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| 2004 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Tampa: St. Pete Times Forum (1, 2, 5, 7) Calgary: Pengrowth Saddledome (3, 4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Tampa Bay: John Tortorella Calgary: Darryl Sutter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Tampa Bay: Dave Andreychuk Calgary: Jarome Iginla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthems | Tampa Bay: Brooke Hogan Calgary: Heather Liscano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Bill McCreary (1, 3, 5, 6, 7) Stephen Walkom (1, 2, 5, 6) Kerry Fraser (3, 4, 7) Brad Watson (2, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 25 – June 7, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Brad Richards (Lightning) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Ruslan Fedotenko (14:38, second, G7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Lightning: Dave Andreychuk (2017) Martin St. Louis (2018) Flames: Jarome Iginla (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (French): RDS United States: (English): ESPN (1–2), ABC (3–7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Bob Cole and Harry Neale (RDS) Pierre Houde and Yvon Pedneault (ESPN/ABC) Gary Thorne, Bill Clement, and John Davidson (NHL International) Dave Strader and Joe Micheletti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western Conference champion Calgary Flames in seven games for their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, becoming the southernmost team to win the Stanley Cup until their in-state rival Florida Panthers won the Cup in 2024. It was Tampa Bay's first-ever appearance in the Finals in their twelfth season since entering the league in 1992. For Calgary, it was the team's third appearance, and first since their championship season of 1989. This was one of the few Stanley Cup Finals in which the losing team scored more goals.
Lightning owner William Davidson became the first owner in sports history to win two championships in one year as eight days after this series ended, the other team that Davidson owned (the Detroit Pistons of the NBA) won the NBA title in five games over the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the last Stanley Cup Finals to be played for two years, as the 2004–05 NHL lockout began three months after the end of this series, lasting over ten months and leading to the cancellation of the following season, with the league not returning to play for the Stanley Cup until 2006. This was the last of three consecutive Finals to feature a team making its debut appearance.