Stanley Cup History

The 2006 Edmonton Oilers Return To Prominence

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This post is part of a series of sports history articles commemorating under-the-radar teams and moments in a given year. This article celebrates the achievement of the 2006 Edmonton Oilers, who reached prominence for the first time since the Gretzky/Messier era and came within one game of winning the Stanley Cup.

The Best Of Recent Stanley Cup History

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The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin tomorrow night in the Meadowlands when the New Jersey Devils host the Los Angeles Kings. To set the stage for the series, TheSportsNotebook delved into the recent history of the Finals. We’ve had the drama of a Game 7 six times in the last twelve years. So let’s start off our Finals prep with a little walk-through of those great battles…