Steve Yzerman, won the Conn Smythe Trophy with the Detroit Red Wings in 1998, the most recent series to occur in a sweep.
Joe Sakic, won the Conn Smythe Trophy with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, their first championship in franchise's history.
In the Stanley Cup Finals, a sweep refers to a National Hockey League (NHL) team winning four straight games and losing none in a best-of-seven format. There have been 20 sweeps in Stanley Cup Finals history.[1]
The first sweep is credited to the Boston Bruins who defeated the Detroit Red Wings in four straight games in the 1941 Stanley Cup Finals. The most recent sweep occurred in the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals.
List of sweeps
Conference Realignment
Starting in the 1974-75 NHL season, the National Hockey League expanded to 18 teams, installing new conferences and divisions and reorganizing its playoff format.[12] In the 1993-94 NHL season, The Eastern Conference and Western Conference became officially formed and are both tied for 2 sweeps each conference, with the Detroit Red Wings account for half of those, with two. As of the 2013-2014 NHL season, the National Hockey League uses these methods today with 2 Eastern Conference divisions (Atlantic & Metropolitan) and 2 in the Western Conference (Central & Pacific).[13]
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The 1977 Series between the Canadiens and Bruins was unique due to both teams partaking in the finals as members of the same conference (Wales).
Notes
- ^ The Conn Smythe Trophy started being awarded out to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 1964–65 NHL season.
- ^ The Red Wings were present in the Western Conference from 1993-94 until 2013-14.
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