1976–77 Montreal Canadiens
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The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NHL history, dominating the regular season and playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5207493 — 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: 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Context triple: [Scotty Bowman, coachedStanleyCupWinningTeam, 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens]
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A.
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was the inaugural international best-on-best ice hockey tournament featuring top players from major hockey nations, held in Canada and organized by the NHL and Hockey Canada.
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B.
1975 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Buffalo Sabres to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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1974 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1974 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley Cup.
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D.
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons were a now-defunct professional ice hockey team based in Montreal that played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938 and won two Stanley Cups.
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E.
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a historic NHL franchise based in Montreal, renowned for their record number of Stanley Cup championships and storied legacy in professional ice hockey.
- 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: 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Target entity description: The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NHL history, dominating the regular season and playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
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A.
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was the inaugural international best-on-best ice hockey tournament featuring top players from major hockey nations, held in Canada and organized by the NHL and Hockey Canada.
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B.
1975 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1975 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Buffalo Sabres to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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C.
1974 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1974 Stanley Cup Finals was the National Hockey League championship series in which the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley Cup.
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D.
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons were a now-defunct professional ice hockey team based in Montreal that played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938 and won two Stanley Cups.
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E.
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a historic NHL franchise based in Montreal, renowned for their record number of Stanley Cup championships and storied legacy in professional ice hockey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Montreal Canadiens season
ⓘ
NHL team season ⓘ |
| alternateCaptain |
Henri Richard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serge Savard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Yvan Cournoyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| conference | Wales Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| division | Norris Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fewestLossesIn80GameSeason | 8 ⓘ |
| franchise | Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalManager | Sam Pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalDifferential | +216 ⓘ |
| goalsAgainst | 171 ⓘ |
| goalsFor | 387 ⓘ |
| headCoach | Scotty Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | Montreal Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRecord | 33–1–6 ⓘ |
| leadingGoalScorer | Steve Shutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingGoaltender | Ken Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingScorer | Guy Lafleur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| NHLSeasonNumberForFranchise | 68th season of the Montreal Canadiens franchise ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bob Gainey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Lafleur NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Lapointe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacques Lemaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Serge Savard NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Shutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvan Cournoyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffResult | won Stanley Cup ⓘ |
| playoffSeriesWon | 3 ⓘ |
| PresidentTrophyEquivalent | best regular-season record in NHL ⓘ |
| regularSeasonLosses | 8 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonPoints | 132 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 60–8–12 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonTies | 12 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonWins | 60 ⓘ |
| season | 1976–77 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| StanleyCupChampion | true ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalGameCount | 4 ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalOpponent | Boston Bruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalSeriesResult | 4–0 ⓘ |
| StanleyCupFinalSweptOpponent | true ⓘ |
| teamPointsRecord | set then-NHL record for points in a season ⓘ |
| teamReputation | widely regarded as one of the greatest NHL teams of all time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens Description of subject: The 1976–77 Montreal Canadiens are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NHL history, dominating the regular season and playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scotty Bowman