2015 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2015 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2014–15.

2015 Stanley Cup Finals
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Tampa Bay Lightning 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 Chicago Blackhawks 2 3 2 2 2 2 4
Location(s)	Tampa Bay: Amalie Arena (1,2,5) Chicago: United Center (3,4,6)
Coaches	Tampa Bay: Jon Cooper Chicago: Joel Quenneville
Captains	Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos Chicago: Jonathan Toews
National anthems	Tampa Bay: Sonya Bryson Chicago: Jim Cornelison
Referees	Wes McCauley (1, 3, 5), Kevin Pollock (1, 3, 5), Kelly Sutherland (2, 4, 6), Dan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6)
Dates	June 3 – 15
MVP	Duncan Keith[1]
Series-winning goal	Duncan Keith (17:13, second, G6)
Networks	Canada (English): CBC Canada (French): TVA Sports United States: NBC and NBCSN
Announcers	(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy (TVA) Félix Séguin, Patrick Lalime (NBC/NBCSN) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire (NHL International) Dave Strader, Kevin Weekes
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The Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two. This was the sixth championship for the Blackhawks.

Rosters

Years in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Chicago Blackhawks

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
29		Bryan Bickell	LW	L	29–10729	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario	second (2013)
13		Daniel Carcillo	LW	L	30	2014	King City, Ontario	third (2010, 2013)
50		Corey Crawford	G	L	30–17530	2003	Montreal, Quebec	second (2013)
26		Kyle Cumiskey	D	L	28	2014	Abbotsford, British Columbia	first
33		Scott Darling	G	L	26	2014	Newport News, Virginia	first
11		Andrew Desjardins	LW	L	28	2015	Lively, Ontario	first
4		Niklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	27-01827	2005	Eksjö, Sweden	third (2010, 2013)
81		Marian Hossa	RW	L	36–16336	2009	Stara Ľubovna, Czechoslovakia	fifth (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
88		Patrick Kane	RW	L	26–21726	2007	Buffalo, New York	third (2010, 2013)
2		Duncan Keith – A	D	L	31–34331	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
16		Marcus Kruger	C	L	25-02825	2009	Stockholm, Sweden	second (2013)
42		Joakim Nordstrom	C	L	23	2010	Stockholm, Sweden	first
27		Johnny Oduya	D	L	33–26633	2012	Stockholm, Sweden	second (2013)
31		Antti Raanta	G	L	26	2013	Rauma, Finland	first
91		Brad Richards	C	L	35–23635	2014	Murray Harbour, P.E.I.	third (2004, 2014)
32		Michal Rozsival	D	R	36–29436	2012	Vlasim, Czechoslovakia	second (2013)
5		David Rundblad	D	R	24	2013	Lycksele, Sweden	first
20		Brandon Saad	LW	L	22–24022	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	second (2013)
7		Brent Seabrook	D	R	30-06530	2003	Richmond, British Columbia	third (2010, 2013)
10		Patrick Sharp – A	LW	R	33–17933	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
65		Andrew Shaw	RW	R	23–33923	2011	Belleville, Ontario	second (2013)
86		Teuvo Teravainen	RW	L	20	2012	Helsinki, Finland	first
44		Kimmo Timonen	D	L	40	2015	Kuopio, Finland	second (2010)
19		Jonathan Toews – C	C	L	27-05627	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
57		Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	R	23	2014	Middletown, New Jersey	first
80		Antoine Vermette	C	L	32	2015	Saint-Agapit, Quebec	second (2007)
23		Kris Versteeg	LW	R	29	2013	Lethbridge, Alberta	second (2010)

Tampa Bay Lightning

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
30		Ben Bishop	G	L	28	2013	Denver, Colorado	first
11		Brian Boyle	C	L	30–20530	2014	Hingham, Massachusetts	second (2014)
23		J. T. Brown	RW	R	24	2013	Burnsville, Minnesota	first
25		Matt Carle	D	L	30–20530	2012	Anchorage, Alaska	second (2010)
55		Braydon Coburn	D	L	30–05830	2015	Calgary, Alberta	second (2010)
24		Ryan Callahan	RW	R	30	2014	Rochester, New York	first
27		Jonathan Drouin	LW	L	20	2013	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec	first
51		Valtteri Filppula	C	L	31	2013	Vantaa, Finland	third (2008, 2009)
5		Jason Garrison	D	L	30	2014	White Rock, British Columbia	first
50		Kristers Gudlevskis	G	L	22	2013	Aizkraukle, Latvia	first
77		Victor Hedman	D	L	24–35224	2009	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	first
9		Tyler Johnson	C	R	24	2011	Spokane, Washington	first
17		Alexander Killorn	C	L	25	2007	Halifax, Nova Scotia	first
86		Nikita Kucherov	RW	L	21	2011	Maykop, Russia	first
42		Jonathan Marchessault	C	R	24	2014	Cap-Rouge, Quebec	first
10		Brenden Morrow	LW	L	36–29436	2014	Carlyle, Saskatchewan	second (2000)
90		Vladislav Namestnikov	C	L	22	2011	Voskresensk, Russia	first
89		Nikita Nesterov	D	L	22	2011	Chelyabinsk, Russia	first
18		Ondrej Palat	LW	R	24	2011	Frydek-Mistek, Czechoslovakia	first
13		Cedric Paquette	C	L	21	2012	Gaspe, Quebec	first
91		Steven Stamkos – C	C	R	25-03825	2008	Markham, Ontario	first
6		Anton Stralman	D	R	28	2014	Tibro, Sweden	second (2014)
62		Andrej Sustr	D	R	24	2013	Plzen, Czechoslovakia	first
88		Andrei Vasilevskiy	G	L	20	2012	Tyumen, Russia	first

References

1. "Blackhawks seize their third Stanley Cup in six seasons". Chicago Tribune. June 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.