2006 Stanley Cup Finals


Edmonton Oilers (8)		Carolina Hurricanes (2)
Defeated Red Wings (1) 4-2: Western Quarters		Defeated Canadiens (7) 4-2: Eastern Quarters
Defeated Sharks (5) 4-2: Western Conf. Semi's		Defeated Devils (3) 4-1: Eastern Conf. Semi's
Defeated Ducks (6) 4-1: Western Conf. Finals		Defeated Sabres (4) 4-3: Eastern Conf. Finals

	The Ducks outshot the Oilers in every game of the Western Conference finals.
	Dwayne Roloson’s 12 wins are the most by an Oilers goalie since Bill Ranford won 16 in the 1990 playoffs.
	Cory Stillman extended his point streak with an assist on Rod Brind’Amour’s goal, giving him four goals and six assists in eight games.
	Doug Janik’s goal was his first career NHL point.
	Nathan Paetsch made his NHL debut filling in for Jay McKee, finishing with 12:06 of ice time.
	Carolina’s Eric Staal went without a point for a second straight game after tallying a point in the previous 15.
	Rod Brind’Amour the 36-year-old, 16-year NHL veteran is looking for his first Stanley Cup victory in this his third trip to the Cup finals.
	The Oilers did not face the Hurricanes during the 2005-2006 regular season. This will be only the second time since the NHL took sole possession of the Stanley Cup in 1927 that the teams who met in the finals didn’t play each other during the regular season. The other time was in 1995, when the Red Wings and Devils played for the Cup. That season was shortened to 48 games due to labor problems, and the schedule was adjusted so that no interconference games were played.
	The Hurricanes were the ninth team to win Game 7 of an NHL postseason series after trailing at the end of the second period. But they were the first to do so in a conference finals or the Stanley Cup finals since 1979, when the Canadiens overcame a 3-1 deficit after two periods to beat the Bruins 5-4 and advance to the Stanley Cup finals, in which they defeated the Rangers.
	The Edmonton and Carolina franchises have never met in the NHL playoffs, but they did face each other in the postseason in each of the final two years of the World Hockey Association. The New England Whalers (later the Hartford Whalers), who evolved into the NHL’s Hurricanes beat the Oilers 4 games to 1 in the first round of the 1978 WHA playoffs. The Oilers beat the Whalers in seven games in the second round of the 1979 AVCO World Trophy playoffs.

Oilers Championship History
Post Season Play	Championships
League Championships	5 - 1984 (NHL), 1985 (NHL), 1987 (NHL), 1988 (NHL), 1990 (NHL)
Conference Championships	6 - 1983 (Campbell), 1984 (Campbell), 1985 (Campbell), 1987 (Campbell), 1988 (Campbell), 1990 (Campbell)
Division Championships	6 - 1982 (Smythe), 1983 (Smythe), 1984 (Smythe), 1985 (Smythe), 1986 (Smythe), 1987 (Smythe)
Playoff Appearances	19 - 1973 (WHA), 1974 (WHA), 1976 (WHA), 1977 (WHA), 1978 (WHA), 1979 (WHA), 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003

Hurricanes Championship History
Post Season Play	Championships
League Championships	1 - 1973 (WHA)
Conference Championships	1 - 2002 (Eastern)
Division Championships	6 - 1973 (Eastern-WHA), 1974 (Eastern-WHA), 1975 (Eastern-WHA), 1987 (Adams), 1999 (Southeast), 2002 (Southeast)
Playoff Appearances	18 - 1973 (WHA), 1974 (WHA), 1975 (WHA), 1976 (WHA), 1977 (WHA), 1978 (WHA), 1979 (WHA), 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2002

	Day	Date	Site	Time	Television
Game 1	Monday	June 5	Carolina	8:00 pm EST	OLN
Game 2	Wednesday	June 7	Carolina	8:00 pm EST	OLN
Game 3	Saturday	June 10	Edmonton	8:00 pm EST	NBC-CBC-RDS
Game 4	Monday	June 12	Edmonton	8:00 pm EST	NBC-CBC-RDS
Game 5*	Wednesday	June 14	Carolina	8:00 pm EST	NBC-CBC-RDS
Game 6*	Saturday	June 17	Edmonton	8:00 pm EST	NBC-CBC-RDS
Game 7*	Monday	June 19	Carolina	8:00 pm EST	NBC-CBC-RDS
*If necessary



NO.	Player	Ht	Wt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate
Centers
15	Kyle Brodziak	6-2	198	R	St. Paul, Alberta	5/25/84
10	Shawn Horcoff	6-1	204	L	Trail, British Columbia	9/17/78
22	Rem Murray	6-2	200	L	Stratford, Ontario	10/9/72
37	Michael Peca	5-11	190	R	Toronto, Ontario	3/26/74
45	Toby Petersen	5-10	197	L	Minneapolis, Minnesota	10/27/78
36	Marc-Antoine Pouliot	6-1	195	R	Quebec, Quebec	5/22/85
33	Rob Schremp	5-11	200	L	Fulton, New York	7/1/86
16	Jarret Stoll	6-1	201	R	Melville, Saskatchewan	6/24/82
26	Brad Winchester	6-5	215	L	Madison, Wisconsin	3/1/81
Left Wings
13	Todd Harvey	6-0	210	R	Hamilton, Ontario	2/17/75
41	Jean-Francois Jacques	6-4	217	L	Terrebonne, Quebec	4/29/85
18	Ethan Moreau	6-2	220	L	Huntsville, Ontario	9/22/75
12	Sergei Samsonov	5-8	194	R	Moscow, USSR	10/27/78
94	Ryan Smyth	6-1	190	L	Banff, Alberta	2/21/76
14	Raffi Torres	6-0	216	L	Toronto, Ontario	10/8/81
Right Wings
20	Radek Dvorak	6-2	200	R	Tabor, Czechoslovakia	3/9/77
83	Ales Hemsky	6-0	192	R	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia	8/13/83
27	Georges Laraque	6-3	243	R	Montreal, Quebec	12/7/76
34	Fernando Pisani	6-1	205	L	Edmonton, Alberta	12/27/76
Defensemen
47	Marc-Andre Bergeron	5-10	197	L	St-Louis-de-France, Quebec	10/13/80
2	Matt Greene	6-3	223	R	Grand Ledge, Michigan	5/13/83
44	Chris Pronger	6-6	220	L	Dryden, Ontario	10/10/74
38	Mathieu Roy	6-2	214	R	St-Georges, Quebec	8/10/83
21	Jason Smith	6-3	215	R	Calgary, Alberta	11/2/73
6	Jaroslav Spacek	5-11	204	L	Rokycany, Czechoslovakia	2/11/74
24	Steve Staios	6-1	200	R	Hamilton, Ontario	7/28/73
28	Danny Syvret	5-11	203	L	Millgrove, Ontario	6/13/85
23	Dick Tarnstrom	6-2	205	L	Sundbyberg, Sweden	1/20/75
55	Igor Ulanov	6-3	220	L	Krasnokamsk, USSR	10/1/69
Goalies
29	Ty Conklin	6-0	180	L	Anchorage, Alaska	3/30/76
40	Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers	6-4	189	R	St-Jean-Richelieu, Quebec	5/15/84
30	Jussi Markkanen	6-0	182	L	Imatra, Finland	5/8/75
35	Dwayne Roloson	6-1	178	L	Simcoe, Ontario	10/12/69



NO.	Player	Ht	Wt	Shoots	Place of Birth	Birthdate
Centers
14	Kevyn Adams	6-1	200	R	Washington, District of Columbia	10/8/74
17	Rod Brind'Amour	6-1	205	L	Ottawa, Ontario	8/9/70
8	Matt Cullen	6-1	200	L	Virginia, Minnesota	11/2/76
59	Chad LaRose	5-10	181	R	Fraser, Michigan	3/27/82
12	Eric Staal	6-4	205	L	Thunder Bay, Ontario	10/29/84
63	Josef Vasicek	6-5	214	L	Havlickuv Brod, Czechoslovakia	9/12/80
39	Doug Weight	5-11	201	L	Warren, Michigan	1/21/71
Left Wings
26	Erik Cole	6-2	205	L	Oswego, New York	11/6/78
34	Dave Gove	5-9	190	L	Centerville, Massachusetts	5/4/78
16	Andrew Ladd	6-2	201	L	Maple Ridge, British Columbia	12/12/85
61	Cory Stillman	6-0	200	L	Peterborough, Ontario	12/20/73
13	Ray Whitney	5-10	180	R	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	5/8/72
Right Wings
27	Craig Adams	6-0	200	R	Seria, Brunei	4/26/77
37	Keith Aucoin	5-9	187	R	Waltham, Massachusetts	11/6/78
18	Mark Recchi	5-10	190	L	Kamloops, British Columbia	2/1/68
11	Justin Williams	6-1	195	R	Cobourg, Ontario	10/4/81
Defenseman
48	Anton Babchuk	6-5	212	R	Kiev, USSR	5/6/84
22	Mike Commodore	6-5	228	R	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	11/7/79
6	Bret Hedican	6-2	210	L	St. Paul, Minnesota	8/10/70
24	Andrew Hutchinson	6-2	206	R	Evanston, Illinois	3/24/80
5	Frantisek Kaberle	6-0	190	L	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	11/8/73
70	Oleg Tverdovsky	6-1	211	L	Donetsk, USSR	5/18/76
7	Niclas Wallin	6-3	220	L	Boden, Sweden	2/20/75
4	Aaron Ward	6-2	215	R	Windsor, Ontario	1/17/73
2	Glen Wesley	6-1	207	L	Red Deer, Alberta	10/2/68
Goalies
29	Martin Gerber	5-11	200	L	Burgdorf, Switzerland	9/3/74
50	Craig Kowalski	5-11	200	L	Warren, Michigan	1/15/81
30	Cam Ward	6-1	200	L	Sherwood Park, Alberta	2/29/84


No.	Player	Pos	G	GLS	AST	PTS	+/-	S	SPCT
10	Shawn Horcoff	LW	17	5	12	17	9	32	15.6
44	Chris Pronger	D	17	4	13	17	9	38	10.5
12	Sergei Samsonov	LW	17	3	11	14	1	29	10.3
94	Ryan Smyth	LW	17	5	9	14	1	43	11.6
34	Fernando Pisani	C	17	9	3	12	3	32	28.1
83	Ales Hemsky	RW	17	4	7	11	-2	32	12.5
37	Michael Peca	C	17	5	4	9	3	28	17.9
6	Jaroslav Spacek	D	17	3	6	9	-5	31	9.7
16	Jarret Stoll	C	17	4	4	8	-5	36	11.1
14	Raffi Torres	LW	15	3	4	7	1	29	10.3
21	Jason Smith	D	17	1	4	5	6	10	10.0
24	Steve Staios	D	17	1	3	4	0	19	5.3
47	Marc-Andre Bergeron	D	16	2	1	3	2	15	13.3
22	Rem Murray	C	17	0	3	3	1	8	0
26	Brad Winchester	LW	10	1	2	3	-2	9	11.1
13	Todd Harvey	RW	7	1	1	2	0	5	20.0
27	Georges Laraque	RW	11	1	1	2	3	5	20.0
18	Ethan Moreau	LW	14	1	1	2	0	26	3.8
35	Dwayne Roloson	G	17	0	2	2	0	0	0
45	Toby Petersen	RW	2	1	0	1	1	3	33.3
20	Radek Dvorak	RW	9	0	0	0	-2	20	0
2	Matt Greene	D	11	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Dick Tarnstrom	D	7	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		17	54	91	145	0	455	11.9

No.	Player	Pos	GP	GS	SA	GA	GA %	SVs	SV %	SO
35	Dwayne Roloson	G	17	17	595	41	2.22	554	.931	1
	Total		17	17	596	42	2.26	554	.930	1


No.	Player	Pos	G	GLS	AST	PTS	+/-	S	SPCT
12	Eric Staal	C	18	7	13	20	2	71	9.9
61	Cory Stillman	LW	18	7	12	19	9	53	13.2
17	Rod Brind'Amour	C	18	9	6	15	8	61	14.8
11	Justin Williams	RW	18	5	9	14	9	56	8.9
8	Matt Cullen	C	18	4	9	13	1	44	9.1
39	Doug Weight	C	18	2	11	13	-3	28	7.1
18	Mark Recchi	RW	18	5	5	10	-4	33	15.2
13	Ray Whitney	RW	17	6	4	10	-1	28	21.4
6	Bret Hedican	D	18	2	7	9	4	21	9.5
5	Frantisek Kaberle	D	18	2	6	8	-3	21	9.5
22	Mike Commodore	D	18	2	2	4	-1	19	10.5
7	Niclas Wallin	D	18	1	3	4	3	16	6.3
16	Andrew Ladd	LW	10	1	2	3	1	7	14.3
4	Aaron Ward	D	18	1	2	3	-1	15	6.7
2	Glen Wesley	D	18	0	2	2	1	11	0
30	Cam Ward	G	16	0	1	1	0	0	0
27	Craig Adams	RW	18	0	0	0	-2	15	0
14	Kevyn Adams	C	18	0	0	0	-2	31	0
29	Martin Gerber	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Chad LaRose	RW	18	0	0	0	-2	13	0
70	Oleg Tverdovsky	D	4	0	0	0	-1	2	0
63	Josef Vasicek	C	5	0	0	0	-2	12	0
	Total		18	54	94	148	0	557	9.7