User:Conyo14/Stanley Cup Final caps

This user page will mark the reliability of sources used for the capitalization of the "f" in Finals or Final. The count is 125 to 32 in favor of caps.

Ngrams or the books
The two markers above show a level of caps used specifically in books created from 1960 – 2019. Overall we see a trend of uppercase from 2007-onwards.
 * https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=stanley+cup+finals&year_start=1960&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3&case_insensitive=true
 * https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=stanley+cup+final&year_start=1960&year_end=2019&case_insensitive=on&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3

Newspapers for uppercase
The following newspapers use capital "F" for either finals or final. The use of caps is seen to be substantial for specifically the final series. We do not see it as often in the conference finals. I have provided some newspaper articles that show this.


 * 1) Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-may-31-la-sp-sn-kings-stanley-cup20120531-story.html)
 * 2) Tampa Bay Times (https://www.tampabay.com/gallery/2021/07/07/photos-lightning-face-canadiens-in-game-5-at-amalie-arena-in-tampa/)
 * 3) Miami Herald (https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/article283396338.html)
 * 4) Boston Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruins/2019/06/12/bruins/oVVXpZeC7XZGXCjX0oT0eN/story.html
 * 5) The Chronicle (https://chroniclet.com/news/266248/canadiens-return-to-cup-final-after-3-2-ot-win-over-vegas/
 * 6) The Tennessean(https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2017/06/12/predators-season-ends-game-6-loss-stanley-cup-final/387449001/
 * 7) St Louis Post Dispatch (https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/hochman-the-stanley-cup-final-which-began-this-week-in-19-is-what-i-miss/article_78b9f97e-84bd-5bc1-a6d7-dfe188160e57.html
 * 8) San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfchronicle.com/sharks/article/June-4-2016-Sharks-tip-Pens-in-first-Stanley-15312083.php
 * 9) Mercury News (https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/30/on-this-date-2016-sharks-lose-their-first-stanley-cup-finals-game/
 * 10) Seattle Times (https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/long-road-to-cup-final-ends-for-rebuilt-sharks-and-penguins/
 * 11) Chicago Tribune (https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/06/25/blackhawks-rewind-stanley-cup-final/
 * 12) Chicago Sun-Times (https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2015/6/1/18597589/five-x-factors-that-could-swing-the-stanley-cup-final
 * 13) Chicago Daily Herald (https://www.dailyherald.com/20161129/pro-sports/crawford-saves-another-one-for-chicago-blackhawks/)
 * 14) San Diego Union Tribune (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2023-05-30/the-stanley-cup-final-between-vegas-and-florida-will-end-with-a-first-time-nhl-champion)
 * 15) Sacramento Bee (https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article81887862.html)
 * 16) Detroit Free Press(https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2022/05/31/detroit-red-wings-flyers-stanley-cup-finals-1997-game-1/7452319001/)
 * 17) The Ann Arbor News (https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2017/06/ann_arbor_native_ian_cole_wins.html)
 * 18) Columbus Dispatch (https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/2012/06/12/stanley-cup-finals-crown-fit/23614430007/)
 * 19) Philadelphia Inquirer (https://www.inquirer.com/sports/knights-vegas-dallas-stars-nhl-playoffs-stanley-cup-finals-20230529.html)
 * 20) Atlanta Journal Constitution (https://www.ajc.com/sports/hockey/from-hockey-101-predators-bring-stanley-cup-final-music-city/ngyG0iKqrDkOmoLwTr2NVN/
 * 21) Dallas News (https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2020/09/28/now-that-their-wild-stanley-cup-final-ride-has-come-to-a-close-whats-next-for-the-dallas-stars/)
 * 22) Arizona Republic (https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nhl/2023/05/31/stanley-cup-final-preview-florida-panthers-vegas-golden-knights/70263083007/)
 * 23) Denver Post (https://www.denverpost.com/2022/06/26/avalanche-lightning-updates-highlights-stanley-cup-finals-game-6/)
 * 24) Star Tribune (https://www.startribune.com/thirty-years-ago-all-eyes-from-the-sports-world-were-on-us/600076935/)
 * 25) Oregon Live (https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/L7BZ5LMYI5HXZOOZKOE5KIEASE/)
 * 26) Sun Sentinel (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/06/15/its-still-raw-and-painful-panthers-coming-to-grips-with-stanley-cup-final-loss/)
 * 27) USA Today (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/cup/2023/06/13/stanley-cup-final-golden-knights-panthers-game-5-title/70318910007/)
 * 28) Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/sports/hockey/florida-panthers-paul-maurice-stanley-cup-c801b4d2)
 * 29) Orange County Register (https://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/06/how-the-ducks-won-the-stanley-cup-a-game-by-game-recap/)
 * 30) Newsday (https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/golden-knights-take-2-0-lead-in-stanley-cup-final-with-7-2-win-over-panthers-oczh5oyn)
 * 31) Daily Hampshire Gazette (https://www.gazettenet.com/In-finally-competitive-Stanley-Cup-Final-Vegas-may-still-have-edge-on-Florida-51271945)
 * 32) Augusta Chronicle (https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/nhl/2011/05/28/bruins-reach-stanley-cup-finals/14540949007/)
 * 33) Berkshire Eagle (https://www.berkshireeagle.com/las-vegas-florida-stanley-cup-final-shows-growth-of-street-hockey-warm-markets/article_cf4de86a-1530-11ee-9d81-6fbc81b5fd78.html)
 * 34) Arkansas Democrat Gazette (https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jun/01/stanley-cup-will-end-with-first-time-champ/)
 * 35) Stamford Advocate (https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/NBC-Sports-posts-record-NHL-ratings-13998433.php)
 * 36) Baltimore Sun (https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/06/23/devils-dominate-red-wings-5-2-1995-stanley-cup-finals/)
 * 37) Nashua Telegraph (https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/sports/2022/06/18/stanley-cup-finals-no-elevation-excuse-for-lightning/)
 * 38) The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tnt-ap-game-north-america-espn-b2350686.html)
 * 39) Richmond Times Dispatch (https://richmond.com/sports/professional/nhl/golden-knights-come-back-to-beat-panthers-in-game-1-of-stanley-cup-final/article_f28e7833-242d-5796-b0ec-d8d2987fedf3.html)
 * 40) Lexington Herald Leader (https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article247418280.html)
 * 41) Indianapolis Star (https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2019/05/29/stanley-cup-former-indianapolis-ice-player-coaching-boston-bruins-finals/1265896001/)
 * 42) Cincinnati Enquirer (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/2014/06/14/alec-martinez/10513939/)
 * 43) The Plain Dealer (https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2015/06/stanley_cup_final_blackhawks_d.html)
 * 44) Dayton Daily News (https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/hockey/from-hockey-101-predators-bring-stanley-cup-final-music-city/ngyG0iKqrDkOmoLwTr2NVN/)
 * 45) Kansas City Star (https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article231306728.html)
 * 46) Columbia Daily Tribune (https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/sports/pro/2019/06/02/blues-fail-to-control-home/5004738007/)
 * 47) The Times Tribune (https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/wbs-penguins-alumni-again-play-big-role-in-cup-title/article_d9c5f032-f1a3-523a-861b-ecb302f6e2dc.html)
 * 48) Burlington Free Press (https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2021/06/29/stanley-cup-final-uvm-hockey-alum-ducharme-return-montreal-bench-game-3-tampa-bay-lightning/7794447002/)
 * 49) Fort Worth Star Telegram (https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article246041580.html)
 * 50) The Examiner (https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6943054/lightning-close-in-on-nhl-stanley-cup-win/)
 * 51) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/hockey/2017/05/26/predators-27/343851001/)
 * 52) St. Paul Pioneer Press (https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/18/charlie-coyle-is-finally-in-the-stanley-cup-finals-just-not-with-the-wild/)
 * 53) St. Cloud Times (https://www.sctimes.com/story/sports/college/hockey/husky-hockey/2016/05/29/former-scsu-star-cullen-prepares-stanley-cup-finals/85096898/)
 * 54) Bismarck Tribune (https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/professional/stanley-cup-final-shows-the-value-of-street-hockey-in-many-us-markets/article_8bc08c5e-e0d3-526f-b13b-35fc5e313b9c.html)
 * 55) Wyoming Tribune Eagle (https://www.wyomingnews.com/stanley-cup-between-vegas-and-florida-will-end-with-first-time-champion/article_472f1160-ff38-11ed-bdaf-d3feb1854efb.html)
 * 56) Salt Lake Tribune (https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2018/08/10/fresh-off-their-trip/)
 * 57) Juneau Empire (https://www.juneauempire.com/sports/offseason-moves-send-sharks-to-final-after-missing-playoffs/)
 * 58) Las Vegas Review Journal (https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/goldenknights/3-takeaways-from-knights-loss-final-rematch-ends-with-fireworks-2970463/)
 * 59) Reno Gazette Journal (https://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2023/06/07/vegas-golden-knights-are-two-wins-away-from-stanley-cup-title-how-to-watch-in-reno/70298187007/)
 * 60) Nevada Appeal (https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2023/may/31/vegas-florida-series-will-end-with-a-first-time-nhl-champion/)
 * 61) Idaho Statesman (https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/article153423789.html)
 * 62) The Ledger (https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/columns/2021/07/02/lightning-position-go-big-bay/7839239002/)
 * 63) Palm Beach Post (https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nhl/2023/09/20/florida-panthers-hope-for-repeat-stanley-cup-final-run-in-2023-24-nhl-season/70903952007/)
 * 64) Akron Beacon Journal (https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/2017/06/04/stanley-cup-final-crosby-has/10746633007/)

Newspapers against
The following newspapers consistently use lowercase "f" for final or finals. It does not matter which articles are used, they are all lowercased.


 * 1) Ottawa Sun
 * 2) Vancouver Sun
 * 3) New York Times
 * 4) Ottawa Citizen
 * 5) Globe and Mail
 * 6) Toronto Sun
 * 7) Montreal Gazette
 * 8) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 * 9) Deseret News
 * 10) The Buffalo News
 * 11) Raleigh News and Observer
 * 12) Calgary Herald
 * 13) The Guardian
 * 14) Edmonton Journal
 * 15) Edmonton Sun
 * 16) Al Jazeera
 * 17) Washington Post
 * 18) Times Colonist
 * 19) Sydney Morning Herald
 * 20) Los Angeles Daily News
 * 21) Regina Leader Post
 * 22) New York Observer
 * 23) Edmonton Sun

Other websites for
The following are websites of various media that either provide themselves to news websites or author their own articles. All of which are deemed to be reliable sources. Politico only has the one article.


 * 1) AP News
 * 2) CBS News
 * 3) NBC Sports
 * 4) ESPN
 * 5) Sportsnet
 * TSN
 * 1) CTV News
 * 2) Fox Sports
 * 3) Sports Media Watch
 * 4) NESN
 * 5) Bleacher Report
 * 6) Hockey Reference
 * 7) Sports Illustrated
 * CNN
 * 1) The Hockey News
 * 2) The Athletic
 * 3) Yahoo News
 * 4) Forbes
 * 5) Sporting News
 * NPR
 * 1) Daily Mail
 * 2) ABC News
 * 3) Reuters
 * 4) Huffington Post
 * 5) Axios
 * 6) Politico (https://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/obama-justin-trudeau-stanley-cup-220564)
 * 7) Deadspin
 * 8) PBS
 * 9) Sports Business Journal
 * 10) Time Magazine
 * 11) US News & World Report
 * 12) RollingStone
 * 13) Variety
 * 14) The Atlantic
 * 15) Business Insider
 * 16) Slate

Other websites against
The following are websites that consistently lowercase.
 * CBC
 * BBC
 * 1) Newsweek
 * 2) Newsday
 * 3) Bloomberg
 * 4) Vanity Fair
 * 5) Entertainment Weekly

Local News
It is important to note that local news sources often use the Associated Press for their articles, so I have completed this list to include only local news sources that use their own writers. Most news sources will be recent for obvious reasons.


 * 1) KTLA (Los Angeles)
 * 2) KTNV (Las Vegas)
 * 3) Fox5Vegas
 * 4) KLAS 8 News Now (Las Vegas)
 * 5) NBC Bay Area (San Jose)
 * 6) KTVU Fox 2 (Oakland)
 * 7) WTAE (Pittsburgh)
 * 8) WPXI (Pittsburgh)
 * 9) WIVB (Buffalo)
 * 10) Denver7
 * 11) KDVR (Denver)
 * 12) FOX 13 (Tampa)
 * 13) WFLA (Tampa)
 * 14) WPLG (Miami)
 * 15) WSVN (mixed though)
 * 16) WGN-TV (Chicago)
 * 17) NewsChannel5 (Nashville)
 * 18) WZTV (Nashville)
 * 19) WCVB (Boston)
 * 20) NBC Boston
 * 21) WHDH (Boston)
 * 22) KSDK (St. Louis)
 * 23) Fox 2 (St. Louis)
 * 24) CBS 17 (Raleigh)
 * 25) WUSA 9 (Washington DC)

Local News against
So, these local news sources are very much against the use of caps.
 * 1) ABC7 (when not covered by the AP)
 * 2) NBC10