1981 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1981 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Minnesota North Stars to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1981 Stanley Cup | 1 |
| 1981 Stanley Cup Finals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9093482 — 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: 1981 Stanley Cup Finals Context triple: [Duane Sutter, playedIn, 1981 Stanley Cup Finals]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and many of the era’s greatest NHL stars, held in Canada and won by the Soviet Union.
- 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: 1981 Stanley Cup Finals Target entity description: The 1981 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Minnesota North Stars to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and many of the era’s greatest NHL stars, held in Canada and won by the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL championship series
ⓘ
Stanley Cup Finals ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| champion | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCaptain | Denis Potvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Al Arbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championConsecutiveTitles | 2 ⓘ |
| championTitleNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| cityChampionVenue | Uniondale, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRunnerUpVenue | Bloomington, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGame | Game 5 ⓘ |
| decidingGameLocation | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameScore | 5–1 ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1981-05-21 ⓘ |
| game1Winner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Winner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 5 ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| loser | Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Butch Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPaward | Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1982 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerChampion |
Billy Smith
NERFINISHED
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Bryan Trottier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Bossy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerRunnerUp |
Dino Ciccarelli
NERFINISHED
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Neal Broten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1980 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVenueChampion | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryVenueRunnerUp | Met Center GENERATED ⓘ |
| radioBroadcasterCanada | CBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCaptain | Tim Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCoach | Glen Sonmor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1980–81 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1980–81 NHL season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | New York Islanders 4–1 Minnesota North Stars ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1981-05-12 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterCanada |
CBC
NERFINISHED
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CTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcasterUS | USA Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1981 Stanley Cup Finals Description of subject: The 1981 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Minnesota North Stars to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1981 Stanley Cup