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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1989 Stanley Cup Finals | 1 |
| 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12855819 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Context triple: [1989 Patrick Division Finals, partOf, 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs]
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A.
1994 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs were the NHL’s postseason tournament that culminated in the New York Rangers ending their 54-year championship drought with a seven-game Finals victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
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1991 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1991 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Minnesota North Stars to win their first 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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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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E.
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Washington Capitals to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
- 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: 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Target entity description: 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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A.
1994 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs were the NHL’s postseason tournament that culminated in the New York Rangers ending their 54-year championship drought with a seven-game Finals victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
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B.
1991 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1991 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Minnesota North Stars to win their first 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.
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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E.
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings swept the Washington Capitals to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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CTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUnitedStates | SportsChannel America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
1989 Stanley Cup Finals