2008 in Sports - Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey

• Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2.
  • The Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
  • Zetterberg and his Wings and Sweden teammates Niklas Kronwall and Mikael Samuelsson join the Triple Gold Club, made up of individuals who have won the Stanley Cup and gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships.
• IIHF World Championships: Russia wins the gold medal by defeating Canada in overtime in the final