2013 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

The 2013 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2012–13 season. The Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games. This was the fifth championship for the Blackhawks.

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout the 2013 Cup Finals began on June 12. The last game was June 24. This tied the 1995, also impacted by a lockout, for the latest in June that the Stanley Cup was awarded.

Rosters

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

Boston Bruins

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
37		Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron – A	C	R	27–33527	2003	L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec	second (2011)
55		Boychuk, JohnnyJohnny Boychuk	D	R	29–14629	2008	Edmonton, Alberta	second (2011)
33		Chara, ZdenoZdeno Chara – C	D	L	36-09836	2006	Trenčín, Czechoslovakia	second (2011)
16		Daugavins, KasparsKaspars Daugavins	LW	L	25-03725	2013	Riga, Latvia	first
21		Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference	D	L	34-09934	2007	Edmonton, Alberta	third (2004, 2011)
68		Jagr, JaromirJaromir Jagr	RW	L	41–12941	2013	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	third (1991, 1992)
23		Kelly, ChrisChris Kelly	C	L	32–22532	2011	Toronto, Ontario	third (2007, 2011)
35		Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	G	L	27-04827	2011	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union	first
46		Krejci, DavidDavid Krejci – A	C	R	27-05727	2004	Šternberk, Czechoslovakia	second (2011)
47		Krug, ToreyTorey Krug	D	L	22-07322	2012	Livonia, Michigan	first
17		Lucic, MilanMilan Lucic	LW	L	25-01725	2006	Vancouver, British Columbia	second (2011)
63		Marchand, BradBrad Marchand	LW	L	25-04425	2006	Halifax, Nova Scotia	second (2011)
54		McQuaid, AdamAdam McQuaid	D	R	26–25526	2007	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	second (2011)
20		Paille, DanielDaniel Paille	LW	L	29-07029	2009	Welland, Ontario	second (2011)
49		Peverley, RichRich Peverley	C	R	30–35130	2011	Guelph, Ontario	second (2011)
40		Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	G	L	26–10626	2006	Savonlinna, Finland	second (2011)
19		Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin	C	R	21–14421	2010	Brampton, Ontario	second (2011)
44		Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg	D	L	31–34131	2010	Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany	second (2011)
34		Soderberg, CarlCarl Soderberg	C	L	27–25527	2013	Malmö, Sweden	first
22		Thornton, ShawnShawn Thornton	RW	R	35–33635	2007	Oshawa, Ontario	third (2007, 2011)

Chicago Blackhawks

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
29		Bickell, BryanBryan Bickell	LW	L	27–10727	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario	first
36		Bolland, DaveDave Bolland	C	R	27-01927	2004	Etobicoke, Ontario	second (2010)
52		Bollig, BrandonBrandon Bollig	LW	L	26–14426	2010	St. Charles, Missouri	first
50		Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford	G	L	28–17528	2003	Montreal, Quebec	first
30		Emery, RayRay Emery	G	L	30–26930	2011	Hamilton, Ontario	second (2007)
67		Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik	RW	L	25–12725	2011	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	first
26		Handzus, MichalMichal Handzus	C	L	36–10536	2013	Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia	first
4		Hjalmarsson, NiklasNiklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	26-01826	2005	Eksjö, Sweden	second (2010)
81		Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa	RW	L	34–16334	2009	Stara Ľubovna, Czechoslovakia	fourth (2008, 2009, 2010)
88		Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane	RW	L	24–21724	2007	Buffalo, New York	second (2010)
2		Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith – A	D	L	29–34329	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)
16		Kruger, MarcusMarcus Kruger	C	L	23-02823	2009	Stockholm, Sweden	first
8		Leddy, NickNick Leddy	D	L	22-09622	2010	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	first
27		Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya	D	L	31–26631	2012	Stockholm, Sweden	first
32		Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	D	R	34–29434	2012	Vlasim, Czechoslovakia	first
20		Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad	LW	L	20–24020	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	first
7		Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook	D	R	28-06528	2003	Richmond, British Columbia	second (2010)
10		Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp – A	LW	R	31–17931	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)
65		Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw	RW	R	21–33921	2011	Belleville, Ontario	first
28		Smith, BenBen Smith	RW	R	24–34824	2008	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	first
25		Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg	RW	L	27–15827	2010	Gothenburg, Sweden	first
19		Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews – C	C	L	25-05625	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (2010)

Images for kids

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  Andrew Shaw scored two points, including the game-winning goal in triple-overtime of Game 1.

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  Daniel Paille scored two points, including the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 2.

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  Tuukka Rask recorded a 28-save shutout in Game 3.

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  Brent Seabrook scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 4.

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  Patrick Kane scored twice, including the game-winning goal, in Game 5.

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  Dave Bolland scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in the final minute of Game 6.

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  Zdeno Chára captained the Bruins to their second Stanley Cup Finals appearance in three years.

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  Jonathan Toews captained the Blackhawks to their second Stanley Cup championship in four seasons

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  Just before game two of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center.