2012 Stanley Cup Finals

2012 ice hockey championship series

The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2011–12.

2012 Stanley Cup Finals
123456 Total
Los Angeles Kings 224116 4
New Jersey Devils 110321 2
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Newark: Prudential Center (1,2,5)
Los Angeles: Staples Center (3,4,6)
CoachesLos Angeles: Darryl Sutter
New Jersey: Peter DeBoer
CaptainsLos Angeles: Dustin Brown
New Jersey: Zach Parise
National anthemsLos Angeles: Pia Toscano
New Jersey: Arlette
RefereesDan O'Halloran (1,3,5)
Dan O'Rourke (2,4,6)
Chris Rooney (2,4,6)
Brad Watson (1,3,5)
DatesMay 30 – June 11
MVPJonathan Quick
Series-winning goalJeff Carter (12:45, first, G6)
NetworksCanada (English): CBC
Canada (French): RDS
United States: NBC, NBC Sports Network
Announcers(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy
(RDS) Pierre Houde, Marc Denis
(NBC/NBC Sports) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
(NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti

The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils four games to two.[1]

Rosters

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

Los Angeles Kings

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Dustin Brown with the Stanley Cup
# Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
45   Jonathan Bernier G L 2006 Laval, Quebec first
23   Dustin BrownC RW R 2003 Ithaca, New York first
77   Jeff Carter C/RW R 2012 London, Ontario second (2010)
13   Kyle Clifford LW R 2009 Ayr, Ontario first
8   Drew Doughty D R 2008 London, Ontario first
44   Davis Drewiske D L 2008 Hudson, Wisconsin
24   Colin Fraser C L 2011 Sicamous, British Columbia second (2010)
12   Simon Gagne LW L 2011 Sainte-Foy, Quebec second (2010)
2   Matt Greene(A) D R 2008 Grand Ledge, Michigan second (2006)
74   Dwight King LW L 2007 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan first
11   Anze Kopitar(A) C L 2005 Jesenice, Yugoslavia first
22   Trevor Lewis RW/C R 2006 Salt Lake City, Utah first
27   Alec Martinez D L 2007 Rochester Hills, Michigan first
33   Willie Mitchell D L 2010 Port McNeill, British Columbia first
71   Jordan Nolan RW/C L 2009 St. Catharines, Ontario first
25   Dustin Penner LW L 2011 Winkler, Manitoba second (2007)
32   Jonathan Quick G L 2005 Milford, Connecticut first
10   Mike Richards C L 2011 Kenora, Ontario second (2010)
15   Brad Richardson C/LW L 2008 Belleville, Ontario first
7   Rob Scuderi D L 2009 Syosset, New York third (2008, 2009)
28   Jarret Stoll C R 2008 Melville, Saskatchewan second (2006)
26   Slava Voynov D R 2008 Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union first
19   Kevin Westgarth RW R 2007 Amherstburg, Ontario
14   Justin Williams RW R 2009 Cobourg, Ontario second (2006)

New Jersey Devils

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# Nat Player Position Hand Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance
18   Steve Bernier RW R 2012 Quebec City, Quebec first
22   Eric Boulton LW L 2011 Halifax, Nova Scotia first (did not play)
30   Martin Brodeur G L 1990 Montreal, Quebec fifth (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003)
20   Ryan Carter C L 2011 White Bear Lake, Minnesota second (2007)
23   David Clarkson RW R 2005 Toronto, Ontario first
26   Patrik Elias(A) LW L 1994 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia fourth (2000, 2001, 2003)
29   Mark Fayne D R 2005 Nashua, New Hampshire first
11   Stephen Gionta C R 2010 Rochester, New York first
6   Andy Greene D L 2006 Trenton, Michigan first
10   Peter Harrold D R 2011 Kirtland Hills, Ohio first
1   Johan Hedberg G L 2010 Leksand, Sweden first
14   Adam Henrique C L 2008 Brantford, Ontario first
25   Cam Janssen RW R 2011 St. Louis, Missouri first (did not play)
16   Jacob Josefson C L 2009 Stockholm, Sweden first
17   Ilya Kovalchuk(A) LW R 2010 Kalinin, Soviet Union first
5   Adam Larsson D R 2011 Skelleftea, Sweden first
9   Zach PariseC LW L 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota first
12   Alexei Ponikarovsky LW L 2012 Kiev, Soviet Union first
24   Bryce Salvador D L 2008 Brandon, Manitoba first
15   Petr Sykora RW L 2011 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia sixth (2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009)
7   Henrik Tallinder D L 2010 Stockholm, Sweden first
28   Anton Volchenkov D L 2010 Moscow, Soviet Union second (2007)
19   Travis Zajac C R 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba first
2   Marek Zidlicky D R 2012 Most, Czechoslovakia first
8   Dainius Zubrus C/RW L 2007 Elektrėnai, Soviet Union second (1997)

References

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  1. Elliott, Helene (June 11, 2012). "L.A.'s new royalty, Kings turn tumult into Stanley Cup triumph". LA Times. Retrieved 21 December 2016.