Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 1996. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. These playoffs are noted as being the first playoffs in which all Canadian teams were eliminated after the first round. The New Jersey Devils who had won the cup the year before missed these playoffs. This was the first time that both Florida teams made it to the playoffs.The playoffs ended on June 10th with the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Florida Panthers in both team's first ever Finals appearance. It was Colorado's first ever Stanley Cup championship in their inaugural season after relocating from Quebec City prior to the start of the regular season. In the previous years they were known as the Quebec Nordiques. Joe Sakic was named playoff MVP and awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy.For the second time in three years and the last time until 2013, every Original Six team would reach the playoffs."@en }
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- 1996_Stanley_Cup_playoffs abstract "The 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs, the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 1996. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. These playoffs are noted as being the first playoffs in which all Canadian teams were eliminated after the first round. The New Jersey Devils who had won the cup the year before missed these playoffs. This was the first time that both Florida teams made it to the playoffs.The playoffs ended on June 10th with the Colorado Avalanche sweeping the Florida Panthers in both team's first ever Finals appearance. It was Colorado's first ever Stanley Cup championship in their inaugural season after relocating from Quebec City prior to the start of the regular season. In the previous years they were known as the Quebec Nordiques. Joe Sakic was named playoff MVP and awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy.For the second time in three years and the last time until 2013, every Original Six team would reach the playoffs.".