2016 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

The 2016 Stanley Cup finals is the 123rd Stanley Cup trophy presentations as well as the champions of the 2015-16 NHL season. It featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. This was the Sharks first ever appearance in a Stanley Cup final and the Penguins 5th time in a Stanley Cup finals.

The Penguins beat the Sharks winning the series in game 6 at SAP Center, 3-1.

Series

Rosters

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
19		Bennett, BeauBeau Bennett	RW	R	24–18224	2010	Gardena, California	first
13		Bonino, NickNick Bonino	C	L	28–03728	2015	Hartford, Connecticut	first
28		Cole, IanIan Cole	D	L	27–09627	2015	Ann Arbor, Michigan	first
87		Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby – C	C	L	28–29428	2005	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia	third (2008, 2009)
7		Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	C	L	39–20739	2015	Virginia, Minnesota	second (2006)
6		Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley	D	L	32–23132	2015	Toronto, Ontario	first
8		Dumoulin, BrianBrian Dumoulin	D	L	24–26424	2012	Biddeford, Maine	first
16		Fehr, EricEric Fehr	C/RW	R	30–26330	2015	Winkler, Manitoba	first
29		Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury	G	L	31–18131	2003	Sorel-Tracy, Quebec	third (2008, 2009)
62		Hagelin, CarlCarl Hagelin	LW	L	27–27827	2016	Södertälje, Sweden	second (2014)
72		Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist	RW	R	29–14727	2014	Sollentuna, Sweden	first
81		Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel	RW	R	28–23828	2015	Madison, Wisconsin	first
34		Kuhnhackl, TomTom Kuhnhackl	LW	L	24–12724	2010	Landshut, Germany	first
14		Kunitz, ChrisChris Kunitz – A	LW	L	36–24436	2009	Regina, Saskatchewan	third (2007, 2009)
58		Letang, KrisKris Letang	D	R	29–03329	2005	Montreal, Quebec	third (2008, 2009)
12		Lovejoy, BenBen Lovejoy	D	R	32–09732	2015	Concord, New Hampshire	second (2009)
3		Maatta, OlliOlli Maatta	D	L	21–27921	2012	Jyväskylä, Finland	first
71		Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin – A	C	L	29–30129	2004	Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union	third (2008, 2009)
30		Murray, MattMatt Murray	G	L	22–00222	2012	Thunder Bay, Ontario	first
51		Pouliot, DerrickDerrick Pouliot	D	L	22–13222	2012	Estevan, Saskatchewan	first
17		Rust, BryanBryan Rust	RW	R	24–01624	2010	Pontiac, Michigan	first
4		Schultz, JustinJustin Schultz	D	R	25–32625	2016	Kelowna, British Columbia	first
43		Sheary, ConorConor Sheary	LW	L	23–35423	2015	Melrose, Massachusetts	first
40		Sundqvist, OskarOskar Sundqvist	C/RW	R	22–06522	2012	Boden, Sweden	first
37		Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff	G	L	28–35328	2012	Detroit, Michigan	first

San Jose Sharks

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
61		Braun, JustinJustin Braun	D	R	29–10629	2007	St. Paul, Minnesota	first
88		Burns, BrentBrent Burns	D	R	31–07831	2011	Barrie, Ontario	first
39		Couture, LoganLogan Couture – A	C	L	27–05927	2007	Guelph, Ontario	first
4		Dillon, BrendenBrenden Dillon	D	L	25–19525	2014	New Westminster, British Columbia	first
27		Donskoi, JoonasJoonas Donskoi	RW	R	24–04324	2015	Raahe, Finland	first
48		Hertl, TomasTomas Hertl	LW	L	22–19622	2012	Prague, Czech Republic	first
31		Jones, MartinMartin Jones	G	L	26–13726	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia	second (2014)
68		Karlsson, MelkerMelker Karlsson	C/RW	R	25–31325	2014	Lycksele, Sweden	first
12		Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau	LW	L	36–25436	1997	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	first
7		Martin, PaulPaul Martin	D	L	35–08235	2015	Elk River, Minnesota	first
83		Nieto, MattMatt Nieto	LW	L	23–20323	2011	Long Beach, California	first
8		Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski – C	C	R	31–32031	2003	Plover, Wisconsin	first
46		Polak, RomanRoman Polak	D	R	30–02830	2016	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia	first
34		Reimer, JamesJames Reimer	G	L	28–07228	2016	Morweena, Manitoba	first
16		Spaling, NickNick Spaling	C	L	27–25027	2016	Palmerston, Ontario	first
19		Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton – A	C	L	36–32936	2005	London, Ontario	first
50		Tierney, ChrisChris Tierney	C	L	21–33021	2012	Keswick, Ontario	first
44		Vlasic, Marc-EdouardMarc-Edouard Vlasic	D	L	29–05729	2005	Montreal, Quebec	first
42		Ward, JoelJoel Ward	RW	R	35–17635	2015	North York, Ontario	first
57		Wingels, TommyTommy Wingels	RW/C	R	28–04428	2008	Evanston, Illinois	first
9		Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus	C/RW	L	37–34537	2015	Elektrėnai, Lithuanian SSR	third (1997, 2012)

Images for kids

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  Nick Bonino scored the game-winning goal in Game 1.

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  Conor Sheary scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 2.

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  Joonas Donskoi scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 3.

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  Matt Murray saved 23 of 24 shots faced in Game 4.

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  Logan Couture scored three points in Game 5, adding to his playoff-leading 30-point campaign.

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  Kris Letang scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 6.

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  Sidney Crosby captained the Penguins to their second Stanley Cup championship and third Finals appearance in nine seasons

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  Joe Pavelski captained the Sharks to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history.

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  The Penguins and the Sharks shaking hands afterGame 6