2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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The 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2000–01 season, culminating in the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2001 Stanley Cup Finals | 1 |
| 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4439123 — 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: 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs Context triple: [Battle of Ontario, hasPlayoffMeetings, 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs]
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A.
2000 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars to win the Stanley Cup.
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B.
1999 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1999 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games, clinched by Brett Hull’s controversial triple-overtime goal in Game 6.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
1996 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1996 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Colorado Avalanche swept the Florida Panthers to win their first 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: 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs Target entity description: The 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2000–01 season, culminating in the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup.
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A.
2000 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars to win the Stanley Cup.
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B.
1999 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1999 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Dallas Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres in six games, clinched by Brett Hull’s controversial triple-overtime goal in Game 6.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
1996 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1996 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Colorado Avalanche swept the Florida Panthers to win their first Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL postseason tournament
ⓘ
Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| champion | Colorado Avalanche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceFinalsFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGameLocation | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | New Jersey Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceChampion | New Jersey Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EasternConferenceNumberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2001-06-09 ⓘ |
| finalSeries | 2001 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils 4–3 ⓘ |
| firstRoundFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Joe Sakic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPaward | Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Ray Bourque won his first Stanley Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Joe Sakic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Brodeur NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Bourque NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| playoffQualification | top eight teams in each conference ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New Jersey Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2000–01 NHL season ⓘ |
| secondRoundFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| seedingBasis | regular season points total ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalsFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| StanleyCupRunnerUpSeriesWins | 3 ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinnerSeriesWins | 4 ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCaptain | Joe Sakic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningCoach | Bob Hartley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningGame | Game 7 of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ |
| StanleyCupWinningGoaltender | Patrick Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2001-04-11 ⓘ |
| topScorer | Joe Sakic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerPoints | 26 ⓘ |
| venueOfDecidingGame | Pepsi Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceChampion | Colorado Avalanche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WesternConferenceNumberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs Description of subject: The 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2000–01 season, culminating in the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2001 Stanley Cup Finals