Mark Messier, was switched to center late in the season and won the Conn Smythe Trophy,  as playoff MVP.

EDMONTON OILERS – 1984

EDMONTON OILERS – 1985

Edmonton overpowered the Philadelphia Flyers and goaltender Pelle Lindberg  to win their second Stanley Cup in 1985. Gretzky, Coffey, and Kurri all established playoff scoring records, with Gretzky capturing the Smythe Trophy with a 47-point performance. The Oilers scored eight goals in the final game of each of their last three series.

EDMONTON OILERS – 1987

The Oilers didn’t win the 1986 Cup, but in 1986–87, they defeated the Flyers in a tense seven-game series, overcoming Conn Smythe Trophy winner, rookie goalie Ron Hextall.

EDMONTON OILERS – 1988

The Oilers made their strongest run to the Cup, losing only two playoff games (the lowest loss total ever for the Cup winners under the “16 wins” playoff format) and swept the Boston Bruins. Gretzky established yet another record with 13 points in the Finals and won his second Smythe Trophy.

EDMONTON OILERS – 1990

This was the only Oilers’ Cup win without Wayne Gretzly on their roster. Bill Ranford was Edmonton’s new goalie and he won the Conn Smythe. In the playoffs, the Oilers, led by their “Kid Line” of Gelinas, Adam Graves, and Joe Murphy defeating Winnipeg, Los Angeles, and Chicago before taking the Bruins in five games.

THE OTTAWA SENATORS

“The one thing I think misses with the big dressing rooms is that intimacy…” Walter continued. “So round dressing room, smaller space, more intimate.”

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The Vancouver Canucks spared no expense when designing and constructing the home team’s new dressing room.

It’s a beautiful new state of the art room designed to bring the team together.

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The Detroit Red Wings don’t have a circular dressing room, but they stress their team’s heritage.

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Pictures of Red Wings from the past have been placed above the players’ cubicles.

There are also replicas of Stanley Cups that Detroit has won in past years.

Hall of Fame plaques are placed out in the hallways.

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The nucks’ and Red Wings’ dressing rooms differ in style, but both try to bring out the best in their players – using the elements of intimacy and team pride.

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Dumont said: ”That was the worst call I’ve ever seen, to tell you the truth. I know he’s coming out. I stop not to hit him, he pretty much charges me, I fall on him, and he starts punching me with his blocker.

“So I hope the league will do something about that. I know we have to protect the goalies. But there he came out at me. I never had the intention to hit him.”

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Thomas said: ”All of a sudden, all of his weight’s on my upper body and my legs are caught in a vulnerable position. He came down on me so hard that it angered me for a minute…By him jumping, it allowed room for my legs to flip out. If my legs didn’t flip out, I would have been really hurt. Maybe he didn’t really deserve that punch he got.”

Penalties?

Dumont received two for goalie interference and Jason two minutes for chirping.

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Joe Pelletier has a great series of photos on his website: Greatest Hockey Legends.

My favourite picture doesn’t concern any one event, however, but a relationship between a player and his adopted city.

It’s cold outside, but there’s a lot of love on the side of that building.

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