1989 Stanley Cup playoffs

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The 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that culminated in the Calgary Flames winning their first and only Stanley Cup championship.

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1989 Stanley Cup Finals 1

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instanceOf NHL postseason tournament
Stanley Cup playoffs
champion Calgary Flames NERFINISHED
championCaptain Lanny McDonald NERFINISHED
championFirstStanleyCupTitle true
championHeadCoach Terry Crisp NERFINISHED
championOnlyStanleyCupTitleAsOf2024 true
conference Campbell Conference NERFINISHED
Wales Conference NERFINISHED
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
defendingChampion Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED
defendingChampionEliminatedBy Los Angeles Kings NERFINISHED
defendingChampionEliminationRound Division semifinals
division Adams Division NERFINISHED
Norris Division NERFINISHED
Patrick Division NERFINISHED
Smythe Division NERFINISHED
endDate 1989-05-25
finalSeries 1989 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED
finalSeriesResult Calgary Flames defeated Montreal Canadiens 4–2
finalsHomeArenaChampion Olympic Saddledome NERFINISHED
finalsHomeArenaRunnerUp Montreal Forum NERFINISHED
format best-of-seven series in all rounds
league National Hockey League
mostValuablePlayer Al MacInnis NERFINISHED
MVPaward Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED
MVPteam Calgary Flames NERFINISHED
nextPlayoffs 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED
notablePlayer Al MacInnis NERFINISHED
Joe Nieuwendyk NERFINISHED
Lanny McDonald NERFINISHED
Mike Vernon NERFINISHED
Theo Fleury NERFINISHED
notableUpset Los Angeles Kings defeated Edmonton Oilers in first round
numberOfTeams 16
playoffRounds Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED
conference finals
division finals
division semifinals
playoffStructure top four teams in each division qualified
previousPlayoffs 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED
runnerUp Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED
runnerUpHeadCoach Pat Burns NERFINISHED
season 1988–89 NHL season NERFINISHED
sport ice hockey
startDate 1989-04-05
televisionBroadcasterCanada CBC NERFINISHED
CTV NERFINISHED
televisionBroadcasterUnitedStates SportsChannel America NERFINISHED

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1989 Patrick Division Finals partOf 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs
Mike Vernon playedIn 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs
this entity surface form: 1989 Stanley Cup Finals