2015 Stanley Cup Final

2015 ice hockey championship series yes June 2015 2015 2015StanleyCupFinals.png Chicago Blackhawks 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 Chicago Joel Quenneville Jonathan Toews Jim Cornelison Tampa Bay Lightning 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 Tampa Bay Jon Cooper Steven Stamkos Sonya Bryson-Kirksey Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5)Kevin Pollock (1, 3, 5)Kelly Sutherland (2, 4, 6)Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6) June 3–15, 2015 Chicago: United Center (3, 4, 6) Tampa: Amalie Arena (1, 2, 5) Duncan Keith http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-blackhawks-lightning-spt-0616-20150615-story.html Blackhawks seize their third Stanley Cup in six seasons June 16, 2015 Chicago Tribune June 16, 2015 (Blackhawks) Duncan Keith (17:13, second) Blackhawks:Marian Hossa (2020)Duncan Keith (2025) Canada:(English): CBC(French): TVA SportsUnited States:(English): NBC (1–2, 5–6), NBCSN (3–4) (CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, and Glenn Healy(TVA) Felix Seguin and Patrick Lalimefr http://www.tvasports.ca/2014/01/09/patrick-lalime-analyste-des-matchs-du-ch Patrick Lalime, Analyste des Matchs Du Ch TVA Sports January 9, 2014 May 6, 2015(NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk (1, 3–6), Mike Milbury (2), and Pierre McGuire(NHL International) Dave Strader and Kevin Weekes The 2015 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2014–15 season, and the culmination of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two to win their sixth championship in franchise history, and their third title in six seasons. The Lightning, as the club with the better regular-season record, held home-ice advantage in the series. The best-of-seven series was played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format, with Tampa Bay hosting game 1, 2, and 5; and Chicago hosting games 3, 4, and 6. Amalie Arena in Tampa would have hosted game 7 had it been necessary. The series started June 3 and ended on June 15.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=769113 https://web.archive.org/web/20150529022841/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=769113 dead May 29, 2015 Stanley Cup Final will open Wednesday, June 3. National Hockey League May 28, 2015 May 29, 2015 https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/38471/third-cup-proves-blackhawks-are-among-the-eras-best Another Cup proves Blackhawks are among the era's best June 16, 2015 ESPN June 16, 2015 Tyler Johnson and Patrick Kane led the Stanley Cup playoffs in points scored with 23 points each. https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?sort=points&viewName=summary&fetchKey=20153ALLSASAll NHL Statistics NHL June 17, 2015 Paths to the Finals Tampa Bay Lightning 2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning season thumb|Amalie Arena before game 6 This was Tampa Bay's second Final appearance after winning the Cup in 2004. Since their win in 2004, the Lightning had lost in the conference finals in 2011 in seven games to the Boston Bruins, one win short from reaching the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning were eliminated in the first round in 2006, 2007, and 2014. The Lightning entered the 2014–15 season with major re-signings during the offseason including centre Tyler Johnson, wingers Ryan Callahan and Ondrej Palat, and goalie Ben Bishop. In free agency, Tampa Bay picked up centre Brian Boyle and defenseman Anton Stralman from the New York Rangers and Brenden Morrow from the St. Louis Blues. The team made two trades to bolster the defense, picking up Jason Garrison at the 2014 draft and Braydon Coburn just before the 2015 trade deadline. Tampa Bay compiled 108 points (50–24–8) during the regular season to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. Centre and team captain Steven Stamkos finished second in goal-scoring during the regular season with 43 goals only behind Washington Capitals winger and captain Alexander Ovechkin, who recorded a league leading 53 goals.http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2015-05-24/stanley-cup-playoffs-2015-eastern-conference-finals-game-5-results-new-york-rangers-tampa-bay-lightning Eastern Conference finals: Return of Steven Stamkos has Lightning confident, Rangers on edge Sporting News Brandon Schlager May 24, 2015 May 30, 2015 Early in the season, Head Coach Jon Cooper nicknamed the team's second line of Johnson, Palat and winger Nikita Kucherov as the "Triplets" because they were so in sync;https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/37343/tampa-bays-triplets-line-a-rare-dynamic-unit-in-todays-playoffs Tampa Bay's Triplets Line a rare dynamic unit in today's playoffs ESPN Joe McDonald May 18, 2015 May 30, 2015 at the mid-season in January, the three players led the League in plus-minus.http://thehockeywriters.com/tampa-bay-lightning-offense-aces-mid-season-report/ Tampa Bay Lightning Offense Aces Mid-Season Report The Hockey Writers Brian Sklar January 16, 2015 May 30, 2015 In the playoffs, the Lightning eliminated the Detroit Red Wings in the first round in seven games, the Montreal Canadiens in the second round in six games, and the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals in seven games. They became the first post-1967 expansion team to beat three Original Six teams on the way to the Stanley Cup Final and the only team in NHL history to face an Original Six team at every stage of the playoffs. Chicago Blackhawks 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season thumb|The lion sculptures outside of the Art Institute of Chicago decorated for the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup run This series marked Chicago's third Final appearance in six seasons; having won the Cup in both 2010 and 2013. This was the team's 13th appearance overall, and they were seeking their sixth overall Cup championship. The Blackhawks entered the 2014 offseason after being eliminated in the Western Conference finals in seven games by the eventual 2014 Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. On July 1 they signed free agent centre Brad Richards who had won the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe in 2004 with Tampa.https://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724979 https://web.archive.org/web/20140706124907/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724979 dead July 6, 2014 Blackhawks agree to terms with Richards Chicago Blackhawks National Hockey League July 1, 2014 May 31, 2015https://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732965 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115246/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=732965 dead October 6, 2014 Blackhawks agree to terms with Carcillo Chicago Blackhawks National Hockey League October 4, 2014 May 31, 2015 Approaching the NHL trade deadline in early March, Chicago traded for defenseman Kimmo Timonen from the Philadelphia Flyers,https://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755462 https://web.archive.org/web/20150228113553/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755462 dead February 28, 2015 Blackhawks acquire Timonen from Flyers February 27, 2015 National Hockey League February 27, 2015 centre Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes,https://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755704 https://web.archive.org/web/20150301092820/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755704 dead March 1, 2015 Blackhawks acquire Antoine Vermette from Coyotes February 28, 2015 National Hockey League February 28, 2015 and centre Andrew Desjardins from the San Jose Sharks.https://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756073 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304004053/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=756073 dead March 4, 2015 Blackhawks acquire Andrew Desjardins from San Jose Sharks March 2, 2015 National Hockey League March 2, 2015 Chicago finished in third place in the Central Division, earning 102 points (48–28–6). Goalie Corey Crawford tied the Canadiens' Carey Price as the William M. Jennings Trophy recipient for allowing a league-low 189 goals during the regular season. In the playoffs, the Blackhawks eliminated the Nashville Predators in the first round in six games, swept the Minnesota Wild in the second round, and defeated the top seeded and Presidents' Trophy runner-up Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference finals in seven games. They became the only team in NHL history to face a post-1990 expansion team at every stage of the playoffs. Game summaries Number in parentheses represents the player's total goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs Game 1 June 3 Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 1 2–1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tbl/2015/06/03/2014030411 thumb|right|upright=.8|Teuvo Teravainen scored two-points in game 1, assisting on the game-winning goal. In game 1, Tampa Bay struck first with a deflected goal by Alex Killorn at 4:31 in the first period. The Lightning nursed the lead into the third period with a strong conservative defensive effort, but Teuvo Teravainen and Antoine Vermette scored 118 seconds apart to win the game 2–1 for the Blackhawks. By assisting on Vermette's goal, Teravainen became the second-youngest player (at 20 years and 265 days) in NHL history, after Jaromir Jagr had two assists in game 1 of the 1991 Final (on May 15, 1991, at 19 years and 89 days), to have a multi-point game in the Stanley Cup Final. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Alex Killorn (8) Anton Stralman (7) and Valtteri Filppula (9) 04:31 1–0 TBL 2nd None 3rd CHI Teuvo Teravainen (3) Duncan Keith (17) and Andrew Shaw (6) 13:28 1–1 CHI Antoine Vermette (3) Teuvo Teravainen (5) 15:26 2–1 CHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CHI Andrew Shaw Tripping 06:14 2:00 TBL Jason Garrison Cross-checking 16:48 2:00 2nd TBL Alex Killorn High-sticking 00:28 2:00 TBL Bench (served by Steven Stamkos) Too many men on the ice 09:48 2:00 CHI Kris Versteeg Goaltender interference 13:28 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Chicago 7 6 8 21 Tampa Bay 10 8 5 23 Game 2 June 6 Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 2 3–4 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tbl/2015/06/06/2014030412 thumb|right|upright=.8|Jason Garrison scored the game-winning goal in game 2. Jason Garrison's power play goal at 8:49 of the third period proved to be the difference in Tampa Bay's victory in game 2. Lightning starting goaltender Ben Bishop had left the game moments earlier for reasons that were undisclosed at the time, but was later revealed to be a torn groin. He was replaced with Andrei Vasilevskiy who was credited with his first playoff victory. He also became the first goalie to win a Stanley Cup Final game in relief of an injured starter since Lester Patrick helped the New York Rangers defeat the Montreal Maroons in overtime of game 2 of the 1928 Stanley Cup Final, 2–1. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Cedric Paquette (2) Ryan Callahan (4) and Victor Hedman (10) 12:56 1–0 TBL 2nd CHI Andrew Shaw (5) Marcus Krüger (2) and Andrew Desjardins (3) 03:04 1–1 CHI Teuvo Teravainen (4) – pp Marian Hossa (10) and Patrick Sharp (9) 05:20 2–1 CHI TBL Nikita Kucherov (10) Jason Garrison (4) and Braydon Coburn (3) 06:52 2–2 TBL Tyler Johnson (13) Nikita Kucherov (11) 13:58 3–2 TBL 3rd CHI Brent Seabrook (7) Jonathan Toews (10) and Johnny Oduya (5) 03:38 3–3 TBL Jason Garrison (2) – pp Victor Hedman (11) and Ryan Callahan (5) 08:49 4–3 TBL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CHI Johnny Oduya Tripping 18:28 2:00 2nd TBL Alex Killorn Hooking 04:26 2:00 TBLBraydon Coburn Holding 09:24 2:00 3rd CHI Patrick Sharp Slashing 04:59 2:00 CHI Patrick Sharp High-sticking 07:17 2:00 TBL Andrej Sustr Delay of game (puck over glass) 13:08 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Chicago 11 8 10 29 Tampa Bay 12 10 2 24 Game 3 June 8 Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks United Center 1 3–2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-chi/2015/06/08/2014030413 thumb|right|upright=.8|Cédric Paquette scored the game-winning goal in game 3. The series moved to Chicago for game 3. There was some debate on whether Ben Bishop or rookie goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy for Tampa Bay, but regular starter Bishop started the game for Tampa Bay. For the third time in a row, Tampa Bay struck first, on Ryan Callahan's slapshot goal at 5:09 of the first. Brad Richards tied it up on a power-play goal and the teams were tied after the first period. The first period was dominated by Chicago, who outshot Tampa Bay 19–7. The second period was dominated by Tampa Bay, which outshot Chicago 17–7, but there was no scoring. In the third period, Brandon Saad gave Chicago its first lead at 4:14, but Tampa Bay countered on the next shift on a goal by Ondrej Palat to tie the score once again. Late in the third period, Victor Hedman led a rush down ice for Tampa Bay and passed to Cedric Paquette who scored to put the Lightning ahead again. The Lightning were able to defend their lead to win the game 3–2 and take a series lead two games to one. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TBL Ryan Callahan (2) Victor Hedman (12) and J. T. Brown (1) 05:09 1–0 TBL CHI Brad Richards (3) – pp Marian Hossa (11) and Andrew Shaw (7) 14:22 1–1 2nd None 3rd CHI Brandon Saad (7) Marian Hossa (12) and Duncan Keith (18) 04:14 2–1 CHI TBL Ondrej Palat (8) Nikita Kucherov (12) and Tyler Johnson (10) 04:27 2–2 TBL Cedric Paquette (3) Victor Hedman (13) and Ryan Callahan (6) 16:49 3–2 TBL Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CHI Brandon Saad Cross-checking 08:12 2:00 TBL Braydon Coburn Tripping 08:12 2:00 TBL Braydon Coburn Hooking 12:42 2:00 2nd TBL Nikita Kucherov Tripping 08:53 2:00 CHI Bryan Bickell Roughing 15:18 2:00 CHI Brandon Saad Goaltender interference 15:52 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Tampa Bay 7 17 8 32 Chicago 19 7 12 38 Game 4 June 10 Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks United Center 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-chi/2015/06/10/2014030414 thumb|right|upright=.8|Brandon Saad scored the game-winning goal in game 4. The Lightning chose to rest injured goaltender Ben Bishop for game 4 in favor of rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Lightning protected Vasilevskiy with tight defensive play, allowing only two shots by the Blackhawks in the first period, which was scoreless. For the first time in the series, the Blackhawks scored the first goal, on a goal by Jonathan Toews at 6:40 of the second. Alex Killorn tied it for the Lightning at 11:47 and the game was tied 1–1 after two periods. In the third, the Blackhawks' Brandon Saad muscled his way to the goal and scored on a backhand past Vasilevskiy at 6:22 to put the Blackhawks ahead. The game's pace picked up as the Lightning tried to tie the score but the Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford made several outstanding saves to shut out Tampa Bay the rest of the way. The win tied the series at two games apiece. It was the first time since 1968 that the first four Stanley Cup Final games were all decided by one goal. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd CHI Jonathan Toews (10) Patrick Sharp (10) and Marian Hossa (13) 06:40 1–0 CHI TBL Alex Killorn (9) Valtteri Filppula (10) and Steven Stamkos (11) 11:47 1–1 3rd CHI Brandon Saad (8) Patrick Kane (11) 06:22 2–1 CHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st CHI Brent Seabrook Interference 09:10 2:00 TBL Jason Garrison Interference 11:41 2:00 CHI Jonathan Toews High sticking 12:42 2:00 CHI Kimmo Timonen Hooking 16:33 2:00 TBL Alex Killorn High sticking 19:08 2:00 2nd CHI Brent Seabrook Cross-checking 07:19 2:00 3rd TBL Steven Stamkos Delay of game (puck over glass) 01:04 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Tampa Bay 9 8 8 25 Chicago 2 12 5 19 Game 5 June 13 Chicago Blackhawks Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tbl/2015/06/13/2014030415 thumb|right|upright=.8|Corey Crawford saved 28 of 29 shots faced in game 5. The series returned to Tampa for game 5 and Ben Bishop returned to the net for the Lightning. The Blackhawks scored first for the second consecutive game, this time on a miscue by Bishop and Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman. The two collided and Patrick Sharp skated to the empty net with the puck, scoring at 6:11 of the first, a lead they held until 10:53 of the second when Valtteri Filppula scored to tie the score 1–1. The teams were tied going into the third, but Antoine Vermette scored for the Blackhawks at 2:00 of third and the lead held up as the Blackhawks played tight defense the rest of the way. The Blackhawks took the lead in the series three games to two, to give themselves a chance to win the Cup at home, something the franchise has not done since 1938. For the second time in Final history and the first since 1951, wherein all five games that had to be played went to overtime, all games of the series through game 5 were decided by one goal, with neither team leading by more than one goal. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st CHI Patrick Sharp (5) Teuvo Teravainen (6) and Jonathan Toews (11) 06:11 1–0 CHI 2nd TBL Valtteri Filppula (4) Jason Garrison (5) and Anton Stralman (8) 10:53 1–1 3rd CHI Antoine Vermette (4) Kris Versteeg (1) 02:00 2–1 CHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st None 2nd TBL Cedric Paquette Hooking 00:47 2:00 CHI Brandon Saad Slashing 11:25 2:00 3rd TBL Bench (served by Jonathan Drouin) Too many men on the ice 19:51 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Chicago 14 8 7 29 Tampa Bay 5 12 15 32 Game 6 June 15 Tampa Bay Lightning Chicago Blackhawks United Center 0–2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-chi/2015/06/15/2014030416 right 258px Game 6 Full replay (NHL International's feed) on the NHL's official YouTube channel thumb|right|upright=.8|Duncan Keith scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game 6. In game 6, the teams were scoreless after the first period. In the first period, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos put a shot off the crossbar and was stopped on a breakaway early in the second by Corey Crawford but it was the Blackhawks who scored first on a goal by Duncan Keith on a rebound of his own shot near the end of the second period to put Chicago ahead 1–0 after two periods. In the third period, the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scored on a pass from Brad Richards and play by Brandon Saad to put the 'Hawks ahead 2–0, the first two-goal lead of the series. The Blackhawks then frustrated the Lightning the rest of the way to win the game 2–0, a shutout for Crawford and the Stanley Cup championship. It was revealed after the game that the Lightning's goaltender Ben Bishop had played with a torn groin muscle since game 2 and Tyler Johnson was playing with a fractured wrist, injured in game 1. This was also the first time since 1938, when they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth game of a best-of-five Final at Chicago Stadium, and the first time at the United Center that the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice.https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/13088089/2015-stanley-cup-finals-ben-bishop-tampa-bay-lightning-reveals-injury-suffered-was-torn-groin Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop says he played through torn groin ESPN Katie Strang June 16, 2015 June 16, 2015 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st None 2nd CHI Duncan Keith (3) Patrick Kane (12) and Brad Richards (10) 17:13 1–0 CHI 3rd CHI Patrick Kane (11) Brad Richards (11) and Brandon Saad (3) 14:46 2–0 CHI Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TBL Cedric Paquette Tripping 08:35 2:00 TBL Brian Boyle Roughing 13:53 2:00 2nd TBL Ondrej Palat Elbowing 19:13 2:00 3rd CHI Andrew Desjardins Tripping 16:21 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Tampa Bay 4 7 14 25 Chicago 13 10 9 32 Team rosters Chicago Blackhawks thumb|right|250px|Jonathan Toews captained the Blackhawks to their sixth championship in franchise history, and their third championship in six seasons # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance 29 CAN Bryan Bickell LW L 29–10729 2004 Bowmanville, Ontario third (2010, 2013) 13 CAN Daniel Carcillo LW L 30 2014 King City, Ontario fourth (did not play; 2010, 2013, 2014) 50 CAN Corey Crawford G L 30–17530 2003 Montreal, Quebec second (2013) 26 CAN Kyle Cumiskey D L 28 2014 Abbotsford, British Columbia first 33 USA Scott Darling ice hockey G L 26 2014 Newport News, Virginia first 11 CAN Andrew Desjardins C L 28 2015 Lively, Ontario first 4 SWE Niklas Hjalmarsson D L 27-01827 2005 Eksjö, Sweden third (2010, 2013) 81 SVK Marian Hossa Marián Hossa RW L 36–16336 2009 Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia fifth (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) 88 USA Patrick Kane RW L 26–21726 2007 Buffalo, New York third (2010, 2013) 2 CAN Duncan Keith – A D L 31–34331 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba third (2010, 2013) 16 SWE Marcus Kruger Marcus Krüger C L 25-02825 2009 Stockholm, Sweden second (2013) 42 SWE Joakim Nordstrom Joakim Nordström C L 23 2010 Stockholm, Sweden first 27 SWE Johnny Oduya D L 33–26633 2012 Stockholm, Sweden second (2013) 31 FIN Antti Raanta G L 26 2013 Rauma, Finland first 91 CAN Brad Richards C L 35–23635 2014 Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island third (2004, 2014) 32 CZE Michal Rozsival Michal Rozsíval D R 36–29436 2012 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia second (2013) 5 SWE David Rundblad D R 24 2013 Lycksele, Sweden first 20 USA Brandon Saad LW L 22–24022 2011 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania second (2013) 7 CAN Brent Seabrook D R 30-06530 2003 Richmond, British Columbia third (2010, 2013) 10 CAN Patrick Sharp – A LW/C R 33–17933 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba third (2010, 2013) 65 CAN Andrew Shaw Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) C R 23–33923 2011 Belleville, Ontario second (2013) 86 FIN Teuvo Teravainen Teuvo Teräväinen W/C L 20 2012 Helsinki, Finland first 44 FIN Kimmo Timonen D L 40 2015 Kuopio, Finland second (2010) 19 CAN Jonathan Toews – C C L 27-05627 2006 Winnipeg, Manitoba third (2010, 2013) 57 USA Trevor van Riemsdyk D R 23 2014 Middletown, New Jersey first 80 CAN Antoine Vermette C L 32 2015 Saint-Agapit, Quebec second (2007) 23 CAN Kris Versteeg LW R 29 2013 Lethbridge, Alberta second (2010) Tampa Bay Lightning thumb|right|250px|Steven Stamkos captained the Lightning to their second Stanley Cup Final appearance, and their first in ten seasons # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance30 USA Ben Bishop G L 28 2013 Denver, Colorado first11 USA Brian Boyle – A C L 30–20530 2014 Hingham, Massachusetts second (2014)23 USA J. T. Brown ice hockey RW R 24 2013 Burnsville, Minnesota first 25 USA Matt Carle D L 30–20530 2012 Anchorage, Alaska second (2010) 55 CAN Braydon Coburn D L 30–05830 2015 Calgary, Alberta second (2010)24 USA Ryan Callahan – A RW R 30 2014 Rochester, New York first27 CAN Jonathan Drouin LW L 20 2013 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec first51 FIN Valtteri Filppula C L 31 2013 Vantaa, Finland third (2008, 2009)5 CAN Jason Garrison D L 30 2014 White Rock, British Columbia first50 LVA Kristers Gudlevskis Kristers Gudļevskis G L 22 2013 Aizkraukle, Latvia first 77 SWE Victor Hedman D L 24–35224 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden first9 USA Tyler Johnson ice hockey C R 24 2011 Spokane, Washington first17 CAN Alex Killorn C L 25 2007 Halifax, Nova Scotia first86 RUS Nikita Kucherov RW L 21 2011 Maykop, Russia first42 CAN Jonathan Marchessault C R 24 2014 Cap-Rouge, Quebec first 10 CAN Brenden Morrow LW L 36–29436 2014 Carlyle, Saskatchewan second (2000)90 RUS Vladislav Namestnikov C L 22 2011 Voskresensk, Russia first89 RUS Nikita Nesterov D L 22 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia first18 CZE Ondrej Palat Ondřej Palát – A LW R 24 2011 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia first13 CAN Cedric Paquette Cédric Paquette C L 21 2012 Gaspé, Quebec first 91 CAN Steven Stamkos – C C R 25-03825 2008 Markham, Ontario first6 SWE Anton Stralman Anton Strålman D R 28 2014 Tibro, Sweden second (2014)62 CZE Andrej Sustr Andrej Šustr D R 24 2013 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia first 88 RUS Andrei Vasilevskiy G L 20 2012 Tyumen, Russia first Stanley Cup engraving The 2015 Stanley Cup was presented to Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Blackhawks' 2–0 win over the Lightning in game 6. The following Blackhawks players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks 2 Duncan Keith (A) 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson 5 David Rundblad 7 Brent Seabrook 26 Kyle Cumiskey 27 Johnny Oduya 32 Michal Rozsival 44 Kimmo Timonen 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 11 Andrew Desjardins* 16 Marcus Kruger* 19 Jonathan Toews (Captain) 42 Joakim Nordstrom † 65 Andrew Shaw* 80 Antoine Vermette 91 Brad Richards 10 Patrick Sharp* (A) 13 Daniel Carcillo † 20 Brandon Saad 23 Kris Versteeg 29 Bryan Bickell 81 Marian Hossa 86 Teuvo Teravainen* 88 Patrick Kane *33 Scott Darling 50 Corey Crawford * Played both centre and wing. † 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 regular season games for the Stanley Cup winning team. W. Rocky Wirtz (Owner/Chairman/Governor), John McDonough (President/Chief Executive Officer/Alt. Governor), Jay Blunk (Exec. Vice President), Stan Bowman (Vice President/General Manager), Al MacIsaac (Vice President of Hockey Operations), Norm Maciver (Asst. General Manager), William Scotty Bowman (Sr. Advisor Hockey Operations), Joel Quenneville (Head Coach), Mike Kitchen (Asst. Coach), Kevin Dineen (Asst. Coach), Jimmy Waite (Goaltending Coach), Matt Meacham (Video Coach), Paul Goodman (Strength & Conditioning Coach) Mike Gapski (Athletic Trainer), Troy Parchman (Equipment Manager), Jeff Thomas (Asst. Athletic Trainer), Pawel Prylinski (Massage Therapist), Jeff Heintzleman (Asst. Equipment Manager) Pierre Gauthier (Director of Player Personnel), Mark Kelly (Sr. Director of Amateur Scouting), Barry Smith (Director of Player Development), Ryan Stewart (Director of Pro Scouting), Ron Anderson (Director of Player Recruitment), Tony Ommen (Sr. Director of Team Services), Mark Bernard (Director of Hockey Administration/Rockford(AHL) General Manager), Dr. Michael Terry (Head Team Physician) Engraving notes Chicago successfully requested an exemption to engrave the names of two players who did not automatically qualify. #13 Daniel Carcillo (LW) – spent the whole season with Chicago, only 39 games played, not dressed in the playoffs due to injury. #42 Joakim Nordstrom (C) – played 38 games for Chicago, 23 games for Rockford, played three playoff games, including one game in the conference finals. Scotty Bowman won his 14th Stanley Cup in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (Montreal), 1991, 1992 (Pittsburgh), 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 (Detroit), 2010, 2013, 2015 (Chicago) Left off Stanley Cup Six players who were on the roster during the Final did not qualify to have their names engraved. Chicago did not request an exemption for any of them.Playing Roster Included in the team picture #31 Antti Raanta – played 14 games and was dressed in 51 games for Chicago. He also played 11 games for Rockford (AHL). Raanta was sent to the minors on February 22, 2015, when Scott Darling was recalled. Raanta rejoined Chicago on April 12 but did not dress in the playoffs. His name was not included on the Cup since Raanta had spent time playing in the minors after the trading deadline. He was, however, in the team picture at centre ice and did receive a personal day with the Cup over the summer. #43 Viktor Svedberg (D) – did not play in the regular season or playoffs D. J. Kogut (Equipment Asst.), Jeff Uyenko (Equipment Asst.) – got championship rings Not in the team picture #38 Ryan Hartman (RW) – played 5 regular season games and none in the playoffs #24 Phillip Danault (C) – played 2 regular season games and none in the playoffs #47 Michael Paliotta (D) – played 1 regular season game and none in the playoffs #17 Ville Pokka (D) – did not play in the regular season or playoffs Clinton Reif (Asst. Equipment Manager) who died on December 21, 2014, was also left off. Reif is on the Cup with Chicago in 2010 and 2013. Television In the U.S., the Final series were split between NBC and NBCSN, called by NBC Sports' lead commentary team of Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, and Pierre McGuire; it was originally announced that games two and three were to be broadcast by NBCSN, with the rest on NBC. Game 2 was moved to NBC to serve as a lead-out for its coverage of the 2015 Belmont Stakes in favor of game 4 on NBCSN. As Olczyk was also a contributor to NBC's Belmont coverage, he missed game 2.https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2015/04/01/nbc-sports-group-fills-out-2015-stanley-cup-playoff-bracket-with-complete-coverage-beginning-april-15/ NBC Sports Group Fills Out 2015 Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket With Complete Coverage Beginning April 15 NBC Sports April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015Strangis: Olczyk brings horse sense to Cup Final http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=769689 https://web.archive.org/web/20150604050242/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=769689 dead June 4, 2015 NHL.com 20 June 2015Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final Moves to NBC With Belmont Lead-In https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/05/game-2-of-stanley-cup-final-moves-to-nbc-with-belmont-lead-in/ Sports Media Watch May 31, 2014 20 June 2015 In Canada, all six games were broadcast by CBC Television (through Hockey Night in Canada, as produced by Sportsnet through a brokerage agreement) in English, TVA Sports in French, and Omni Television in Punjabi.Stanley Cup Playoffs broadcast schedule https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/stanley-cup-playoffs-broadcast-schedule/ Sportsnet.ca Rogers Media April 12, 20152015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 schedule http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=762688 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413053235/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=762688 dead April 13, 2015 NHL.com April 12, 2015 These were the first Stanley Cup Final under Rogers Communications' exclusive national broadcast rights to the NHL in Canada.NHL signs 12-year TV, Internet deal with Rogers; CBC keeps 'Hockey Night in Canada Curtis Rush November 26, 2013 https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2013/11/26/nhl_signs_12year_broadcast_deal_with_rogers_cbc_keeps_hockey_night_in_canada.html Toronto Star March 26, 2014Shoalts David Hockey Night in Canada: How CBC lost it all https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/hockey-night-in-canada-how-cbc-lost-it-all/article21072643/ The Globe and Mail October 10, 2014 October 11, 2014NHL deal with Rogers huge blow to CBC: Mudhar Raju Mudhar November 26, 2013 https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2013/11/26/nhl_deal_with_rogers_a_huge_blow_to_tsn_and_cbc_mudhar.html Toronto Star March 26, 2014 This was the second-most watched Stanley Cup Final on U.S. television since 1995, trailing only the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, with an average 3.2 Nielsen rating and 5.6 million viewers on NBC and NBCSN.https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/06/stanley-cup-final-ratings-second-most-watched-series-since-1995-blackhawks-lightning-nhl/ 2015 Stanley Cup Final Second-Most Watched in Past Two Decades Sports Media Watch June 16, 2015 June 19, 2015 Game 6 was seen by 7.6 million viewers nationally on NBC. Ratings for game 6 were especially strong in Chicago and Tampa Bay: it was the most-watched NHL broadcast locally in Chicago history, and the second-highest in Tampa Bay.Ratings: Stanley Cup Final's Game 6 on NBC Rules Monday https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/stanley-cup-final-ratings-bachelorette-ratings-1201520669/ Variety June 16, 2015 June 17, 2015 By contrast, ratings in Canada dropped significantly, making it the lowest-rated Stanley Cup Final since 2009. Game 6, facing competition from a Team Canada match in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the Toronto Blue Jays (which had seen increased ratings due to a long winning streak), was the lowest-rated deciding NHL playoff game on Canadian television since the 2003 Stanley Cup Final.The Great Canadian Ratings Report: NHL playoffs failed to produce big ratings for Rogers https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/the-great-canadian-ratings-report--201309600.html Yahoo! Sports Canada June 17, 2015 + U.S. Ratings Game Network Ratings(households) American audience(in millions) 1http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/wednesday-final-nationals-blackhawks-lightning-nbc-viewed-nhl-stanley-cup-final-non-overtime-game-1-since-1997/ Wednesday Final Nationals: Blackhawks-Lightning on NBC is Most-Viewed NHL Stanley Cup Final Non-Overtime Game 1 Since 1997 TV Media Insights June 4, 2015 June 13, 2015 NBC 3.3 5.547 2http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/saturday-final-nationals-147th-belmont-stakes-fuels-nhl-stanley-cup-final-game-2-on-nbc/ Saturday Final Nationals: 147th Belmont Stakes Fuels NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 2 on NBC TV Media Insights June 9, 2015 June 13, 2015 NBC 3.9 6.549 3http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/monday-final-nationals-american-ninja-warrior-on-nbc-achieves-series-high-huge-gains-for-stanley-cup-final-on-nbcsn-and-womens-world-cup-on-fox-sports-1/ Monday Final Nationals: 'American Ninja Warrior' on NBC Achieves Series-High, Huge Gains for Stanley Cup Final on NBCSN and Women's World Cup on Fox Sports 1 TV Media Insights June 9, 2015 June 13, 2015 June 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614191942/http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/monday-final-nationals-american-ninja-warrior-on-nbc-achieves-series-high-huge-gains-for-stanley-cup-final-on-nbcsn-and-womens-world-cup-on-fox-sports-1/ dead NBCSN 2.2 3.896 4http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/wednesday-final-nationals-nhl-stanley-cup-final-game-4-gives-nbcsn-prime-time-victory-among-adults-18-49-adults-18-34/ Wednesday Final Nationals: NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 4 Gives NBCSN Prime Time Victory Among Adults 18–49, Adults 18–34 TV Media Insights June 11, 2015 June 13, 2015 NBCSN 2.2 3.914 5http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/saturday-final-nationals-nhl-helps-nbc-to-dominate-in-adults-18-49-over-abc-cbs-and-fox-combined/ Saturday Final Nationals: NHL Helps NBC to Dominate in Adults 18-49 Over ABC, CBS and Fox Combined TV Media Insights June 16, 2015 June 18, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150621224034/http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/saturday-final-nationals-nhl-helps-nbc-to-dominate-in-adults-18-49-over-abc-cbs-and-fox-combined/ June 21, 2015 NBC 3.0 5.260 6http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/monday-final-nationals-2015-stanley-cup-final-clincher-ranks-as-fourth-most-watched-nhl-telecast-since-1995/ Monday Final Nationals: 2015 Stanley Cup Final Clincher on NBC Ranks as Fourth Most-Watched NHL Telecast Since 1995 TV Media Insights June 16, 2015 June 18, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150621224032/http://www.tvmediainsights.com/tv-ratings/monday-final-nationals-2015-stanley-cup-final-clincher-ranks-as-fourth-most-watched-nhl-telecast-since-1995/ June 21, 2015 mdy NBC 4.4 8.005 Notes References Los Angeles Kings2014 Chicago BlackhawksStanley Cup champions 2015 Pittsburgh Penguins2016 Stanley Cup Final Category:Chicago Blackhawks games Category:Tampa Bay Lightning games Category:2015 in Chicago Stanley Cup Final Category:2010s in Tampa, Florida Category:Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Final Category:Ice hockey competitions in Tampa, Florida Stanley Cup Final Category:Ice hockey competitions in Chicago Category:Events at United Center