2011 Stanley Cup Finals

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2011 Stanley Cup Finals
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Boston Bruins 02*84054 4
Vancouver Canucks 13*10120 3
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Boston: TD Garden (3, 4, 6)
Vancouver: Rogers Arena (1, 2, 5, 7)
CoachesBoston: Claude Julien
Vancouver: Alain Vigneault
CaptainsBoston: Zdeno Chara
Vancouver: Henrik Sedin
National anthemsBoston: Rene Rancourt
Vancouver: Mark Donnelly (Canadian)
Richard Loney (American)
RefereesDan O'Halloran (2, 4, 6, 7)
Dan O'Rourke (1, 3, 5)
Kelly Sutherland (2, 4, 6)
Stephen Walkom (1, 3, 5, 7)
DatesJune 1 – June 15
MVPTim Thomas (Bruins)
Series-winning goalPatrice Bergeron (14:37, first, G7)
NetworksCanada (English): CBC
Canada (French): RDS
United States: NBC, Versus
Announcers(NBC/Versus) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire
(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy
(RDS) Pierre Houde, Benoit Brunet
(NHL International) Dave Strader, Joe Micheletti

The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the 118th edition of the Stanley Cup. It included the Western Conference champions, the Vancouver Canucks and the Eastern Conference champions, the Boston Bruins. Boston beat the Canucks in 7 games to win the Stanley cup. This was the Bruins' 6th Stanley Cup win and they have the 4th-most Stanley Cups in the NHL. They played 7 games, ending in Vancouver, where Boston won Game 7, the final game, 4-0, to win the series 4 games to 3.