Timeline of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals
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In the 118th year of the Stanley Cup, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4 games to 3 to win the championship. The Bruins ended a 39-year Stanley Cup drought with the win - having last won the cup in 1972. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.