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1981 Stanley Cup Final

Location(s)Uniondale: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1, 2, 5)Bloomington: Met Center (3, 4)CoachesNew York: Al ArbourMinnesota: Glen SonmorCaptainsNew York: Denis PotvinMinnesota: Paul ShmyrRefereesBryan Lewis, Dave Newell, Andy Van HellemondDatesMay 12–21, 1981MVPButch Goring (Islanders)Series-winning goalWayne Merrick (5:37, first)Hall of FamersIslanders:Mike Bossy (1991)Clark Gillies (2002)Denis Potvin (1991)Billy Smith (1993)Bryan Trottier (1997)North Stars:Dino Ciccarelli (2010)Coaches:Al Arbour (1996)Officials:John D'Amico (1993)Ray Scapinello (2008)Andy Van Hellemond (1999)NetworksCanada:(English): CBC(French): SRCUnited States:(National): USA Network(New York City area): SportsChannel New York (1–2, 5), WOR (3–4)(Minnesota area): KMSPAnnouncers(CBC) Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, and Gary Dornhoefer(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay(USA) Simulcast of CBC feed(SCNY) Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall(WOR) Jiggs McDonald (game 3), Tim Ryan (game 4), and Ed Westfall(KMSP) Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid← 1980Stanley Cup Final1982 →The 1981 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1980–81 season, and the culmination of the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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