June 16: Red Wings win Cup for second straight year

THIS DATE IN HISTORY: June 16
1998:The
Detroit Red Wings complete a four-game sweep
of the Washington Capitals with a
4-1 win in Game 4 of the Final
at MCI Center. They become the first team since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992 to repeat as champions.

In the most emotional moment of the night, Red Wings captain
Steve Yzerman
, who wins the
Conn Smythe Trophy
as most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, hands the trophy to defenseman
Vladimir Konstantinov
, who's on the ice in a wheelchair after sustaining head injuries in a career-ending limousine accident a year earlier.
"It was really gratifying for us to win and with Vlady in the building tonight," Yzerman says. "We were aware of his progress all year. He was never forgotten, but we never used him as a motivational ploy. But we've just grown closer as a family and it's probably the biggest reason we're a success."
Doug Brown
scores two power-play goals for the Red Wings, who complete their second straight sweep in the Final and win the 11th championship in team history. Detroit's Scotty Bowman ties Toe Blake's coaching record by winning the Stanley Cup for the eighth time.

MORE MOMENTS
1985:The NHL Draft is held outside Montreal for the first time. It's moved to the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and the hometown Maple Leafs take forward
Wendel Clark
with the No. 1 pick.
1990:The No. 2 scorer in NHL history and the League's all-time winningest goalie are taken in the first round of the 1990 NHL Draft at BC Place in Vancouver. The Quebec Nordiques take forward
Owen Nolan
with the No. 1 pick, but the Pittsburgh Penguins get the offensive prize of the draft at No. 5 when they take
Jaromir Jagr
, a forward from Czechoslovakia. Jagr helps the Penguins win championships in 1991 and 1992, and he leaves the NHL in 2018-19 with
1,921 points -- more than anyone except Wayne Gretzky
. The New Jersey Devils, picking No. 20, select
Martin Brodeur
, a goalie from Sainte-Hyacinthe of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, who goes on to
set the NHL record for wins with 691
before retiring in 2015.
1993:Kevin Constantine is hired as the second coach of the San Jose Sharks. Constantine, who's 34 when he's hired, takes over after San Jose goes 11-71 with two ties in its second NHL season. The Sharks improve by an NHL-record 58 points (33-35, 16 ties) in
1993-94
, Constantine's first season, qualify for the playoffs for the first time and upset the Red Wings in the first round.
1994: Boston Bruins defenseman
Ray Bourque
sets a record by being named to the NHL First All-Star Team for the 11th time in his career (he finishes with 13). Bourque and
Scott Stevens
of the New Jersey Devils make the First Team, ahead of
Brian Leetch
of the New York Rangers and
Al MacInnis
of the Calgary Flames. All four later are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.