| 1985 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Edmonton: Northlands Coliseum (3, 4, 5) Philadelphia: Spectrum (1, 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Edmonton: Glen Sather Philadelphia: Mike Keenan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Edmonton: Wayne Gretzky Philadelphia: Dave Poulin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthems | Edmonton: Paul Lorieau Philadelphia: Kate Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referees | Andy Van Hellemond (1) Kerry Fraser (2, 4) Bryan Lewis (3, 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 21–30, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Paul Coffey (17:57, first, G5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Oilers: Glenn Anderson (2008) Paul Coffey (2004) Grant Fuhr (2003) Wayne Gretzky (1999) Jari Kurri (2001) Kevin Lowe (2020) Mark Messier (2007) Flyers: Mark Howe (2011) Coaches: Glen Sather (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | Canada: (English): CBC (1–2), CTV (3–5) (French): SRC United States: (National): USA Network (Philadelphia area): PRISM (1–2), WTAF (3–5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Bob Cole and Gary Dornhoefer (CTV) Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, and Brad Park (SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay (USA Network) Dan Kelly (1–2), Al Albert (3–5), and Gary Green (PRISM/WTAF) Gene Hart and Bobby Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1984–85 season, and the culmination of the 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Edmonton Oilers (in their third straight Finals appearance) and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Oilers defeated the Flyers in five games to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. It was also the sixth straight Finals contested between teams that joined the NHL in 1967 or later.
Until 2022, this was also the last time that a team, defending champion, or runner-up appeared in the Finals for the third straight season. This was the fourth of nine consecutive Finales contested by a team from Western Canada, third of eight contested by a team from Alberta (the Oilers appeared in six, the Calgary Flames in 1986 and 1989, and the Vancouver Canucks in 1982), and the second of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four of those times, the Montreal Canadiens once). Game five of this series was played on May 30, which at the time was the latest finishing date for an NHL season. The record was broken two years later.