2011 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

2011 Stanley Cup Finals

Teams	1	2*	3	4	5	6	7	Games
Boston Bruins	0	2	8	4	0	5	4	4
Vancouver Canucks	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	3

* – Denotes overtime period(s)


Location:	Boston: TD Garden (3, 4, 6) Vancouver: Rogers Arena (1, 2, 5, 7)
Format:	Best-of-seven
Coaches:	Boston: Claude Julien Vancouver: Alain Vigneault
Captains:	Boston: Zdeno Chara Vancouver: Henrik Sedin
National anthem:	Boston: Rene Rancourt Vancouver: Mark Donnelly (Canadian) Richard Loney (American)
Referees:	Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6, 7) Dan O'Rourke (1, 3, 5) Kelly Sutherland (2, 4, 6) Stephen Walkom (1, 3, 5, 7)
Dates:	June 1 – June 15
MVP:	Tim Thomas (Bruins)
Series-winning goal:	Patrice Bergeron (14:37, first, G7)
Networks:	Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): RDS United States: NBC, Versus
Announcers:	(NBC/Versus) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy (RDS) Pierre Houde, Benoit Brunet (NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti

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The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the 118th edition of the Stanley Cup. It included the western conference team, the Vancouver Canucks and the Eastern conference champion, the Boston Bruins. Boston beat the Canucks in 7 games to win the Stanley cup. This was their 6th Stanley cup win and they have the #4 most Stanley cups in the NHL league. They played 7 games, ending in Vancouver were Boston beat them 4-0.

Images for kids

Fans watching the finals in Vancouver
Zdeno Chara captained the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup championship in 39 years
Henrik Sedin captained the Canucks to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 1994
Milan Lucic hoists the Stanley Cup after Game seven

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