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2011 Stanley Cup
The 2011 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) , and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. The Canucks had home ice advantage in the Finals by winning the Presidents' Trophy as the team that finished with the best regular season record (117 points). They were also the first Canadian team to have home ice advantage in the Finals since the Montreal Canadiens had it for the 1993 Stanley Cup Final. The Canucks were also the last Canadian team to reach the Finals until 2021. It was the furthest distance between two cities in NHL history for the Finals, at , until 2024 between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. On June 1, 2011, NHL commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Boston Bruins Season
The 2010–11 Boston Bruins season was the List of Boston Bruins seasons, 87th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins were the winners of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, 2011 Stanley Cup, winning their first championship in 39 years. Off-season At the 2010 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, California, Boston selected Tyler Seguin with their first-round pick, second overall. A week earlier, on June 16, 2010, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and principal Charlie Jacobs announced that Cam Neely had been named president of the Boston Bruins. Neely, a former player and 2005 Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame inductee, became the eighth president in club history. The Bruins sought to "tweak the composition" during the off-season, trading puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Nathan Horton. The Reading Royals, Boston's affiliate within the ECHL, renewed their relationship during the off-seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
