THIS DATE IN HISTORY: June 10
1996: The Colorado Avalanche cap their first season in Denver by doing something they couldn't do during their 16 seasons as the Quebec Nordiques: win the Stanley Cup.
Patrick Roy makes 63 saves before defenseman Uwe Krupp scores 4:31 into the third overtime to give the Avalanche a 1-0 victory against the Florida Panthers at Miami Arena and complete a four-game sweep of the Final. Krupp's slap shot from the right point beats Florida goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck, ending a game that takes nearly five hours.
"It's like a dream come true," says Krupp, a native of Germany who missed most of the regular season with a knee injury sustained in Colorado's season-opener. "I wanted it as bad as anyone who has grown up in North America."
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman presents the Stanley Cup to Colorado captain Joe Sakic, who also wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Sakic finishes the postseason with 18 goals, one short of the NHL playoff record.
The victory ends a remarkable first season for the franchise, which relocated from Quebec in the summer of 1995.
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1971: The Montreal Canadiens use the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft to select forward Guy Lafleur, coming off a season in which he scores 130 goals in 62 games for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Canadiens hit another home run in the second round by selecting defenseman Larry Robinson. The two become key members of Montreal's dynasty in the late 1970s and are each later inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
1999: Defenseman Craig Ludwig scores his first playoff goal in 11 years to help the Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Reunion Arena. Ludwig beats Dominik Hasek for his first playoff goal since 1988, and Brett Hull puts the Stars ahead 3-2 when he scores with 2:50 remaining in the third period. Dallas evens the best-of-7 series at 1-1.
2000: The New Jersey Devils win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history when Jason Arnott scores at 8:20 of the second overtime in a 2-1 win against Dallas in Game 6 of the Final at Reunion Arena. The teams score goals 69 seconds apart early in the second period, then play more than 60 minutes of scoreless hockey until Arnott finishes off a pass from Patrik Elias by beating goaltender Ed Belfour to give the Devils their first championship since 1995.
2002: Hasek makes 17 saves to become the first NHL goalie to have a shutout in each of the four rounds of the playoffs, and the visiting Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in Game 4 of the Final. Hull becomes the fourth player to score 100 career playoff goals when he beats Arturs Irbe early in the second period to give Detroit a 1-0 lead. Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman becomes the all-time leader with his 35th win in the Final.
2011: Roberto Luongo earns his second 1-0 shutout of the Final when the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Boston Bruins in Game 5 at Rogers Arena. He becomes the second goaltender in NHL history to have multiple 1-0 victories in one Final series, matching Frank McCool of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945. Vancouver's Maxim Lapierre beats Boston goaltender Tim Thomas at 4:35 of the third period, and Luongo makes 31 saves to give the Canucks a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.
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