slashing 13:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia 10 10 11 31 Edmonton 10 8 8 26 Game two Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 20 2–3 1 2 This time, the Flyers led 2–1 after two periods. Despite matching the Oilers line for line and speed for speed, Edmonton burned Philly with a third-period goal, then on the game-winner by Kurri, who took advantage of some disorganized defensive play by the Flyers in overtime to score the game-winning goal with a wide-open chance in a 3–2 overtime victory. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd EDM Wayne Gretzky (5) – pp Jari Kurri (8) and Paul Coffey (6) 00:45 1–0 EDM PHI Derrick Smith (6) Scott Mellanby (4) and Ron Sutter (4) 13:20 1–1 PHI Brian Propp (10) Rick Tocchet (8) and Brad McCrimmon (5) 16:23 2–1 PHI 3rd EDM Glenn Anderson (12) Randy Gregg (5) 11:40 2–2 3rd EDM Jari Kurri (12) Paul Coffey (7) and Wayne Gretzky (22) 06:50 3–2 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st PHI Dave Brown Holding 02:38 2:00 EDM Paul Coffey Holding 08:38 2:00 PHI Derrick Smith Cross-checking 16:58 2:00 PHI Bench (served by Lindsay Carson) Too many men on the ice 19:52 2:00 PHI Brad McCrimmon Holding 20:00 2:00 2nd EDM Craig MacTavish Interference 02:59 2:00 EDM Steve Smith Roughing 06:21 2:00 PHI Kjell Samuelsson Slashing 06:21 2:00 EDM Paul Coffey Roughing 09:08 2:00 PHI Scott Mellanby Roughing 09:08 2:00 EDM Steve Smith Holding 10:37 2:00 EDM Marty McSorley Roughing 19:25 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 19:25 2:00 3rd PHI Doug Crossman Holding 12:17 2:00 EDM Jari Kurri Holding 16:30 2:00 OT EDM Glenn Anderson Slashing 03:16 2:00 PHI Murray Craven Holding 03:16 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total Philadelphia 15 12 5 2 34 Edmonton 9 7 15 3 34 Game three Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum May 22 3–5 2 Looking to take a commanding 3–0 series lead, Edmonton came out firing, taking a 2–0 lead after one period on goals by Mark Messier and Coffey, then stretching it to 3–0 on Anderson's fluke breakaway goal 1:49 into the second. With their backs against the wall, the Flyers began a comeback on second-period goals by Murray Craven and Peter Zezel. Early in the third, tallies 17 seconds apart by Scott Mellanby and Brad McCrimmon tied the game, then put the Flyers ahead 4–3. For the remainder of the period, the Flyers gamely kept the Oilers' potent offense at bay until Brian Propp's empty-net goal sealed a 5–3 win. Until this point, no team had ever rebounded from a 3–0 deficit to win a game in the Final, and the Flyers won their first-ever playoff game after yielding a game's first three goals. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Mark Messier (11) – sh Craig MacTavish (8) 04:14 1–0 EDM EDM Paul Coffey (3) Wayne Gretzky (23) and Jari Kurri (9) 19:51 2–0 EDM 2nd EDM Glenn Anderson (13) – pp Mark Messier (16) and Paul Coffey (8) 01:49 3–0 EDM PHI Murray Craven (2) – pp Rick Tocchet (9) and Ron Sutter (5) 09:04 3–1 EDM PHI Peter Zezel (3) – pp Unassisted 15:20 3–2 EDM 3rd PHI Scott Mellanby (5) Mark Howe (10) and Ron Sutter (6) 04:37 3–3 PHI Brad McCrimmon (2) Scott Mellanby (5) and Ron Sutter (7) 04:54 4–3 PHI PHI Brian Propp (11) – en Kjell Samuelsson (4) and Peter Zezel (10) 19:26 5–3 PHI Penalty summary 1st EDM Dave Hunter Roughing 02:36 2:00 PHI Daryl Stanley Slashing 09:47 2:00 EDM Mike Krushelnyski Holding 14:04 2:00 PHI Derrick Smith Roughing 17:36 2:00 2nd PHI Ron Hextall Interference 01:12 2:00 EDM Bench (served by Esa Tikkanen) Too many men on the ice 07:58 2:00 EDM Reijo Ruotsalainen Holding 11:23 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Slashing 14:54 2:00 PHI Ron Sutter High-sticking 17:49 2:00 3rd EDM Marty McSorley Roughing 19:59 2:00 PHI Dave Brown Roughing 19:59 2:00 PHI Ron Sutter Slashing 19:59 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Edmonton 8 10 10 28 Philadelphia 11 14 11 36 Game four Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum May 24 4–1 1 The momentum from game three did not carry over for Philadelphia. Gretzky notched three assists as the Oilers won, 4–1, and took a three games to one series lead. In a relatively sedate affair, the most shocking event came when Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall viciously chopped his stick across the back of the legs of Edmonton's Kent Nilsson in the third period when trailing 4–1. Hextall was apparently incensed that Anderson and other Oilers had cruised through the goal crease untouched and unpenalized during the game, and took out his frustration on the last Oiler he happened to see skate by. Hextall's actions caused Nilsson no injury, but Hextall would be suspended for the first eight games of the 1987 season. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Jari Kurri (13) Wayne Gretzky (24) 05:53 1–0 EDM EDM Kevin Lowe (1) – sh Wayne Gretzky (25) 18:44 2–0 EDM 2nd PHI Brad McCrimmon (3) – pp Wayne Gretzky (26) 08:17 2–1 EDM EDM Randy Gregg (3) – pp Pelle Eklund (16) and Brian Propp (12) 12:31 3–1 EDM 3rd EDM Mike Krushelnyski (3) Unassisted 04:17 4–1 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st EDM Esa Tikkanen Roughing 01:16 2:00 PHI Derrick Smith Roughing 01:16 2:00 EDM Kevin Lowe High-sticking 03:32 2:00 PHI Brad McCrimmon Hooking 09:35 2:00 EDM Craig MacTavish Holding 12:42 2:00 EDM Mark Messier Cross-checking 17:28 2:00 2nd EDM Wayne Gretzky Hooking 06:34 2:00 PHI Kjell Samuelsson Interference 10:38 2:00 PHI Peter Zezel Tripping 13:59 2:00 EDM Paul Coffey Roughing 19:45 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 19:45 2:00 3rd EDM Glenn Anderson Cross-checking 01:01 2:00 PHI Ron Hextall Misconduct 04:31 10:00 EDM Charlie Huddy Misconduct 07:39 10:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Misconduct 07:39 10:00 PHI Ron Hextall Slashing – major 08:50 5:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Edmonton 8 10 11 29 Philadelphia 8 11 9 28 Game five Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 26 4–3 1 Edmonton's newspapers had published plans for a future victory parade that day, and the Oilers tried to make those plans come to fruition when they beat Hextall for two quick first-period goals. Although the Flyers got one back and trailed 2–1 after one period, Hextall let Edmonton's third goal of the game, a tip-in by Marty McSorley with nearly two minutes gone in the second slip between his arm and body; time was growing short. Facing the end of their season, the Flyers clawed back and tied the game 3–3 on goals by Doug Crossman and Pelle Eklund. With almost six minutes played in the third, Propp fed Rick Tocchet in the slot for the go-ahead score. Hextall and the Flyers' defence clamped down on the Oilers the rest of the way and the series came back to Philadelphia. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Jari Kurri (14) – pp Randy Gregg (6) and Mike Krushelnyski (4) 02:58 1–0 EDM EDM Marty McSorley (3) Wayne Gretzky (27) 06:35 2–0 EDM PHI Rick Tocchet (10) Brian Propp (13) and Pelle Eklund (17) 19:10 2–1 EDM 2nd EDM Marty McSorley (4) Charlie Huddy (6) and Jaroslav Pouzar (1) 01:32 3–1 EDM PHI Doug Crossman (4) Brian Propp (14) and Pelle Eklund (18) 08:08 3–2 EDM PHI Pelle Eklund (7) Brian Propp (15) and Rick Tocchet (10) 12:40 3–3 3rd PHI Rick Tocchet (11) Brian Propp (16) 05:26 4–3 PHI Penalty summary 1st EDM Paul Coffey Roughing 02:23 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 02:23 2:00 PHI Dave Brown Holding 02:49 2:00 PHI Kjell Samuelsson Holding 10:52 2:00 EDM Jaroslav Pouzar Hooking 15:10 2:00 2nd EDM Mark Messier Tripping 12:10 2:00 EDM Mike Krushelnyski Roughing 12:48 2:00 PHI Ron Sutter Roughing 12:48 2:00 EDM Jari Kurri Slashing 18:39 2:00 PHI Derrick Smith Slashing 18:39 2:00 3rd EDM Reijo Ruotsalainen Roughing 06:11 2:00 PHI Derrick Smith Roughing 06:11 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia 16 6 13 35 Edmonton 16 10 8 34 Game six Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum May 28 2–3 2 With a chance to close out the series without the pressure of home ice, Edmonton took a 2–0 lead against a hesitant Flyers club on a disputed goal by Kevin Lowe and a stuffer by checking winger Kevin McClelland. The Oilers took control of the game in all aspects, outshooting Philly 15–5 in the opening 20 minutes. The Flyers had little chance until Lindsay Carson managed to thread a puck through Grant Fuhr's pads a little more than seven minutes into the second period. The Oilers kept the pressure on, and carried play into the third period. However, Anderson's careless high-sticking penalty with eight minutes left in regulation led to Propp's electric game-tying goal, snapping a shot high into the left corner of the net. Eighty-four seconds later, little-used Flyer defenceman J. J. Daigneault stepped up to a dying puck inside the Oilers' blue line, and cranked the puck just inside the right post to give the Flyers a 3–2 advantage. Daigneault's goal stirred the Spectrum crowd to a frenzy providing what has been called the loudest moment in that arena's history, and the game is often nicknamed "The Night the Spectrum Shook".Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuuvkiTziN0 Loudest Moment in Spectrum History? - Flyers, 1987 YouTubehttp://www.sportstalkphilly.com/2017/01/flyers-heritage-playoff-heroes.html Durso Kevin Flyers Heritage: Playoff Heroes 12 January 2017 Sports Talk Philly March 25, 2017 The only threat to that lead came with ten seconds left, when Mark Messier picked off Hextall's attempted clear, broke in, and took one shot into Hextall's pads and a second over the top of the net. Mark Howe knocked down a last-ditch Oiler effort at the buzzer, and the Final headed to a seventh game for the first time since 1971. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st EDM Kevin Lowe (2) – sh Wayne Gretzky (28) and Jari Kurri (10) 05:02 1–0 EDM EDM Kevin McClelland (2) Craig MacTavish (9) and Craig Muni (2) 15:16 2–0 EDM 2nd PHI Lindsay Carson (3) Dave Brown (2) and Brad Marsh (4) 07:12 2–1 EDM 3rd PHI Brian Propp (12) – pp Pelle Eklund (19) and Doug Crossman (13) 13:04 2–2 PHI J. J. Daigneault (1) Unassisted 14:28 3–2 PHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st EDM Marty McSorley High-sticking 02:15 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 02:15 2:00 EDM Dave Hunter Holding 03:22 2:00 EDM Paul Coffey High-sticking 06:04 2:00 PHI Dave Poulin Roughing 06:04 2:00 EDM Kevin McClelland Roughing – double minor 08:45 4:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 08:45 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson Roughing 12:39 2:00 PHI Kjell Samuelsson Roughing 12:39 2:00 PHI Dave Poulin Interference 13:09 2:00 PHI Dave Poulin High-sticking 15:19 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson Roughing 20:00 2:00 PHI Kjell Samuelsson Roughing 20:00 2:00 2nd EDM Paul Coffey Tripping 01:41 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson High-sticking 09:06 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson Roughing 09:06 2:00 PHI Brad McCrimmon High-sticking 09:06 2:00 PHI Brad McCrimmon Unsportsmanlike conduct 09:06 2:00 PHI Doug Crossman Tripping 09:48 2:00 EDM Marty McSorley Holding 15:12 2:00 3rd EDM Mark Messier Hooking 00:09 2:00 EDM Glenn Anderson High-sticking 12:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Edmonton 15 9 8 32 Philadelphia 5 8 10 23 Game seven Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum May 31 1–3Philadelphia Flyers - Edmonton Oilers - May 31, 1987 National Hockey League https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-edm/1987/05/31/1986030417 2024-10-30 2 Two unusual occurrences marked the opening of the game, which marked the first game 7 since 1971: the Flyers were awarded a two-man advantage one minute into the contest, and scored the first goal of the game for the first time in the Final. Craven banked a shot off Fuhr's skate only 1:41 into the game for a 1–0 Philadelphia lead. The Oilers came back six minutes later when Messier finished off a 3-on-1 with a backhander to tie the game. Kurri delivered a huge blow to Flyers victory hopes when he beat Hextall with quick wrist shot off a Gretzky pass at 14:59 into the second period, giving the Oilers a one-goal cushion. Edmonton dominated the second and third periods of the game, controlling the flow with their speed, maintaining puck possession such that they allowed the Flyers only 6 shots on goal in the middle 20 minutes and a mere 2 shots in the third, while scoring one goal each in the second (on 13 shots) and third (on 12 shots) periods, including an insurance goal on Anderson's 30-footer up the middle with 2:24 left in the game. Philadelphia's Hextall, who had 40 saves in game seven, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs MVP despite Edmonton's victory. His feat was the fourth time a Conn Smythe winner came from a losing team. He was preceded by Roger Crozier, goaltender with the Detroit Red Wings in 1966, St. Louis Blues goalie Glenn Hall in 1968, and Flyers right wing Reggie Leach in 1976. Jean-Sebastien Giguere, also a goalie, would later become the 2003 playoff MVP with the Final-losing Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. In 2024, Connor McDavid would be awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy after falling to the Florida Panthers with the Oilers. This is the most recent game seven in the Final to have a lead change, and the most recent to have a game-tying goal until 2024. All nine games seven played since then (1994, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2019, and 2024) had neither, aside from the aforementioned 2024 Final which had a game-tying goal. This was also the last time that the champs would skate off with the Cup after winning the trophy. When the Oilers repeated the next year, they started the tradition in which everyone gathered around with the Cup in a team photo. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st PHI Murray Craven (3) – pp Pelle Eklund (20) and Doug Crossman (14) 01:41 1–0 PHI EDM Mark Messier (12) Kent Nilsson (13) and Glenn Anderson (13) 07:45 1–1 2nd EDM Jari Kurri (15) Wayne Gretzky (29) 14:59 2–1 EDM 3rd EDM Glenn Anderson (14) Charlie Huddy (7) 17:36 3–1 EDM Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st EDM Mark Messier Cross-checking 00:34 2:00 EDM Paul Coffey Holding 01:13 2:00 PHI Dave Poulin Hooking 04:22 2:00 2nd PHI Ilkka Sinisalo Hooking 03:39 2:00 PHI Brad Marsh Holding 12:15 2:00 EDM Steve Smith Roughing 15:27 2:00 PHI Scott Mellanby Roughing 15:27 2:00 EDM Mark Messier Charging 16:02 2:00 3rd EDM Craig MacTavish Roughing 04:31 2:00 EDM Marty McSorley Roughing 04:31 2:00 PHI Rick Tocchet Roughing 04:31 2:00 PHI Ron Hextall Roughing 04:31 2:00 EDM Esa Tikkanen Roughing 14:16 2:00 PHI Doug Crossman Holding 14:16 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Philadelphia 12 6 2 20 Edmonton 18 13 12 43 Broadcasting In the United States, the series aired nationally on ESPN. However, ESPN's national coverage was blacked out in the Philadelphia area due to the local rights to Flyers games in that TV market. WGBS aired four games at the Northlands Coliseum while PRISM televised three games at the Spectrum. In Canada, this was the first of two consecutive years that the English-language rights to the Cup Final was split between the Global-Canwest consortium and the CBC. The CBC exclusively aired games one, two and six, while Global exclusively televised games three, four, and five. Game seven was then broadcast simultaneously by both networks, with each broadcaster using its own separate production facilities and on-air talent. Team rosters Edmonton Oilers #NatPlayerPositionHandAgeAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 9 CANGlenn Anderson RW L 26–20226 1979Vancouver, British Columbia fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 6 CANJeff Beukeboom D R 22–02822 1983Ajax, Ontario first (did not play) 16 CANKelly Buchberger RW L 20–22120 1985Langenburg, Saskatchewan first 7 CANPaul Coffey D L 25–16125 1980Weston, Ontario fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 31 CANGrant Fuhr G R 24–05224 1981Spruce Grove, Alberta fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 21 CANRandy Gregg Randy Gregg (ice hockey) D L 31–21931 1981Edmonton, Alberta fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 99 CANWayne Gretzky – C C L 26–04626 1979Brantford, Ontario fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 22 CANCharlie Huddy D L 27–17227 1980Oshawa, Ontario fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 12 CANDave Hunter LW L 29–01129 1979Petrolia, Ontario fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 26 CANMike Krushelnyski C L 27–04227 1984Montreal, Quebec second (1985) 17 FINJari Kurri RW R 27–03127 1980Helsinki, Finland fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 18 CANMoe Lemay LW L 25–11825 1986Saskatoon, Saskatchewan first 4 CANKevin Lowe – A D L 28–07128 1979Lachute, Quebec fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 14 CANCraig MacTavish C L 28–14128 1985London, Ontario first 24 CANKevin McClelland RW R 24–08424 1983Oshawa, Ontario third (1984, 1985) 33 CANMarty McSorley RW R 24–03124 1985Hamilton, Ontario first 11 CANMark Messier – A LW L 26–05826 1979Edmonton, Alberta fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 35 CANAndy Moog G L 27–06827 1980Penticton, British Columbia fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 28 CANCraig Muni D L 24–08124 1986Toronto, Ontario first 15 SWEKent Nilsson C L 30–08330 1986Nynashamn, Sweden first 20 TCHJaroslav Pouzar LW L 35–12335 1986Cakov, Czechoslovakia fourth (1983, 1984, 1985) 29 FINReijo Ruotsalainen D R 27–05127 1986Oulu, Finland first 5 CANSteve Smith ice hockey, born April 30, 1963 D L 24–03324 1981Glasgow, Scotland first 10 FINEsa Tikkanen LW L 22–22522 1983Helsinki, Finland second (1985) Philadelphia Flyers #NatPlayerPositionHandAgeAcquiredPlace of birthFinals appearance 34 CANCraig Berube LW L 21–06121 1985Calahoo, Alberta first (did not play) 21 CANDave Brown ice hockey RW R 24–31224 1982Saskatoon, Saskatchewan second (1985) 18 CANLindsay Carson LW L 26–01226 1979Oxbow, Saskatchewan second (1985) 32 CANMurray Craven LW L 22–07222 1984Medicine Hat, Alberta second (1985) 3 CANDoug Crossman D L 26–16126 1983Peterborough, Ontario second (1985) 15 CANJ. J. Daigneault D L 21–21221 1986Montreal, Quebec first 9 SWEPelle Eklund LW L 24–02224 1983Solna, Sweden first 27 CANRon Hextall G L 23–03323 1982Brandon, Manitoba first 36 CANAl Hill ice hockey C L 32–07232 1984Nanaimo, British Columbia second (1980, did not play) 17 USAEd Hospodar D L 28–15928 1984Bowling Green, Ohio second (1985, did not play: suspended) 2 USAMark Howe – A D L 32–03232 1982Detroit, Michigan second (1985) 12 CANTim Kerr RW R 27–01527 1980Windsor, Ontario second (1985, did not play: injured) 8 CANBrad Marsh – A D L 29–33129 1981London, Ontario second (1985) 10 CANBrad McCrimmon D L 28–02928 1982Dodsland, Saskatchewan second (1985) 19 CANScott Mellanby RW R 20–06120 1984Montreal, Quebec first 42 CANDon Nachbaur C L 28–16028 1984Kitimat, British Columbia second (1983) 20 CANDave Poulin – C C L 28–21128 1982Timmins, Ontario second (1985) 26 CANBrian Propp LW L 28–14528 1979Lanigan, Saskatchewan third (1980, 1985) 33 CANChico Resch G L 38–07138 1985Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan second (1980) 28 SWEKjell Samuelsson D R 28–23828 1986Tingsryd, Sweden first 23 FINIlkka Sinisalo RW L 28–27128 1981Valkeakoski, Finland second (1985) 24 CANDerrick Smith ice hockey LW L 22–12222 1983Scarborough, Ontario second (1985) 29 CANDaryl Stanley D L 24–22224 1981Winnipeg, Manitoba first 14 CANRon Sutter C R 23–12223 1982Viking, Alberta second (1985) 22 CANRick Tocchet RW R 23–07923 1983Scarborough, Ontario second (1985) 37 CANTim Tookey C L 26–08226 1985Edmonton, Alberta first 25 CANPeter Zezel C L 22–04222 1983Scarborough, Ontario second (1985) Stanley Cup engraving The 1987 Stanley Cup was presented to Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky by NHL President John Ziegler following the Oilers 3–1 win over the Flyers in game seven. The following Oilers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers *11 Mark Messier (A) 14 Craig MacTavish 15 Kent Nilsson 26 Mike Krushelnyski* 99 Wayne Gretzky (Captain) *9 Glenn Anderson 10 Esa Tikkanen 12 Dave Hunter 16 Kelly Buchberger 17 Jari Kurri 18 Moe Lemay 20 Jaroslav Pouzar 24 Kevin McClelland 33 Marty McSorley *4 Kevin Lowe (A) 5 Steve Smith 6 Jeff Beukeboom † 7 Paul Coffey 21 Randy Gregg 22 Charlie Huddy 28 Craig Muni 29 Reijo Ruotsalainen *31 Grant Fuhr 35 Andy Moog * Played both centre and wing. † Did not play or dress in the Final. Peter Pocklington (Owner) Glen Sather (President/General Manager/Head Coach) Bruce MacGregor (Asst. General Manager) John Muckler (Co-Coach), Edward Ted Green (Asst. Coach) Ron Low (Ass't Coach), Barry Fraser (Director of Player Personnel/Chief Scout) Garnet "Ace" Bailey (Scout), Ed Chadwick (Scout), Lorne Davis (Scout), Matti Valsanen (Scout) Peter Millar (Athletic Therapist), Juergen Merz (Message Therapist), Dr. Gordon Cameron (Team Physician) Barrie Stafford (Trainer), Lyle Kulchisky (Asst. Trainer) #8 Wayne Van Dorp (LW) – played three regular season games, and three games in the Conference Finals This was not enough to qualify for his name being engraved on the Stanley Cup. See also 1986–87 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Notes 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. 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