Stanley Cup Finals Wikipedia. Stanley Cup Finals overtime periods. LocationsEdmonton Northlands Coliseum 1,2,5,7Philadelphia Spectrum 3,4,6Coaches. Usb Irda Driver. Edmonton Glen Sather. Philadelphia Mike Keenan. Captains. Edmonton Wayne Gretzky. Philadelphia Dave Poulin. Referees. Dave Newell 1,6Andy Van Hellemond2,4,7Don Koharski3,5Dates. Canada Cup Game Summaries Of Books' title='1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries Of Books' />May 1. May 3. MVPRon Hextall FlyersSeries winning goal. Jari Kurri1. 4 5. G7Networks. CBC Canada English, 1, 2, 6, 7,GlobalCan West Canada English, 3, 4, 5, and 7,SRC Canada French,ESPN United States,PRISM Philadelphia area, 3, 4, 6,WGBS Philadelphia area, 1, 2, 5, 7Announcers. Bob Cole and Harry Neale CBCDan Kelly and John Davidson Global Can. WestMike Emrick and Bill Clement ESPNGene Hart and Bobby Taylor PRISM and WGBSThe 1. Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oilers won the series 43, for their third Stanley Cup victory. Canada Cup Game Summaries Meaning' title='1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries Meaning' />1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries Of To KillThis would be the fifth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two, and the fourth of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice the Oilers won four times, the Montreal Canadiens once. Paths to the FinalseditFor the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers finished the regular season with the two best records in the NHL. In 1. 98. 48. 5, the Flyers were first in NHL standings and the Oilers second in both 1. While the Oilers success came from their vaunted offense, the Flyers relied on grit, defensive play, and solid goaltending from Vezina Trophy winner Ron Hextall. This week, the public was treated to a rendition of one of Aesops lesserknown fables, The Troll, the Moron, and the Stooge. There was no real moral, just a. The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oilers won the series 43, for their third Stanley Cup victory. The Oilers cruised into the Finals with relative ease, losing only two games in the process. They beat the Los Angeles Kings in five games, swept the Winnipeg Jets, and then beat the Detroit Red Wings in five to win the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl for the fourth time in five years. The Flyers, meanwhile, had a much harder road. It took them six games to knock off the New York Rangers, went the full seven against the New York Islanders, and then beat Montreal, the reigning champion, in six to claim their second Prince of Wales Trophy in three years. Game summarieseditThe Oilers and Flyers met in the Finals for the second time in three years. This time, Edmonton was the regular season champion with 5. Philadelphia was second with 4. How To Open Adobe Photoshop Image 13 Photography. This was a rematch of the 1. Stanley Cup Finals, where the Oilers beat the Flyers in five games. Unlike the 1. 98. Finals, this series went to seven games. Canada Cup Game Summaries' title='1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries' />Edmonton took the first two games at home, then split in Philadelphia. However, the Flyers won the next two games, one in Edmonton and one back in Philadelphia by one goal, to force a deciding seventh game. Edmonton won game seven to earn its third Stanley Cup in four seasons. During the Stanley Cup presentation, Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky would give the Cup to Steve Smith, who one year earlier scored on his own net that led to their downfall against the Calgary Flames, their in province rivals, in the Smythe Division Final. Ron Hextall would receive the Conn Smythe Trophy for his efforts. Many people consider this to be one of the greatest Stanley Cup Finals of all time. Game oneeditSunday, May 1. Edmonton Oilers. 4 2. Philadelphia Flyers. Northlands Coliseum. With the game tied at 11 after 4. Oilers won thanks to third period goals by Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, and Jari Kurri. Gretzky registered a goal and an assist in the onslaught as part of a 42 win. The Flyers outshot Edmonton 3. Game twoeditWednesday, May 2. Ot0f0pEe8/UEoe2nO-VoI/AAAAAAAAA2A/FBKfwN6ndwY/s1600/canada-cup1987.jpg' alt='1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries' title='1987 Canada Cup Game Summaries' />Edmonton Oilers. OTPhiladelphia Flyers. Northlands Coliseum. This time, the Flyers led 21 after two periods. Despite matching the Oilers line for line and speed for speed, Edmonton burned Philly with a third period goal, then on the game winner by Kurri, who took advantage of some disorganized defensive play by the Flyers in overtime to score the game winning goal with a wide open chance in a 32 overtime victory. Game threeeditFriday, May 2. Philadelphia Flyers. Edmonton Oilers. Spectrum. Looking to take a commanding 30 series lead, Edmonton came out firing, taking a 20 lead after one period on goals by Mark Messier and Coffey, then stretching it to 30 on Andersons fluke breakaway goal 1 4. With their backs against the wall, the Flyers began a comeback on second period goals by Murray Craven and Peter Zezel. Early in the third, tallies 1. Scott Mellanby and Brad Mc. Crimmon tied the game, then put the Flyers ahead 43. For the remainder of the period, the Flyers gamely kept the Oilers potent offense at bay until Brian Propps empty net goal sealed a 53 win. Until this point, no team had ever rebounded from a 30 deficit to win a game in the Finals, and the Flyers won their first ever playoff game after yielding a games first three goals. Game foureditSunday, May 2. Philadelphia Flyers. Edmonton Oilers. Spectrum. The momentum from game three did not carry over for Philadelphia. Gretzky notched three assists as the Oilers won, 41, and took a three games to one series lead. In a relatively sedate affair, the most shocking event came when Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall viciously chopped his stick across the back of the legs of Edmontons Kent Nilsson in the third period when trailing 41. Canada Cup Game Summaries To BooksHextall was apparently incensed that Anderson and other Oilers had cruised through the goal crease untouched and unpenalized during the game, and took out his frustration on the last Oiler he happened to see skate by. Hextalls actions caused Nilsson no injury, but Hextall would be suspended for the first eight games of the 1. Game fiveeditTuesday, May 2. Edmonton Oilers. 3 4. Philadelphia Flyers. Northlands Coliseum. Edmontons newspapers had published plans for a future victory parade that day, and the Oilers tried to make those plans come to fruition when they beat Hextall for two quick first period goals. Although the Flyers got one back and trailed 21 after one period, Hextall let Edmontons third goal of the game, a tip in by Marty Mc. Sorley with nearly two minutes gone in the second slip between his arm and body time was growing short. Facing the end of their season, the Flyers clawed back and tied the game three3 on goals by Doug Crossman and Pelle Eklund. With almost six minutes played in the third, Propp fed Rick Tocchet in the slot for the go ahead score. Hextall and the Flyers defense clamped down on the Oilers the rest of the way and the series came back to Philadelphia. Game sixeditThursday, May 2. Philadelphia Flyers. Edmonton Oilers. Spectrum. With a chance to close out the series without the pressure of home ice, Edmonton took a 20 lead against a hesitant Flyers club on a disputed goal by Kevin Lowe and a stuffer by checking winger Kevin Mc. Clelland. The Oilers took control of the game in all aspects, outshooting Philly 1. The Flyers had little chance until Lindsay Carson managed to thread a puck through Grant Fuhrs pads a little more than seven minutes into the second period. The Oilers kept the pressure on, and carried play into the third period. However, Andersons careless high sticking penalty with eight minutes left in regulation led to Propps electric game tying goal, snapping a shot high into the left corner of the net. Eighty four seconds later, little used Flyer defenceman J. J. Daigneault stepped up to a dying puck inside the Oilers blue line, and cranked the puck just inside the right post to give the Flyers a 32 advantage. Frank Clark Injures Teammate With Flying PunchSeahawks defensive end Frank Clark was kicked off the practice field yesterday after injuring left tackle Germain Ifedi in a fight. There isnt any video footage of the fight, but according to writers who were on the scene, Clark hit Ifedi with a fairly devastating punch. The News Tribunes Gregg Bell has the blow by blow account. According to Bell, the scuffle started during one on one pass rushing drills, and didnt originally involve Clark or Ifedi. Both players rushed into the fray after Rodney Coe threw Will Pericak into a water bucket, and thats when Clark unleashed what sounds like a wrestling move on Ifedi Then Ifedi, not in for the next snap, charged into a gaggle of defensive ends and tackles standing off the side of the drill. Thats when Clark jumped in, as if off a top rope of a pro wrestling ring. But his flying punch was absolutely real. And damaging. Ifedi briefly stayed down on the field, and eventually walked off with trainers while bleeding from the mouth. This is the second fight Clark has been in this week. On Tuesday, he got into it with Luke Joeckel. After yesterdays fight, head coach Pete Carroll told reporters that he was really disappointed about what happened The Seahawks drafted Clark in the second round of the 2. Michigan team for allegedly punching his then girlfriend in the face.