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100 Greatest NHL Players
NHL 100 Greatest Players (NHL100): unranked list of the 100 best players of the NHL's first century, chosen in 2017 by a 58-member Blue Ribbon Panel for the Centennial, revealed in Toronto and Los Angeles.
1967 NHL expansion
1967 NHL expansion, the "Second Six": NHL doubled from six to twelve teams for 1967-68, adding the Seals, Kings, North Stars, Flyers, Penguins, and Blues at $2 million per franchise, creating the West Division.
1991 NHL entry draft
The 1991 NHL entry draft, held June 22, 1991, in Buffalo, New York, saw the Quebec Nordiques select Eric Lindros first overall despite his refusal to sign.
1992 NHL entry draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft, held June 20, 1992 at the Montreal Forum; 264 selections. Roman Hamrlik went first overall to Tampa Bay, Alexei Yashin second to Ottawa, Mike Rathje third to San Jose.
1992–93 NHL season
1992-93 NHL season, the league's 76th, expanded to 24 teams with Ottawa and Tampa Bay, was its highest-scoring season to date (7.25 goals per game), and ended with Montreal winning its 24th Stanley Cup over Los Angeles.
1993 Stanley Cup Finals
1993 Stanley Cup Finals: Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 4-1 for Montreal's 24th Cup; Game 5 won June 9, 1993; defined by Marty McSorley's Game 2 illegal-stick penalty and Desjardins' defenseman hat trick; last Canadian team to win.
1994 Stanley Cup Finals
1994 Stanley Cup Finals: the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3, winning Game 7 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on June 14, 1994, ending a 54-year drought; Brian Leetch won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
1998 NHL entry draft
1998 NHL entry draft, held June 27, 1998 in Buffalo: 258 picks, Lecavalier first overall, Legwand second to expansion Nashville, Datsyuk a 171st-overall steal.
1999 NHL entry draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft, the Sedin draft: 37th NHL draft, June 26, 1999, Boston, 272 picks. Patrik Stefan went first to Atlanta; Vancouver took Daniel and Henrik Sedin 2nd and 3rd; the class is ranked among the NHL's worst.
1999 Stanley Cup Finals
1999 Stanley Cup Finals: Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4-2 for their first Cup; Brett Hull's triple-overtime Game 6 goal with his skate in the crease, the "No Goal" controversy, and the rule changes that followed.
2004 NHL entry draft
2004 NHL Entry Draft, the 42nd NHL draft held June 26-27, 2004 in Raleigh, NC; 291 picks, Alex Ovechkin first and Evgeni Malkin second, the last NHL event before the 2004-05 lockout.
2004 Stanley Cup Finals
2004 Stanley Cup Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames 4-3 for their first Cup; Game 7 won 2-1 on Fedotenko's two goals; Brad Richards won Conn Smythe; Game 6 Gelinas no-goal controversy; followed by the 2004-05 lockout.
2004–05 NHL lockout
2004–05 NHL lockout: owners' lockout of NHL players from September 15, 2004, cancelling the entire 2004–05 season (1,230 games, 310 days); settled July 2005 with a salary cap and revenue sharing.
2005–06 NHL season
2005–06 NHL season, the league's 88th, first season after the 2004–05 lockout: $39M salary cap, shootout and neutral-zone rule changes, Ovechkin's 52-goal Calder rookie year, Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton 4-3 for the Stanley Cup.
2006 Stanley Cup Finals
2006 Stanley Cup Finals: Carolina Hurricanes beat Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in seven games for their first Cup; Game 7 on June 19, 2006 in Raleigh ended 3-1, with rookie goalie Cam Ward winning the Conn Smythe.
2006–07 NHL season
2006-07 NHL season, the league's 90th and second post-lockout season; Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup 4-1 over Ottawa; Crosby won the Hart with 120 points, Brodeur the Vezina.
2007 Stanley Cup Finals
2007 Stanley Cup Finals: Anaheim Ducks beat Ottawa Senators 4-1, May 28-June 6, 2007, winning Game 5 6-2 at Honda Center; first California and West Coast Cup winner since 1925; Scott Niedermayer won the Conn Smythe.
2009 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series, a rematch of 2008, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3, winning Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena 2-1 on Max Talbot's two goals and Marc-Andre Fleury's late save on Nicklas Lidstrom; Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
2010 Stanley Cup Finals
2010 Stanley Cup Finals: the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2, winning Game 6 in overtime on Patrick Kane's goal for their first Cup since 1961; Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe.
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason in which the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime of Game 6 for their first Cup since 1961; Montreal upset Washington, and Philadelphia rallied from 3-0 down against Boston.
2011 Stanley Cup Finals
2011 Stanley Cup Finals: Boston Bruins beat Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in seven games; Game 1 June 1, 2011 at Rogers Arena; followed by the Vancouver riot; first Final since 1994 for Vancouver, 1990 for Boston.
2011 Stanley Cup playoffs
2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason (April 13 to June 15, 2011) in which the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in the Final for their sixth Cup; Tim Thomas won the Conn Smythe with 798 saves, and a Vancouver riot followed Game 7.
2011–12 NHL season
2011–12 NHL season: 95th NHL season, 30 teams, 82 games. Los Angeles Kings won their first Stanley Cup, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-2; first No. 8 seed to win since 1994, 16-4 playoff record, Jonathan Quick Conn Smythe, Evgeni Malkin 109 points.
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs
2012 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Los Angeles Kings, first Cup in franchise history, beating New Jersey Devils 4-2; first No. 8 seed champion since 1994, 16-4 run, Jonathan Quick Conn Smythe.
2012–13 NHL season
2012–13 NHL season: lockout-shortened 48-game NHL season (113-day owner lockout, Sept 15–Jan 12, 2013) under a new 10-year CBA; Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, beating Boston 4-2.
2013 Stanley Cup Finals
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4-2 for the NHL title, their first Final meeting; Chicago won Game 6 3-2 on Bickell and Bolland goals 17 seconds apart.
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL postseason for the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, began April 30, 2013; Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4-2 in the Final on Bolland's goal 17 seconds after Bickell's tying goal in Game 6; Kane won the Conn Smythe.
2013–14 NHL season
2013-14 NHL season: 97th NHL season, first under realigned divisions and new playoff format. Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers 4-1; Sidney Crosby won the Hart with 104 points.
2014 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals: Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 4-1, June 4-13, 2014, winning the Cup on Alec Martinez's double-overtime goal in Game 5.
2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL's first under its division-based fixed-bracket format, ended with the Los Angeles Kings beating the New York Rangers 4-1; the Kings set records with 26 games, a 3-0 comeback, and 7-0 in elimination games.