2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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The 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament that culminated in the Carolina Hurricanes winning their first Stanley Cup championship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs | 2 |
| 2006 Stanley Cup Finals | 1 |
| 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7170064 — 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: 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs Context triple: [Caniacs, notableEventParticipation, 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs]
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A.
2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2001–02 season, culminating in the Detroit Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup.
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B.
2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2003–04 season, culminating in the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their first Stanley Cup before a lockout canceled the following season.
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C.
Stanley Cup Finals 2002
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
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D.
2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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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E.
Stanley Cup 2007
The Stanley Cup 2007 refers to the NHL championship season in which the Anaheim Ducks won their first Stanley Cup title.
- 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: 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs Target entity description: The 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament that culminated in the Carolina Hurricanes winning their first Stanley Cup championship.
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A.
2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2001–02 season, culminating in the Detroit Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup.
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B.
2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament for the 2003–04 season, culminating in the Tampa Bay Lightning winning their first Stanley Cup before a lockout canceled the following season.
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C.
Stanley Cup Finals 2002
The 2002 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to win the Stanley Cup.
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D.
2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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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E.
Stanley Cup 2007
The Stanley Cup 2007 refers to the NHL championship season in which the Anaheim Ducks won their first Stanley Cup title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL postseason
ⓘ
sports tournament ⓘ |
| champion | Carolina Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCaptain | Rod Brind’Amour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFranchiseFirstCup | true ⓘ |
| championHeadCoach | Peter Laviolette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference |
Eastern Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defendingChampionEliminatedBy | Ottawa Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampionEliminatedRound | Eastern Conference Quarterfinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampionEliminatedTeam | Tampa Bay Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceChampion | Carolina Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2006-06-19 ⓘ |
| finalGameCity | Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalGameDate | 2006-06-19 ⓘ |
| finalGameNumber | Game 7 ⓘ |
| finalGameVenue | RBC Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeries | 2006 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesResult | Carolina Hurricanes defeated Edmonton Oilers 4–3 ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| introducedShootoutContext | first playoffs following regular season with shootout to decide tied games ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Cam Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPaward | Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPnationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| MVPteam | Carolina Hurricanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMVPPosition | goaltender ⓘ |
| notableRuleContext | first playoffs after 2004–05 NHL lockout ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| round |
Conference Finals
ⓘ
Conference Quarterfinals ⓘ Conference Semifinals ⓘ Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpHeadCoach | Craig MacTavish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2005–06 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006-04-21 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterCanada |
CBC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TSN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUS |
NBC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OLN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topEasternSeed | Ottawa Senators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topWesternSeed | Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernConferenceChampion | Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs Description of subject: The 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs were the National Hockey League’s postseason tournament that culminated in the Carolina Hurricanes winning their first Stanley Cup championship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2006 Stanley Cup Finals
this entity surface form:
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs
this entity surface form:
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs