June 9 might be the busiest day, historically, for the month. This date in National Hockey League history includes some memorable Stanley Cup coronations, with one legend retiring and another joining the league. Let’s hop aboard the THW time machine to relive all the best memories this date has to offer.
A Big Day for Roy and Ray
Patrick Roy won three Conn Smythe Trophies, for being the most valuable player of the postseason, during his career, and he received two of them on this date. On June 9, 1993, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to win the Stanley Cup in five games. Paul DiPietro scored the first and last goal of the game, while Kirk Muller scored the game-winning goal early in the second period. John LeClair and Lyle Odelein both had a pair of assists.
Roy made 18 saves to win the second Stanley Cup of his career. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for the second time with the Canadiens for going 16-4 with a .929 save percentage (SV%) and 2.13 goals-against average (GAA) in the playoffs.
Eight years later, Roy won the fourth and final Stanley Cup of his Hall of Fame career. On June 9, 2001, the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. The most remembered moment was captain Joe Sakic quickly giving the Stanley Cup over to Ray Bourque, who won his first championship in the final game of his 22-season career.
Alex Tanguay scored twice, including the eventual game-winning goal, and added an assist on the third goal. Sakic had a goal and an assist, as well. Roy made 25 saves in the win and was awarded the third and final Conn Smythe Trophy of his career. The 35-year-old netminder went 16-7 with .934 SV%, 1.70 GAA, and four shutouts during the 2001 postseason.
A Memorable Day in the Windy City
The Chicago Blackhawks have been a very busy franchise on this date throughout the years. On June 9, 1965, they drafted defenseman Pat Stapleton from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Intra-League Draft. He went on to score 41 goals and score 327 points in 545 career games with the Blackhawks. His 286 assists are still seventh-most among defensemen in team history.
The Blackhawks traded goaltender Bob Janecyk and their first, third, and fourth-round picks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft to the Kings, on June 9, 1984, in exchange for the third overall pick and a fourth-rounder. The Blackhawks used that…
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