Triple

T6854686
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1994 Stanley Cup Finals E158107 entity
Predicate goaltenderRunnerUp P51814 FINISHED
Object Kirk McLean
Kirk McLean is a former Canadian NHL goaltender best known for backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals with several iconic playoff performances.
E624914 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kirk McLean | Statement: [1994 Stanley Cup Finals, goaltenderRunnerUp, Kirk McLean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk McLean
Context triple: [1994 Stanley Cup Finals, goaltenderRunnerUp, Kirk McLean]
  • A. Kirk Baxter
    Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
  • B. Kirk Morri
    Kirk Morri is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the DC superhero film "Aquaman."
  • C. Kirk Stievely
    Kirk Stievely is a British actor best known as the former husband of actress Victoria Tennant.
  • D. Kevin McClory
    Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
  • E. John McEntire
    John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Kirk McLean
Triple: [1994 Stanley Cup Finals, goaltenderRunnerUp, Kirk McLean]
Generated description
Kirk McLean is a former Canadian NHL goaltender best known for backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals with several iconic playoff performances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kirk McLean
Target entity description: Kirk McLean is a former Canadian NHL goaltender best known for backstopping the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals with several iconic playoff performances.
  • A. Kirk Baxter
    Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
  • B. Kirk Morri
    Kirk Morri is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the DC superhero film "Aquaman."
  • C. Kirk Stievely
    Kirk Stievely is a British actor best known as the former husband of actress Victoria Tennant.
  • D. Kevin McClory
    Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
  • E. John McEntire
    John McEntire is an American drummer, producer, and recording engineer best known for his work with experimental and post-rock bands such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: goaltenderRunnerUp
Context triple: [1994 Stanley Cup Finals, goaltenderRunnerUp, Kirk McLean]
  • A. goaltender
    Indicates a relationship where an entity serves as the goalkeeper or primary defender of the goal for a team in a game or sport.
  • B. losingGoaltender chosen
    Indicates that a particular goaltender is the one who was in net for the team that lost the game.
  • C. bestGoalkeeper
    Indicates that the subject is considered the top-performing or most skilled goalkeeper among a specified group or context.
  • D. VezinaTrophyWinner
    Indicates that the subject is the player who won the NHL’s Vezina Trophy for best goaltender in a given season.
  • E. StanleyCupWinningGoalScorer
    Indicates the player who scored the decisive, championship-clinching goal in a given Stanley Cup Final series.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c6882fae988190864cbba788c5ebb4 completed March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6d86d5a54819088537ada9f8d1105 completed March 27, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7427dda908190953cf8b535249980 completed March 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7435af2b481908e06b3ec72dae7da completed March 28, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7443919ec819089040e50462864d1 completed March 28, 2026, 3 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c6d0a12834819097d7e6c0b823745e completed March 27, 2026, 6:46 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.