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Latest Article Posted 8:17 AM EDT 21/06/06

Cup final proves to be a fitting end to season

Smyth

Canes-Oilers series was a microcosm of the regular-season, writes Eric Duhatschek


Same problems remain for NHL

David Shoalts looks at the post-playoff state of the league


Cup review: Darts and laurels

Eric Duhatschek hands out some more awards


Wesley finally holds the Cup

37-year-old blueliner cherishes his championship moment, writes Tim Wharnsby


Canes and fans revel in the team's first championship

'Caniacs' celebrate Cup win

Duhatschek

Earlier discussion

Oilers' Cup run

Columnist Eric Duhatschek took your questions

Smyth

In pictures

Cup final Popup

A look back at the Canes-Oilers series

The action

Game 7: Hurricanes 3, Oilers 1

Carolina comes through in the clutch

Game 6: Oilers 4, Hurricanes 0

Edmonton dominates Hurricanes physically in 4-0 win to keep championship hopes very much alive

Game 5: Oilers 4, Hurricanes 3

Short-handed goal gives Edmonton a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes and new life as series heads back to Alberta

Game 4: Hurricanes 2, Oilers 1

Edmonton fritters power-play chances in 2-1 loss to Hurricanes; series heads back to Carolina with Canes needing just one win to capture their first Stanley Cup in franchise history

Game 3: Oilers 2, Hurricanes 1

Jussi Markkanen makes 24 saves as Edmonton narrows Carolina's lead in series to one game

Game 2: Hurricanes 5, Oilers 0

Edmonton heads home down 2-0 in series after being shut out for the first time in playoffs

Game 1: Hurricanes 5, Oilers 4

Edmonton suffers double loss


Carolina

Cam Ward surprised to win Conn Smythe

22-year-old is the first rookie goaltender to lead his team to a Stanley Cup win since Patrick Roy did it for the Montreal Canadiens in 1986

Notes: Stillman earns back-to-back Cups

Winger becomes the first player since Claude Lemieux to win the Stanley Cup with different clubs in consecutive years

Carolina's Canadians looking forward to taking Cup home

NHL jewel will be centre of attention in Alberta this summer

Hurricanes hope Cole's comeback brings much-needed fight

Forward's surprising comeback inspires

Is fatigue playing a factor?

Rested Oilers push Hurricanes to seventh game

Brind'Amour no longer a lock for Conn Smythe

Two listless games by the Carolina Hurricanes captain has re-opened the debate

Hurricanes try to avoid giant collapse

Carolina still trying to comprehend what's going on

The surprise return of Erik Cole

Laviolette insisted forward was not going to play in Stanley Cup; until he dressed for Game 6

Canes' parents in Edmonton area cope with divided loyalties

Floyd Whitney spent 25 years working for the Oilers as a practice goaltender and dressing-room security guard


Edmonton

Black day for Edmonton fans

Many who gathered to watch the game on Whyte Avenue quietly clap as final seconds ran out on the season. Others cried

Troops in Afghan desert cheer Oilers

'Hockey Night in Kandahar' begins at 4:30 a.m. with a few sleepy soldiers quietly chanting 'Go Oilers'

Intrigue surrounds Stanley Cup playoff finale

Hurricanes star Doug Weight may play in tonight's showdown, reports Tim Wharnsby from Raleigh

Can Oilers complete improbable playoff run?

Edmonton's Michael Peca can remember the crushing disappointment of losing a deciding game in the final

Oilers feeling much better about latest trip to Carolina

Return to Dixie is much smoother

Torres has become a key player during playoff march

24-year-old forward tells you it's the way he's always played, but it isn't

Long and winding playoff road draws to an end

Carolina could be lifting the Cup tonight, Eric Duhatschek writes, but the Edmonton Oilers vow to have something to say about that.

Oilers' fans hoping for wild, wild West

Edmonton's at home for the final hockey game of the season in Canada

Oilers coaches demand respect

Edmonton's staff has 11 Stanley Cup rings between it

 

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