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The 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began on April 16, 1996. The playoffs ended on June 10, 1996, with the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Florida Panthers to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in both teams' first Finals appearance.
The 1996 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Western Conference champion Colorado Avalanche and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers, two teams in the Finals for the first time.
Both the Lightning and the Panthers were born out of the National Hockey League's expansion into the southeast in the early 1990s. Aside from a few abortive attempts to bring minor league hockey to Florida (the Tropical Hockey League of the 1930s, and Jacksonville Rockets and Barons of the 1960s/70s); these were the first professional hockey franchises in the Sunshine State.
Rivalries in the National Hockey League have occurred between many teams and cities.Rivalries have arisen among NHL teams for many different reasons, the primary ones including geographic proximity, familiarity with opponents, on-ice incidents, and cultural, linguistic, or national pride.
The following is a list of the all-time records for each of the 32 active National Hockey League (NHL) teams, beginning with the first NHL season (), with regular season stats accurate as of the end of all games on October 26, 2023, and playoff stats accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 NHL season and 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. [1]
It was the World Cup of Hockey in 2016, and there were eight teams in that tournament. Because of the 4 Nations Face-Off, there will not be an All-Star Game this season.
Barkov is in his 11th NHL season — all with the Panthers — and has been the team’s captain the past six years. He owns basically every notable franchise record that he can obtain.
Bruins Panthers Hockey. The Florida Panthers get into scrum with the Boston Bruins during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)