The
2000 Stanley Cup Final NHLThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
championship series was contested by the Eastern Conference champion
New Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and the Western Conference and defending champion
Dallas StarsThe Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded in 1967 as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The franchise transferred to...
. The Devils were led by captain
Scott StevensRonald Scott Stevens is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Stevens played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils...
, coach
Larry RobinsonLarry Clark Robinson is a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently a special assignment coach for the New Jersey Devils.- Playing career :Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the Brockville...
and goalie
Martin BrodeurMartin Pierre Brodeur is a ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 15-year tenure, he has led the team to three Stanley Cup championships and has taken them to the playoffs all but once...
. The Stars were led by captain
Derian HatcherDerian Hatcher is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League...
, coach
Ken HitchcockKen Hitchcock also known as "Hitch" is an NHL hockey coach and pro scout, and current head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets....
and goalie
Ed BelfourEdward John Belfour is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending consultant for the St. Louis Blues.Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey...
. This is also the most recent Finals in which the Stanley Cup was won in overtime.
New Jersey defeated the
Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the South Florida metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.-Franchise...
4–0, the
Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
4–2 and the
Philadelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first non-Original Six to win the Stanley Cup,...
4–3 to advance to the Final.
The
2000 Stanley Cup Final NHLThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league as a joint venture for its self perpetuating membership of 30 franchised member clubs located in the United States and Canada...
championship series was contested by the Eastern Conference champion
New Jersey DevilsThe New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and the Western Conference and defending champion
Dallas StarsThe Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded in 1967 as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The franchise transferred to...
. The Devils were led by captain
Scott StevensRonald Scott Stevens is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman. Stevens played 22 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, and the New Jersey Devils...
, coach
Larry RobinsonLarry Clark Robinson is a former ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. Robinson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995 and is currently a special assignment coach for the New Jersey Devils.- Playing career :Larry Robinson played Junior 'A' hockey with the Brockville...
and goalie
Martin BrodeurMartin Pierre Brodeur is a ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 15-year tenure, he has led the team to three Stanley Cup championships and has taken them to the playoffs all but once...
. The Stars were led by captain
Derian HatcherDerian Hatcher is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League...
, coach
Ken HitchcockKen Hitchcock also known as "Hitch" is an NHL hockey coach and pro scout, and current head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets....
and goalie
Ed BelfourEdward John Belfour is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending consultant for the St. Louis Blues.Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey...
. This is also the most recent Finals in which the Stanley Cup was won in overtime.
Paths to the Final
New Jersey defeated the
Florida PanthersThe Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the South Florida metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.-Franchise...
4–0, the
Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
4–2 and the
Philadelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers were the first non-Original Six to win the Stanley Cup,...
4–3 to advance to the Final. Dallas defeated the
Edmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
4–1, the
San Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
4–1 and the
Colorado AvalancheThe Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001. The franchise was founded in...
4–3.
The series
Despite New Jersey being a lower seed in conference play (4) than Dallas (2), New Jersey's 103 points were 1 more than Dallas, giving them home-ice advantage in the series. The Devils won the cup in game 6 on a one timer goal by
Jason ArnottJason William Arnott is a professional ice hockey center and team captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. He began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1993–94 after being selected seventh overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team...
in double overtime. It was their second Stanley Cup title.
For the Stars, this was the first time since the
New York IslandersThe New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
lost to the
Edmonton OilersThe Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the 1984 Final that a defending Stanley Cup Champion had lost in the Final. Interestingly, this would happen to the Devils themselves
the following yearThe 2001 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion New Jersey Devils and the Colorado Avalanche making the franchise's second Stanley Cup Final appearance, and first since the team won the 1996 Final. The Avalanche won the series in seven games, claiming...
when they lost to the
Colorado AvalancheThe Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001. The franchise was founded in...
.
This is also the first-ever final that featured two relocated teams competing for the
Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club cup trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion. It has been referred to as The Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
, as well as being the first championship series that both teams had won the Stanley Cup previously after relocation.
Quotes
New Jersey Devils 2000 Stanley Cup champions
Stanley Cup engraving
Three players who did not automatically qualify for their names to be engraved on the Stanley Cup were engraved at the Devils' request:
- Steve Kelly†, played 10 playoff games - 4 in games conference final.
- Steve Brule†, played one game in the conference finals.
- Ken Sutton†, joined the team at the trading deadline, from the minors. He played 6 regular season games, but was a healthy scratch for the playoffs.
Deron QuintDeron Timothy Quint is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the Kontinental Hockey League...
(D) who played 50 regular season games for Phoenix, and 4 games for New Jersey (joined in a March 7th trade for
Lyle OdeleinLyle Odelein is a retired hockey player in the National Hockey League. He has played for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins.-Playing career:Odelein played junior hockey for...
) was not engraved on the Stanley Cup, because New Jersey suspended him for not reporting to the minors for conditioning.
See also
- 1999–2000 NHL season
- 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League , began in April, and concluded in June. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-7 series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions ...
- List of Stanley Cup champions