When is the Stanley Cup this year?
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin in April with 16 teams making it to the post-season. There are 4 rounds, each round is a best of seven series. The date of the final game and subsequent awarding of the Stanley Cup will vary slightly from year to year and depends greatly on how many games is needed in the final round for one team to accumulate four victories. However, it is usually around the second week of June.
