2012 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

2012 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams 1* 2* 3 4 5 6 Games Los Angeles Kings  2 2 4 1 1 6 4 New Jersey Devils  1 1 0 3 2 1 2 * – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location: Newark: Prudential Center (1,2,5) Los Angeles: Staples Center (3,4,6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Los Angeles: Darryl Sutter New Jersey: Peter DeBoer Captains: Los Angeles: Dustin Brown New Jersey: Zach Parise National anthem: Los Angeles: Pia Toscano New Jersey: Arlette Referees: Dan O'Halloran (1,3,5) Dan O'Rourke (2,4,6) Chris Rooney (2,4,6) Brad Watson (1,3,5) Dates: May 30 – June 11 MVP: Jonathan Quick Series-winning goal: Jeff Carter (12:45, first, G6) Networks: Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): RDS United States: NBC, NBC Sports Network Announcers: (CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy (RDS) Pierre Houde, Marc Denis (NBC/NBC Sports) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti
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The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2011–12.

The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils four games to two.

Rosters

Years in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column mean that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Los Angeles Kings

Dustin Brown with the Stanley Cup

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
45		Jonathan Bernier	G	L	2006	Laval, Quebec	first
23		Dustin Brown – C	RW	R	2003	Ithaca, New York	first
77		Jeff Carter	C/RW	R	2012	London, Ontario	second (2010)
13		Kyle Clifford	LW	R	2009	Ayr, Ontario	first
8		Drew Doughty	D	R	2008	London, Ontario	first
44		Davis Drewiske	D	L	2008	Hudson, Wisconsin	—
24		Colin Fraser	C	L	2011	Sicamous, British Columbia	second (2010)
12		Simon Gagne	LW	L	2011	Sainte-Foy, Quebec	second (2010)
2		Matt Greene(A)	D	R	2008	Grand Ledge, Michigan	second (2006)
74		Dwight King	LW	L	2007	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan	first
11		Anze Kopitar(A)	C	L	2005	Jesenice, Yugoslavia	first
22		Trevor Lewis	RW/C	R	2006	Salt Lake City, Utah	first
27		Alec Martinez	D	L	2007	Rochester Hills, Michigan	first
33		Willie Mitchell	D	L	2010	Port McNeill, British Columbia	first
71		Jordan Nolan	RW/C	L	2009	St. Catharines, Ontario	first
25		Dustin Penner	LW	L	2011	Winkler, Manitoba	second (2007)
32		Jonathan Quick	G	L	2005	Milford, Connecticut	first
10		Mike Richards	C	L	2011	Kenora, Ontario	second (2010)
15		Brad Richardson	C/LW	L	2008	Belleville, Ontario	first
7		Rob Scuderi	D	L	2009	Syosset, New York	third (2008, 2009)
28		Jarret Stoll	C	R	2008	Melville, Saskatchewan	second (2006)
26		Slava Voynov	D	R	2008	Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union	first
19		Kevin Westgarth	RW	R	2007	Amherstburg, Ontario	—
14		Justin Williams	RW	R	2009	Cobourg, Ontario	second (2006)

New Jersey Devils

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
18		Steve Bernier	RW	R	2012	Quebec City, Quebec	first
22		Eric Boulton	LW	L	2011	Halifax, Nova Scotia	first (did not play)
30		Martin Brodeur	G	L	1990	Montreal, Quebec	fifth (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003)
20		Ryan Carter	C	L	2011	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	second (2007)
23		David Clarkson	RW	R	2005	Toronto, Ontario	first
26		Patrik Elias(A)	LW	L	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia	fourth (2000, 2001, 2003)
29		Mark Fayne	D	R	2005	Nashua, New Hampshire	first
11		Stephen Gionta	C	R	2010	Rochester, New York	first
6		Andy Greene	D	L	2006	Trenton, Michigan	first
10		Peter Harrold	D	R	2011	Kirtland Hills, Ohio	first
1		Johan Hedberg	G	L	2010	Leksand, Sweden	first
14		Adam Henrique	C	L	2008	Brantford, Ontario	first
25		Cam Janssen	RW	R	2011	St. Louis, Missouri	first (did not play)
16		Jacob Josefson	C	L	2009	Stockholm, Sweden	first
17		Ilya Kovalchuk(A)	LW	R	2010	Kalinin, Soviet Union	first
5		Adam Larsson	D	R	2011	Skelleftea, Sweden	first
9		Zach Parise – C	LW	L	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota	first
12		Alexei Ponikarovsky	LW	L	2012	Kiev, Soviet Union	first
24		Bryce Salvador	D	L	2008	Brandon, Manitoba	first
15		Petr Sykora	RW	L	2011	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia	sixth (2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009)
7		Henrik Tallinder	D	L	2010	Stockholm, Sweden	first
28		Anton Volchenkov	D	L	2010	Moscow, Soviet Union	second (2007)
19		Travis Zajac	C	R	2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba	first
2		Marek Zidlicky	D	R	2012	Most, Czechoslovakia	first
8		Dainius Zubrus	C/RW	L	2007	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union	second (1997)

Images for kids

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  The Kings' 2012 Stanley Cup victory parade in downtown Los Angeles.

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  Dustin Brown captained the Kings to the first championship in franchise history

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  Zach Parise captained the Devils to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since their 2003 victory