1987 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1986–87 season, and the culmination of the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oilers won the series 4–3, for their third Stanley Cup victory. This would be the fifth of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in two), and the fourth of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four times, the Montreal Canadiens once).

1987 Stanley Cup Final
Teams 1 2* 3 4 5 6 7 Games Edmonton Oilers  4 3* 3 4 3 2 3 4 Philadelphia Flyers  2 2* 5 1 4 3 1 3 * overtime periods
Location: Edmonton: Northlands Coliseum (1, 2, 5, 7) Philadelphia: Spectrum (3, 4, 6) Format: Best-of-seven Coaches: Edmonton: Glen Sather Philadelphia: Mike Keenan Captains: Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky Philadelphia: Dave Poulin Referees: Dave Newell (1, 6) Andy Van Hellemond (2, 4, 7) Don Koharski (3, 5) Dates: May 17 – May 31 MVP: Ron Hextall (Flyers) Series-winning goal: Jari Kurri (14:59, second,G7) Networks: CBC (Canada-English, 1, 2, 6, 7), Global/Can-West (Canada-English, 3, 4, 5, and 7), SRC (Canada-French), ESPN (United States), PRISM (Philadelphia area, 3, 4, 6), WGBS (Philadelphia area, 1, 2, 5, 7) Announcers: Bob Cole and Harry Neale (CBC) Dan Kelly and John Davidson (Global-CanWest) Mike Emrick and Bill Clement (ESPN) Gene Hart and Bobby Taylor (PRISM and WGBS)
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References

• Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp. 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1986

Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Champions 1987

Succeeded by Edmonton Oilers 1988