Who was in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012?

The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League ‘s (NHL) 2011–12 season, and the culmination of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion New Jersey Devils four games to two,…

When was the last episode of Twenty Twelve?

A further three episodes of series 2 began airing from 10 July 2012. The series’ last episode was broadcast on 24 July 2012, three days before the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games.

Who was on home ice in the Stanley Cup Finals?

It was the first championship series since 2007 whose Stanley Cup-clinching game was played on the winning team’s home ice. The Eastern Conference winner had home ice advantage for the first time since 2006, since the Devils had a better regular season record than the Kings.

Who are the actors in the TV show Twenty Twelve?

Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location mockumentary following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was first broadcast on UK television station BBC Four in March 2011 to coincide with the 500-day countdown to the opening ceremony.

When did the Stanley Cup become a championship trophy?

After a series of league mergers and folds, it became the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1926. Starting in 1982, the championship round of the NHL’s playoffs has been a best-of-seven series played between the champions of the Eastern and Western Conferences.

When did teams start to challenge for the Stanley Cup?

The champions held onto the Cup until they either lost their league title to another club, or a champion from another league issued a formal challenge and defeated the reigning Cup champion in a final game to claim their win. Professional teams first became eligible to challenge for the Stanley Cup in 1906.

Who was the last team outside the NHL to win the Stanley Cup?

In 1924, the PCHA and the WCHL merged to form the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the championship reverted to a single series. After winning in the 1924–25 season, the Victoria Cougars became the last team outside the NHL to win the Stanley Cup. The WHL folded in 1926, and most of the players moved to the NHL.