Pittsburgh: Civic Arena (1, 2, 5) Bloomington: Met Center (3, 4, 6)
Coaches
Pittsburgh: Bob Johnson Minnesota: Bob Gainey
Captains
Pittsburgh: Mario Lemieux Minnesota: Curt Giles[1]
Referees
Don Koharski (1, 6) Andy Van Hellemond (2, 4) Kerry Fraser (3, 5)
Dates
May 15–25, 1991
MVP
Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
Series-winning goal
Ulf Samuelsson (2:00, first, G6)
Hall of Famers
Penguins: Tom Barrasso (2023) Paul Coffey (2004) Ron Francis (2007) Mario Lemieux (1997) Joe Mullen (2000) Larry Murphy (2004) Mark Recchi (2017) Bryan Trottier (1997) North Stars: Mike Modano (2014) Coaches: Bob Gainey (1992, player) Bob Johnson (1992)
(CBC) Bob Cole, Harry Neale, and Dick Irvin Jr. (SRC) Claude Quenneville and Gilles Tremblay (SportsChannel America) Jiggs McDonald and Bill Clement (KBL/KDKA) Mike Lange and Paul Steigerwald (KMSP/MSC) Doug McLeod and Lou Nanne
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The 1991 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1990–91 season, and the culmination of the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Minnesota North Stars. It was the Penguins' first Final series appearance and their first Stanley Cup victory. This is the first and only (to date) Stanley Cup Finals to feature two teams from the expansion group of 1967. It was Minnesota's second Final series appearance, and their last before the franchise's relocation to Dallas two years later. It was also the first time since 1983 that an American franchise would win the Stanley Cup. This was the first all-American finals since 1981, which also featured the North Stars in their first appearance.
This was also the first final since 1982 not to feature either of the two Alberta-based teams, the Calgary Flames or the Edmonton Oilers, and the first since 1981 not contested by a team from Western Canada, or Canada overall.
The Finals and the NHL season ended on May 25, marking the last time to date that the Stanley Cup playoffs ended before the month of June.
^Giles did not play in any games in the finals. Neal Broten served as acting captain
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