1976 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that culminated in the Montreal Canadiens winning the championship after a dominant run through the league's top teams.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1976 Stanley Cup Finals | 1 |
| 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11813057 — 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 Stanley Cup playoffs Context triple: [Reggie Leach, participatedIn, 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs]
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A.
1964 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1964 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that concluded the 1963–64 season and determined the league champion.
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B.
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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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.
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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E.
1982 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win their third 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: 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs Target entity description: The 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that culminated in the Montreal Canadiens winning the championship after a dominant run through the league's top teams.
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A.
1964 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1964 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that concluded the 1963–64 season and determined the league champion.
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B.
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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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.
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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E.
1982 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL postseason tournament
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Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| champion | Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCaptain | Yvan Cournoyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Scotty Bowman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championGoaltender | Ken Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championHomeArena | Montreal Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championSeriesRecord | Montreal Canadiens went 12–1 in the playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| divisionWinner |
Boston Bruins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Black Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-05-16 ⓘ |
| era | Original Six expansion era ⓘ |
| featuredConference |
Clarence Campbell Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Wales Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer |
Bob Gainey
NERFINISHED
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Guy Lafleur NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Reggie Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ Serge Savard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| finalResult | Montreal Canadiens defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 ⓘ |
| finalSeries | 1976 Stanley Cup Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSweep | yes ⓘ |
| governingBody | NHL Board of Governors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Reggie Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPAward | Conn Smythe Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1977 Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| notableRecord | Reggie Leach tied record for most goals in a single NHL postseason with 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | 12-team format with first-round byes for division winners ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1975 Stanley Cup playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpHomeArena | The Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1975–76 NHL season ⓘ |
| semifinalist |
Boston Bruins
NERFINISHED
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New York Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976-04-06 ⓘ |
| televisionBroadcaster |
CBC Television
NERFINISHED
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CBS Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ CTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophyAwarded | Stanley Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs Description of subject: The 1976 Stanley Cup playoffs were the National Hockey League's postseason tournament that culminated in the Montreal Canadiens winning the championship after a dominant run through the league's top teams.
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this entity surface form:
1976 Stanley Cup Finals