The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals, 4 games to 1. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years. In game 1, Petr Klima scored at 5:37 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3-2 win. In game 5 at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4-1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boston Garden or Gahden was an arena that was built in 1928 and was demolished in 1997 after the completion of its new sister arena, FleetCenter, now called TD Banknorth Garden. ... The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey Leagues Stanley Cup playoffs. ...
StanleyCup, team trophy for professional ice hockey, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion.
The StanleyCup is one of the most popular sporting events of the year in Canada, which is home to six NHL franchises and a majority of the NHL’s players.
The original StanleyCup was 19 cm (7.5 in) high and 29 cm (11.5 in) wide and was made by a London-based silversmith in 1892.
Lord Stanley of Preston must have been a hockey fan, because in 1892 the Canadian Governor-General paid about $50 for a trophy and declared it a "challenge cup" to be held by the best amateur hockey team in Canada.
The Stanley behind the StanleyCup was Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor General of Canada (the Queen's Representative to the Dominion of Canada), the sixth in the long regal line.
The StanleyCup is insured for $75,000, but for so many, spending a summer or a day or a moment with arguably the most cherished trophy in sport is, to steal a phrase from a credit card commercial, priceless.
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