Stanley Cup Finals 1987
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The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers, remembered for its intense seven-game battle and the standout goaltending of Ron Hextall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley Cup Finals 1987 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12855804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Stanley Cup Finals 1987 Context triple: [Ron Hextall, playedIn, Stanley Cup Finals 1987]
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Stanley Cup Finals 1995
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup title.
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1983 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1983 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Edmonton Oilers to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
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1980 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1980 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders won their first of four consecutive Stanley Cups, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers.
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1982 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
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E.
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Stanley Cup Finals 1987 Target entity description: The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers, remembered for its intense seven-game battle and the standout goaltending of Ron Hextall.
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A.
Stanley Cup Finals 1995
The 1995 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the New Jersey Devils swept the Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup title.
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B.
1983 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1983 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Edmonton Oilers to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.
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C.
1980 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1980 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders won their first of four consecutive Stanley Cups, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers.
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D.
1982 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
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E.
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 42 years.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL championship series
ⓘ
Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ |
| broadcastRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfNorthlandsColiseum | Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfTheSpectrum | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampion |
Campbell Conference champion Edmonton Oilers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| EdmontonCoachRole | Glen Sather was also general manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EdmontonStanleyCupTitleNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1987-05-31 ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Edmonton Oilers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game7Date | 1987-05-31 ⓘ |
| game7Location | Northlands Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game7Result | Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers ⓘ |
| gameCountForEdmonton | 4 ⓘ |
| gameCountForPhiladelphia | 3 ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locationOfHomeGamesForEdmonton | Northlands Coliseum GENERATED ⓘ |
| locationOfHomeGamesForPhiladelphia | The Spectrum GENERATED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Mike Keenan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Ron Hextall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPAward | Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPPosition | goaltender ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextStanleyCupFinals | 1988 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
matchup between high-powered Oilers offense and Flyers defense
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outstanding goaltending by Ron Hextall ⓘ seven-game series ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 7 ⓘ |
| previousStanleyCupFinals | 1986 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RonHextallRookieStatus | rookie season in NHL ⓘ |
| RonHextallStyle | aggressive puck-handling goaltender ⓘ |
| RonHextallTeam | Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1986–87 NHL season ⓘ |
| seriesFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Edmonton Oilers won 4–3 ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-05-17 ⓘ |
| WayneGretzkyRole | team captain of Edmonton Oilers ⓘ |
| winningCaptain | Wayne Gretzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Glen Sather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningGoaltender | Grant Fuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Stanley Cup Finals 1987 Description of subject: The 1987 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series between the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers, remembered for its intense seven-game battle and the standout goaltending of Ron Hextall.
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