2015 Stanley Cup Finals facts for kids

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

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		Bickell, BryanBryan Bickell	LW	L	29–10729	2004	Bowmanville, Ontario	second (2013)
13		Carcillo, DanielDaniel Carcillo	LW	L	30	2014	King City, Ontario	third (2010, 2013)
50		Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford	G	L	30–17530	2003	Montreal, Quebec	second (2013)
26		Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey	D	L	28	2014	Abbotsford, British Columbia	first
33		Darling, ScottScott Darling	G	L	26	2014	Newport News, Virginia	first
11		Desjardins, AndrewAndrew Desjardins	LW	L	28	2015	Lively, Ontario	first
4		Hjalmarsson, NiklasNiklas Hjalmarsson	D	L	27-01827	2005	Eksjö, Sweden	third (2010, 2013)
81		Hossa, MarianMarian Hossa	RW	L	36–16336	2009	Stara Ľubovna, Czechoslovakia	fifth (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
88		Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane	RW	L	26–21726	2007	Buffalo, New York	third (2010, 2013)
2		Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith – A	D	L	31–34331	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
16		Kruger, MarcusMarcus Kruger	C	L	25-02825	2009	Stockholm, Sweden	second (2013)
42		Nordstrom, JoakimJoakim Nordstrom	C	L	23	2010	Stockholm, Sweden	first
27		Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya	D	L	33–26633	2012	Stockholm, Sweden	second (2013)
31		Raanta, AnttiAntti Raanta	G	L	26	2013	Rauma, Finland	first
91		Richards, BradBrad Richards	C	L	35–23635	2014	Murray Harbour, P.E.I.	third (2004, 2014)
32		Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	D	R	36–29436	2012	Vlasim, Czechoslovakia	second (2013)
5		Rundblad, DavidDavid Rundblad	D	R	24	2013	Lycksele, Sweden	first
20		Saad, BrandonBrandon Saad	LW	L	22–24022	2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	second (2013)
7		Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook	D	R	30-06530	2003	Richmond, British Columbia	third (2010, 2013)
10		Sharp, PatrickPatrick Sharp – A	LW	R	33–17933	2005	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
65		Shaw, AndrewAndrew Shaw	RW	R	23–33923	2011	Belleville, Ontario	second (2013)
86		Teravainen, TeuvoTeuvo Teravainen	RW	L	20	2012	Helsinki, Finland	first
44		Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen	D	L	40	2015	Kuopio, Finland	second (2010)
19		Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews – C	C	L	27-05627	2006	Winnipeg, Manitoba	third (2010, 2013)
57		van Riemsdyk, TrevorTrevor van Riemsdyk	D	R	23	2014	Middletown, New Jersey	first
80		Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette	C	L	32	2015	Saint-Agapit, Quebec	second (2007)
23		Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg	LW	R	29	2013	Lethbridge, Alberta	second (2010)

Tampa Bay Lightning

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
30		Bishop, BenBen Bishop	G	L	28	2013	Denver, Colorado	first
11		Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle	C	L	30–20530	2014	Hingham, Massachusetts	second (2014)
23		Brown, J. T.J. T. Brown	RW	R	24	2013	Burnsville, Minnesota	first
25		Carle, MattMatt Carle	D	L	30–20530	2012	Anchorage, Alaska	second (2010)
55		Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn	D	L	30–05830	2015	Calgary, Alberta	second (2010)
24		Callahan, RyanRyan Callahan	RW	R	30	2014	Rochester, New York	first
27		Drouin, JonathanJonathan Drouin	LW	L	20	2013	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec	first
51		Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula	C	L	31	2013	Vantaa, Finland	third (2008, 2009)
5		Garrison, JasonJason Garrison	D	L	30	2014	White Rock, British Columbia	first
50		Gudlevskis, KristersKristers Gudlevskis	G	L	22	2013	Aizkraukle, Latvia	first
77		Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman	D	L	24–35224	2009	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	first
9		Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson	C	R	24	2011	Spokane, Washington	first
17		Killorn, AlexanderAlexander Killorn	C	L	25	2007	Halifax, Nova Scotia	first
86		Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov	RW	L	21	2011	Maykop, Russia	first
42		Marchessault, JonathanJonathan Marchessault	C	R	24	2014	Cap-Rouge, Quebec	first
10		Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow	LW	L	36–29436	2014	Carlyle, Saskatchewan	second (2000)
90		Namestnikov, VladislavVladislav Namestnikov	C	L	22	2011	Voskresensk, Russia	first
89		Nesterov, NikitaNikita Nesterov	D	L	22	2011	Chelyabinsk, Russia	first
18		Palat, OndrejOndrej Palat	LW	R	24	2011	Frydek-Mistek, Czechoslovakia	first
13		Paquette, CedricCedric Paquette	C	L	21	2012	Gaspe, Quebec	first
91		Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos – C	C	R	25-03825	2008	Markham, Ontario	first
6		Stralman, AntonAnton Stralman	D	R	28	2014	Tibro, Sweden	second (2014)
62		Sustr, AndrejAndrej Sustr	D	R	24	2013	Plzen, Czechoslovakia	first
88		Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy	G	L	20	2012	Tyumen, Russia	first

Images for kids

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  Amalie Arena before game 6

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  Teuvo Teräväinen scored two-points in Game 1, assisting on the game-winning goal.

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  Jason Garrison scored the game-winning goal in Game 2.

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  Cédric Paquette scored the game-winning goal in Game 3.

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  Brandon Saad scored the game-winning goal in Game 4.

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  Corey Crawford saved 28 of 29 shots faced in Game 5.

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  Duncan Keith scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 6.

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  Jonathan Toews captained the Blackhawks to their sixth championship in franchise history, and their third championship in six seasons

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  Steven Stamkos captained the Lightning to their second Stanley Cup Finals appearance, and their first in ten seasons