It's a seven game series.
A team can win the Stanley Cup by competing in the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs and winning four rounds of best-of-seven series against other teams. The team that wins the final series is awarded the Stanley Cup.
As of yet, no Minnesota team has won a Stanley cup, however the North Stars made the Stanley cup final twice (in '81 and '91), only winning 1 total game in those two series.
Anyone on the winning team that has played one game in the Stanley Cup Finals series. So if someone gets injured in the Western Conference finals and doesn't play in the Stanley Cup final, he wlll not get his name on it. Also, the head coach gets his name on it.
Yes, the Stanley Cup Final is a best-of-7 series, meaning the first team to win four games out of the seven played will be crowned the champion.
For the 2013 Stanley Cup, the Red Wings currently lead 2-1 in the western playoff series against the Chicago Black Hawks. They will need to win the majority of their games in there series in order to compete in the Stanley Cup Final game.
The Grey Cup is awarded to the championship game winners of the Canadian Football League. The Stanley Cup is the award that is given to the championship game winners of the National Hockey League.
The names of players, coaches, and team staff from the winning team of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals are engraved on the Stanley Cup.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were the last team to win the Stanley Cup.
The Seattle Metropolitians won the Stanley Cup in the 1916-17 series.
There are at least 4 games per best of seven series with a maximum of 7 games per series played. There are a total of 15 series (7 series per conference plus 1 for the Stanley Cup). That's at least 60 games with a maximum of 105 games (if every series goes to game 7). Each team plays 4 series. That means they play at least 16 games with a maximum of 28 games (assuming the team makes it to the Stanley Cup playoffs). TL&DR: 16-28 games per team (assuming they go to the Stanley cup Playoffs). 60-105 games overall.
There are at least 4 games per best of seven series with a maximum of 7 games per series played. There are a total of 15 series (7 series per conference plus 1 for the Stanley Cup). That's at least 60 games with a maximum of 105 games (if every series goes to game 7). Each team plays 4 series. That means they play at least 16 games with a maximum of 28 games (assuming the team makes it to the Stanley Cup playoffs). TL&DR: 16-28 games per team (assuming they go to the Stanley cup Playoffs). 60-105 games overall.
The first amateur contest for the Stanley Cup was played in 1892 in Montreal. The winning team was known as "The Montreal Hockey Club", 'Montreals', 'Montreal AAA' or 'Winged wheels'. They defeated Halifax 21-2 in a 2 game total goals series.