The Stanley Cup playoffs (French: Les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley) is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League (NHL) consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series to determine the league champion and the winner of the Stanley Cup. Eight teams from each of the two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on ...

The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot was a public disturbance in the downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on the evening of June 15, 2011.The riot broke out almost immediately after the conclusion of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, which won the Stanley Cup for Boston. At least 140 people …

This is a list of Stanley Cup Final appearances, which lists those teams that have played in the Stanley Cup Final series since the current play-off format was adopted in 1915.Before this, from 1894 to 1914, the Cup was won by challenge or league championship.Since 1927, the Stanley Cup Final series also determines the National Hockey League (NHL) championship.