[Jlg-28]

Source: NHL.com

The National Hockey League released today the schedule of dates for the 2004 Stanley Cup Final, which will begin Tuesday, May 25 at a venue to be determined.

The Stanley Cup Final will match the Western and Eastern Conference champions in a best-of-seven series. The Calgary Flames lead the San Jose Sharks in the West, 3-2, while the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers are tied 2-2 in the East.
The club with the higher regular-season point total will have home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final and will host Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, Games 5 and 7. The other club will host Games 3, 4 and, if necessary, Game 6.

Tampa Bay finished the regular season with 106 points; San Jose had 104, Philadelphia 101 and Calgary 94.
The start time for all Stanley Cup Final games will be 8 p.m., ET. Complete broadcast information for the Stanley Cup Final will be announced when available.

2004 STANLEY CUP FINAL SCHEDULE
(all start times 8 p.m., ET)

Game 1 Tuesday, May 25
Game 2 Thursday, May 27
Game 3 Saturday, May 29
Game 4 Monday, May 31
Game 5 * Thursday, June 3
Game 6 * Saturday, June 5
Game 7 * Monday, June 7


I guess since Both Conference Finals are goin at least Six Games they wanted to give both teams time to rest in case they both go seven.

[TonyFatt]

Phew... I'm going to a concert on the 26th. Been worrying about missing a game for a while now.

[Travis]

Two day breaks between Games 4-5, 5-6, and 6-7.... I hate that s*it!

[Jlg-28]

yeah those break sure do seem to crazy but keep in mind the travel time needed to go from either Philly / Tampa to San Jose / Calgary