1997 Stanley Cup Finals

1997 Stanley Cup Finals
1234 Total
Detroit Red Wings 4462 4
Philadelphia Flyers 2211 0
Location(s)Detroit: Joe Louis Arena (3, 4)
Philadelphia: CoreStates Center (1, 2)
CoachesDetroit: Scotty Bowman
Philadelphia: Terry Murray
CaptainsDetroit: Steve Yzerman
Philadelphia: Eric Lindros
National anthemsDetroit: Karen Newman
Philadelphia: Lauren Hart
RefereesBill McCreary (1, 4)
Terry Gregson (2)
Kerry Fraser (3)
DatesMay 31 – June 7, 1997
MVPMike Vernon (Red Wings)
Series-winning goalDarren McCarty (13:02, second, G4)
Hall of FamersRed Wings:
Sergei Fedorov (2015)
Viacheslav Fetisov (2001)
Igor Larionov (2008)
Nicklas Lidstrom (2015)
Larry Murphy (2004)
Brendan Shanahan (2013)
Mike Vernon (2023)
Steve Yzerman (2009)
Flyers:
Paul Coffey (2004)
Dale Hawerchuk (2001)
Eric Lindros (2016)
Coaches:
Scotty Bowman (1991)
NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): SRC
United States:
(English): Fox (1), ESPN (2–4)
Announcers(CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale
(SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay
(Fox) Mike Emrick and John Davidson
(ESPN) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement
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The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1996–97 season, and the culmination of the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Red Wings made the Finals for the second time in three years, while the Flyers were making their first appearance in a decade. The Red Wings swept the Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and for the first time since 1955, ending what was the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league at that time.

The Red Wings were the last team to win the Cup without home ice advantage in the Finals and with fewer than 100 points earned during the regular season until 2009.