7 Teams have won the Stanley Cup since the Presidents trophy was incorporated in the NHL in 1976.
Best of 7 for four rounds the highest seed plays the lowest seed, the second highest seed plays the second lowest seed and so on. Sudden death overtimes for 20 minute periods. Home ice advantage goes to the higher seed who gets home ice in games 1, 2, 5, 7. The best record gets home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Yes. Several times. One of the most recent times was in 2007 when Golden State Warriors beat the heavily favored Dallas Mavericks.
For the 2005 playoffs, the Steelers went in as the sixth seed. They won Super Bowl XL after winning in Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Denver.
No,the highest seed to win was a five seed 2 times, the Devils in '96 and islanders in '80. The '12 finals result will give us either a 6th or 8th seed depending on who wins.
The 2011-2012 L.A. kings won the cup as an 8th seed. Beating the 1, 2 and 3 seeds in the west. Then the reigning champs, N.J. devils. The kings took a 3 games to none lead in each series, and setting a record with 10 straight road wins.
The Calgary Flames were the 6th seed in the Western Conference
once
Best of 7 for four rounds the highest seed plays the lowest seed, the second highest seed plays the second lowest seed and so on. Sudden death overtimes for 20 minute periods. Home ice advantage goes to the higher seed who gets home ice in games 1, 2, 5, 7. The best record gets home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Yes. Several times. One of the most recent times was in 2007 when Golden State Warriors beat the heavily favored Dallas Mavericks.
For the 2005 playoffs, the Steelers went in as the sixth seed. They won Super Bowl XL after winning in Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Denver.
No,the highest seed to win was a five seed 2 times, the Devils in '96 and islanders in '80. The '12 finals result will give us either a 6th or 8th seed depending on who wins.
One sunflower seed.
The #3 seed ... they will play the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2008 AFC playoffs.
The word seed is mentioned 285 times the the Bible.
They were the wild card team in the playoffs. They finished the reuglar season 6th seed.
20 times
Yes, in the NHL playoffs, teams are reseeded after each round based on their regular season performance. This means that the highest remaining seed will face the lowest remaining seed in each subsequent round.