1997 Stanley Cup Finals

1997 Stanley Cup Finals
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
Location(s)	Detroit: Joe Louis Arena (3, 4); Philadelphia: CoreStates Center (1, 2)
Coaches	Detroit: Scotty Bowman; Philadelphia: Terry Murray
Captains	Detroit: Steve Yzerman; Philadelphia: Eric Lindros
National anthems	Detroit: Karen Newman; Philadelphia: Lauren Hart
Referees	Bill McCreary (1, 4); Terry Gregson (2); Kerry Fraser (3)
Dates	May 31 – June 7, 1997
MVP	Mike Vernon (Red Wings)
Series-winning goal	Darren McCarty (13:02, second, G4)
Hall of Famers	Red Wings:; Sergei Fedorov (2015); Viacheslav Fetisov (2001); Igor Larionov (2008); Nicklas Lidstrom (2015); Larry Murphy (2004); Brendan Shanahan (2013); Mike Vernon (2023); Steve Yzerman (2009); Flyers:; Paul Coffey (2004); Dale Hawerchuk (2001); Eric Lindros (2016); Coaches:; Scotty Bowman (1991)
Networks	Canada:; (English): CBC; (French): SRC; United States:; (English): Fox (1), ESPN (2–4)
Announcers	(CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale; (SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay; (Fox) Mike Emrick and John Davidson; (ESPN) Gary Thorne and Bill Clement

The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1996–97 season, and the culmination of the 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Red Wings made the Finals for the second time in three years, while the Flyers were making their first appearance in a decade. The Red Wings swept the Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the eighth time in franchise history and for the first time since 1955, ending what was the longest Stanley Cup drought in the league at that time.

The Red Wings were the last team to win the Cup without home ice advantage in the Finals and with fewer than 100 points earned during the regular season until 2009.