The National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs officially get underway August 1 during the restart of play following the pause due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Twenty-four teams, located in two hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto, will vie to have their names etched on Lord Stanley's Cup.
The top four teams in each conference have advanced and will play a round-robin schedule over the coming week to determine seeding for the final 16-team bracket. The other 16 teams will faceoff in a best-of-five qualifying round to determine seeds five through eight in each respective conference's playoff bracket. UND can claim 14 players and a pair of coaches in the "bubbles" in the hopes of claiming a championship which will tentatively conclude no later than October 4, 2020.
Eighteen different UND products have hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup, most recently T.J. Oshie and Shane Gersich in 2018 with the Capitals. UND has had a player on a Stanley Cup-winning team in seven of the last 10 seasons.
UND ALUMS IN 2020 NHL PLAYOFFS
QUALIFIED FROM EASTERN CONFERENCE
St. Louis Blues: Austin Poganski
Washington Capitals: T.J. Oshie
EASTERN CONFERENCE QUALIFYING ROUND
(7) New York Islanders: Brock Nelson
(8) Toronto Maple Leafs: Dave Hakstol, assistant coach
QUALIFIED FROM WESTERN CONFERENCE
Colorado Avalanche: Tyson Jost
WESTERN CONFERENCE QUALIFYING ROUND
(5) Edmonton Oilers: Dave Tippett, head coach
(6) Nashville Predators: Rocco Grimaldi
(7) Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser, Troy Stecher
(8) Calgary Flames: Derek Forbort
(9) Winnipeg Jets: Tucker Poolman
(10) Minnesota Wild: Luke Johnson, Zach Parise
(11) Arizona Coyotes: Nick Schmaltz
(12) Chicago Blackhawks: Drake Caggiula, Jonathan Toews
| UND ALUMS ON STANLEY CUP-WINNING TEAMS |
| Year |
Player |
Team |
| 1983-84 |
Gord Sherven |
Edmonton Oilers |
| 1985-86 |
Craig Ludwig |
Montreal Canadiens |
| 1989-90 |
Geoff Smith |
Edmonton Oilers |
| 1990-91 |
Jay Caufield |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1991-92 |
Jay Caufield |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1995-96 |
Troy Murray |
Colorado Avalanche |
| 1998-99 |
Ed Belfour |
Dallas Stars |
| 1998-99 |
Tony Hrkac |
Dallas Stars |
| 1998-99 |
Craig Ludwig |
Dallas Stars |
| 1998-99 |
Rick Wilson (AC) |
Dallas Stars |
| 1999-00 |
Brad Bombardir |
New Jersey Devils |
| 2005-06 |
Mike Commodore |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| 2009-10 |
Jonathan Toews |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2011-12 |
Matt Greene |
Los Angeles Kings |
| 2012-13 |
Jonathan Toews |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2013-14 |
Matt Greene |
Los Angeles Kings |
| 2014-15 |
Jonathan Toews |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2016-17 |
Carter Rowney |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2017-18 |
Shane Gersich |
Washington Capitals |
| 2017-18 |
T.J. Oshie |
Washington Capitals |
