All-Time Stanley Cup Finals

Game 5- Calgary

(5) '81-82 Islanders 6, (2) '88-89 Flames 1

The '81-82 New York Islanders dominated the '88-89 Calgary Flames 6-1 to clinch the All-Time Stanley Cup with a 4 games to 1 series victory. After the Flames tied it up early in the 2nd Period at 1-1, the Islanders led by Mike Bossy with two goals and an assist went on a rampage that knocked Mike Vernon out of net for the Flames. Islander goaltender Billy Smith had a 19 for 20 night against Vernon's 24 for 29 night followed by Rick Wamsley's 6 for 7 mopping up performance. As the result of his overall efforts in the playoffs, the Islanders' Right Winger Mike Bossy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.

Goals
New York: Mike Bossy (2), Clark Gillies (2), Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring
Calgary: Gary Suter

Assists
New York: Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies (2), Stefan Persson (2), Ken Morrow, Gord Lane, Bryan Trottier, Dave Langevin
Calgary: Joe Mullen

Hello everyone,

I'd like to take this moment to congratulate the Miami Heat in winning the 2006 NBA Championship. However, despite their victory they will not be joining the select group that will compete for the All-Time NBA Playoffs. Here are the sixteen teams in their first round match-ups:

(1) 1995-96 Chicago Bulls vs. (16) 1969-70 New York Knicks
(2) 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers vs. (15) 2004-05 San Antonio Spurs
(3) 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers vs. (14) 1980-81 Boston Celtics
(4) 1985-86 Boston Celtics vs. (13) 1964-65 Boston Celtics
(5) 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks vs. (12) 1959-60 Boston Celtics
(6) 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers vs. (11) 1990-91 Chicago Bulls
(7) 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers vs. (10) 1998-99 San Antonio Spurs
(8) 1988-89 Detroit Pistons vs. (9) 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers

After each round, the teams will be 'reseeded' to assure the best team is identified through the playoffs just like the All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs going on right now.

All-Time Stanley Cup Finals

Game 4- New York

(5) '81-82 Islanders 3, (2) '88-89 Flames 0

The Islanders dominated Game 4 to take a 3 games to 1 lead in the All-Time Finals against the '88-89 Flames. The '81-82 Cup champions had a trio of goal scorers, led by Mike Bossy, in addition to the 34 for 34 shutout performance by Billy Smith have themselves within a game of winning it all with three games to go. The Flames' Mike Vernon had a 28 for 31 night that wasn't good enough as his offense and defence let him down, especially early in the game as the Flames had plently of penalties that broke their rhythm.

Goals
New York: Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, John Tonelli

Assists
New York: Clark Gillies (2), Dave Langevin, Brent Sutter

All-Time Stanley Cup Finals

Game 3-New York

(2) '88-89 Flames 4, (5) '81-82 Islanders 3 (2OT)

The Flames' Gary Suter scored the game-winning goal at 12:11 in the second OT to give the '88-89 Cup champions a come-from-behind victory to cut the Islanders' series lead in half. The Islanders had a 3-1 lead at 12:14 as Clark Gillies scored only seven seconds later it was cut to 3-2 by the Flames. The Flames scored the game-tying goal on a 5-on-4, empty net situation thanks to Joe Nieuwendyk. The Flames' Mike Vernon had a 37 for 40 night against the Islanders' Billy Smith 41 for 45 game. The victory assures Calgary that they'll return home for Game 5 while the Islanders just 38 seconds from taking a 3 games to nil lead in the series looks to regroup.

Goals
Calgary: Al MacInnis, Gary Suter, Joe Nieuwendyk, Joe Mullen
New York: Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson

Assists
Calgary: Gary Roberts, Brad McCrimmon, Al MacInnis (2), Rob Ramage, Doug Gilmour
New York: Stefan Persson, Bryan Trottier (2), Bob Bourne

All-Time Stanley Cup Finals

Game 2- CALGARY

(5) '81-82 Islanders 3, (2) '88-89 Flames 0

The Islanders swept the two games in Calgary, the second a 3-0 dominating performance highlighted by two powerplay goals in the 3rd Period. The Islanders' Billy Smith 33 for 33 shutout victory outdid the 27 for 30 night of Mike Vernon as both goaltenders faced more shots than they did in Game 1. With a 2 nil series lead going back to New York, the Islanders look primed to put the series away at home.

Goals
New York: Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, Hector Marini

Assists
New York: Mike Bossy (2), Stefan Persson, Butch Goring, Tomas Jonsson

All-Time Stanley Cup Finals

Game 1 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

(5) '81-82 Islanders 2, (2) '88-89 Flames 1

The Islanders offense led by Mike Bossy and goaltender Billy Smith put the Flames out of their comfort zone as they took a 1 game to nil series lead and stole home-ice advantage from the Flames. Smith had a 27 for 28 night against Mike Vernon's 20 for 22 performance that just wasn't good enough.

Goals
New York: Mike Bossy, John Tonelli
Calgary: Hakan Loob

Assists
New York: Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier
Calgary: Gary Suter, Brian MacLellan

Hello everyone,

The day before the start of the All-Time Stanley Cup Finals between the (2) 1988-89 Calgary Flames and the (5) 1981-82 New York Islanders, I thought I'd let you see the stats of the two clubs. One sees striking differences between the two clubs, specially in shots allowed and goals scored. Here are the stats:

1988-89 Calgary Flames Playoff Totals
Goaltending W-L SOs SF SV SV% GAA
Mike Vernon 12-8 5 639 607 .950 1.60

Scoring G A Pts.
Mullen 9 6 15
Nieuwendyk 6 7 13
Loob 8 3 11
MacInnis 6 5 11
Roberts 4 7 11
Suter 5 5 10
Gilmour 2 5 7
Macoun 2 4 6
Hrdina 1 4 5
Otto 1 4 5
Fleury 0 5 5
Hunter 0 2 2
McCrimmon 0 2 2
Ramage 0 2 2
MacLellan 0 1 1
Murzyn 0 1 1
GFA 44 (2.20)

1981-82 New York Islanders Playoff Totals
Goaltending W-L SOs SF SV SV% GAA
Billy Smith 12-5 4 486 456 .938 1.76

Scoring G A Pts.
Bossy 19 16 35
Trottier 12 6 18
Gillies 6 9 15
Tonelli 5 10 15
Potvin 3 9 12
McEwen 3 7 10
B. Sutter 6 3 9
Persson 0 8 8
Goring 2 5 7
D. Sutter 1 5 6
Kallur 1 2 3
Bourne 0 3 3
Lane 0 3 3
Morrow 1 1 2
Langevin 0 2 2
GFA 59 (3.47)

In looking at it, Mike Vernon has a better save % and Goals Against especially against the shot total he's faced. However Billy Smith has a better offense in front of him to help out if he has an off night as well as a defense to help prevent massive totals of shots against him.

On the offensive side, Mike Bossy looks like he is a Conn Smythe MVP candidate, if not the top contender for the Islanders. While Joe Mullen of the Flames doesn't have as many points then Bossy has goals or assists. The Finals are going to be interesting and the question of which team of the 80s, the team from the beginning or the end of the decade will skate away with the All-Time Stanley Cup will be answered.

***THE ALL-TIME NBA PLAYOFFS***
As the 2006 NBA Finals take place with the Dallas Mavericks up 2 games to 0 on the Miami Heat, I would like to report that if the Mavericks when the 2006 NBA Finals whether in 4 games or all 7 games, they will qualify for the All-Time NBA Playoffs with at least a .716 record good for 15th in the tournament that will send the 2005 Spurs down to 16th and knocking the 1970 Knicks out.

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(2) '88-89 Flames 4, (3) '38-39 Bruins 3
CALGARY-- The Flames survived a late fury by the Bruins in a penalty-filled Game 7 to advance to play the '81-82 Islanders in the All-Time Stanley Cup Finals. The victory was helped by Mike Vernon's 25 for 28 night against the Bruins' Frank Brimsek 26 for 30 performance, but Vernon's performance was heightened as he survived over 15 minutes of powerplay challenge by the Bruins. By winning the series 4 games to 3, the Flames have played their 20th game of the playoffs while the Islanders have only played 17 and already have 3 days of rest with 3 days until Game 1 of the Finals.

Goals
Boston: Roy Conacher (2), Dit Clapper
Calgary: Gary Roberts, Gary Suter, Joe Mullen, Jiri Hrdina

Assists
Boston: Eddie Shore, Milt Schmidt, Dit Clapper, Flash Hollett, Bill Cowley
Calgary: Gary Roberts, Joel Otto, Jamie Macoun, Joe Mullen, Doug Gilmour, Theoren Fleury

REPOST-- June 1, 2006

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

Game 2: (3) '38-39 Bruins 2, (2) '88-89 Flames 1
CALGARY-- The Bruins took home-ice advantage from the Flames in their best-of-seven series that saw a score by Roy Conacher, his second of the contest, with just seconds left in regulation. Frank Brimsek had a 29 for 30 night against Mike Vernon's 35 for 37 night as the Bruins just had a wild night shotting the puck.

Goals
Boston: Roy Conacher (2)
Calgary: Al MacInnis

Assists
Boston: Milt Schmidt, Jack Portland, Dit Clapper

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(3) '38-39 Bruins 3, (2) '88-89 Flames 0
BOSTON-- The Bruins pushed the Flames to a Game 7 as they dominated a penalty-filled contest that saw Frank Brimsek score the shutout as the Flames offense was halted as they looked to advance to the Finals against the '81-82 Islanders. Brimsek was 21 for 21 against Mike Vernon's 26 for 29 night. The Bruins will head back to Calgary with the Flames for a final showdown between the teams for the right to face the Islanders in the Finals and get home-ice advantage.

Goals
Boston: Roy Conacher, Dit Clapper, Gord Pettinger

Assists
Boston: Eddie Shore, Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer, Jack Crawford, Flash Hollett, Bill Cowley

Thursday, June 8, 2006

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoff Semifinals

(5) '81-82 Islanders 3, (1) '76-77 Canadiens 2
NEW YORK-- The Islanders completed a second straight series upset as they took out the favorite, top-seeded '76-77 Canadiens 3-2 in Game 6. The Islanders' Billy Smith had a 20 for 22 performance against the Canadiens' Ken Dryden 33 for 36 performance. The Islanders defense kept the Canadiens in check and they couldn't counter the avalanche of Islanders shots. With the 4 games to 2 series victory, the Islanders will again be the lower seeded team and not have home-ice advantage against either the Flames or Bruins.

Goals
Montreal: Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer
New York: Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring

Assists
Montreal: Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire, Rick Chartraw, Pete Mahovlich
New York: Mike Bossy (3), Stefan Persson (2), Butch Goring

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoff Semifinals

(3) '38-39 Bruins 2, (2) '88-89 Flames 1
CALGARY-- The Bruins staved off elimination with a gruelling 2-1 Game 5 victory that saw hard-hitting on both sides. The Bruins' Frank Brimsek 32 for 33 night outlasted the Flames' Mike Vernon 28 for 30 performance. With their lead cut in half the Flames will travel back to Boston for Game 6 looking to end the series and came back to Calgary looking forward to the Finals than Game 7.

Goals
Boston: Dit Clapper, Roy Conacher
Calgary: Doug Gilmour

Assists
Boston: Jack Portland, Eddie Shore, Dit Clapper, Milt Schmidt
Calgary: Joe Mullen

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(5) '81-82 Islanders 2, (1) '76-77 Canadiens 1 (2OT)
MONTREAL-- In a game dominated by penalties, powerplay goals, and dominating goalies it was a even strength goal just 4 seconds into the second OT that gave the Islanders the win in Game 5 and a win away from the All-Time Stanley Cup Finals. The Islanders' Billy Smith had a 43 for 44 night against the Canadiens' Ken Dryden's 45 for 47 performance that was ultimately ruined by Bryan Trottier's goal in OT. With a 3 games to 2 lead, the Islanders look like they might have a second consecutive upset in store, but the Canadiens came back from down 3-2 in the Quarterfinals and mustn't be counted out until they're eliminated.

Goals
New York: Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier
Montreal: Steve Shutt

Assists
New York: Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson, John Tonelli
Montreal: Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(2) '88-89 Flames 2, (3) '38-39 Bruins 1
BOSTON-- The Flames took a commanding 3 games to 1 lead in their series against the Bruins thanks to Mike Vernon in the net and Joe Mullen who scored both of the Flames goals. Vernon was 20 for 21 while his opposite in the net Frank Brimsek rebounded from his poor Game 3 performance by putting together a 22 for 24 night that just wasn't good enough for the Bruins in Game 4. On the verge of the All-Time Stanley Cup Finals, the Flames must not become complacent because they had to rebound from a 3 games to none defecit in the 1st Round.

Goals
Calgary: Joe Mullen (2)
Boston: Milt Schmidt

Assists
Calgary: Gary Roberts, Al MacInnis, Doug Gilmour
Boston: Eddie Shore

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(5) '81-82 Islanders 6, (1) '76-77 Canadiens 1
NEW YORK-- The Islanders dominated Game 4 to tie their semifinal series with the Canadiens at 2 games a piece. The Islanders' defense only allowed 15 shots on goal, 14 of which Billy Smith saved while the Canadiens' defense was ripped to shreds by the Islanders offense that saw five different men score on 36 shots of which Ken Dryden was only able to save 30. The victory assures the Islanders that they'll be returning to New York for Game 6 while the Canadiens look to recover in time for Game 5 in Montreal.

Goals
Montreal: Jacques Lemaire
New York: Mike Bossy (2), Clark Gillies, John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring

Assists
Montreal: Jacques Lemaire
New York: Mike Bossy (2), Clark Gillies, John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(2) '88-89 Flames 5, (3) '38-39 Bruins 0
BOSTON-- The Flames Mike Vernon and Hakan Loob dominated the game as the former had a 19 for 19 performance and the later scored a hat-trick that sent the Bruins' Frank Brimsek out of the game. Vernon's shutout was in contrast to Brimsek's 19 for 24 performance and his replacement Tiny Thompson's 6 for 6 night. The victory gives the Flames a 2 games to 1 lead in their series against the Bruins.

Goals
Calgary: Hakan Loob (3), Gary Roberts, Gary Suter

Assists
Calgary: Al MacInnis, Brad McCrimmon, Joel Otto, Joe Nieuwendyk, Jiri Hrdina (2)

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(5) '81-82 Islanders 5, (1) '76-77 Canadiens 3
NEW YORK-- Game 3 was back and forth as the Canadiens scored first only for the Islanders to score three times before the 1st Period ended then the Canadiens tied did up at 7:21 into the 3rd only for the Islanders to take the lead for good 50 seconds later and wrapping it up with a empty net goal at 19:42. The victory for the Islanders cut the series to 2 games to 1 in the Canadiens favor as the home teams have own all three games so far. The Islanders' Billy Smith had a 30 for 33 performance against the Canadiens' Ken Dryden's 20 for 25 performance.

Goals
Montreal: Guy Lafleur, Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt
New York: Clark Gillies, Ken Morrow, Mike McEwen, John Tonelli (2)

Assists
Montreal: Guy Lafleur (2), Jacques Lemaire (2), Steve Shutt
New York: Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson, Brent Sutter (2), Anders Kallur, Butch Goring

All-Time Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals

(3) '38-39 Bruins 2, (2) '88-89 Flames 1
CALGARY-- The Bruins won a defensive minded game with a lot of penalties to tie the series at 1 a piece thus ensuring a return trip to Calgary for Game 5. The Bruins' Frank Brimsek had a 27 for 28 night against the Flames' Mike Vernon who had a 21 for 23 performance. With the series shifting to Boston, both teams fanbases hope the next two games will find one team up 3-1 heading back to the Calgary.

Goals
Boston: Roy Conacher, Bill Cowley
Calgary: Doug Gilmour

Assists
Boston: Roy Conacher, Bobby Bauer (2), Bill Cowley
Calgary: Jamie Macoun