2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Los Angeles Kings
The Finals were the only series in the 2014 playoffs in which the Kings had home ice advantage. Los Angeles then needed three consecutive game sevens to advance to the Cup Finals (breaking the aforementioned Rangers' game sevens record just a couple of days later). The Kings became the first team in NHL history to win three Game Sevens on the road in a single postseason. The team became the fourth team in NHL playoff history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games, defeating the San Jose Sharks in the first round.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Los Angeles Kings
The Kings eliminated their local rival Anaheim Ducks next, despite squandering a 2–0 series lead and then facing a 3–2 series deficit. In a rematch of the 2013 Western Conference Final, the Kings defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final who had forced a seventh game after trailing the series 3–1.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Los Angeles Kings
Like their 2012 championship series, the Kings' 2014 Cup Finals was marked by a 3–0 series start of winning the first two games in overtime and the third as a shutout. With their 2014 Stanley Cup win, the Kings have the distinction of winning the first championship after the League's realignment. Their 2012 championship made them also the final team to win the Cup in the League's last full season before the realignment, as the 2012–13 season was shortened by a lockout.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Paths to the Finals, Los Angeles Kings
The Kings played a record 26 playoff games to win the Stanley Cup, the most ever for a champion (the St. Louis Blues matched this feat in 2019). Both the Philadelphia Flyers (1987) and the Calgary Flames (2004) played 26 playoff games in one year, but both lost in the Finals.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
The Kings overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Rangers 3–2 in the first game. New York built their 2–0 lead in the first period by scoring 1:42 apart. Benoit Pouliot scored first on a breakaway after stealing the puck from Drew Doughty, then shooting past Jonathan Quick. Carl Hagelin then recorded a short-handed goal, as his shot was initially blocked by Quick but then rebounded off of Slava Voynov's skate into the net. The Kings' comeback began with Kyle Clifford's goal late in the first period.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game one
Clifford shot it in from near the left post after receiving a pass from Jeff Carter. Doughty tied the game in the second period, beating Henrik Lundqvist from the left circle. In the third period, the Kings outshot the Rangers, 20–3, but neither Lundqvist nor Quick allowed any goals. In the final minute of regulation, Quick stopped Hagelin's shot on a breakaway, and seconds later Lundqvist barely kept Carter's wrap-around shot from crossing the goal line. In overtime, Daniel Girardi turned over the puck in the New York zone, leading Mike Richards to pass the puck to Justin Williams, who then put the puck over Lundqvist to win the game.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
The Kings overcame three two-goal deficits to defeat the Rangers 5–4 in double overtime. Including their game seven victory in the Western Conference Final against the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles became the first team in Stanley Cup playoffs history to overcome three consecutive two-goal deficits. With the first game also going to overtime, it marked the third consecutive year that the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals went to overtime. Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello scored in the first period to give the Rangers a 2–0 lead.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
Jarret Stoll then cut New York's lead in half at 1:46 of the second period. The teams then traded power play goals with Martin St. Louis scoring for the Rangers and Willie Mitchell for the Kings. Eleven seconds after Mitchell's goal, Derick Brassard gave New York a 4–2 lead after miscommunication between Mitchell and Jonathan Quick behind the Kings net lead to a turnover. Dwight King's goal to cut the Rangers' lead to 4–3 early in the third period was controversial.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
King and McDonagh were fighting for position in front of Henrik Lundqvist when Matt Greene shot the puck from the right point. King made contact with Lundqvist in the crease as he touched the puck before it went into the net but no goaltender interference was called: the referee ruled that the contact occurred after the puck already sailed past Lundqvist. Marian Gaborik then tied the game with an unassisted goal at 7:36 of the third during a scramble in front of the New York net.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game two
At 10:26 of double overtime, Dustin Brown deflected Mitchell's shot from the left point into the net to give the Kings the 5–4 win. This gave the Kings a 2–0 series lead as the series shifted to New York City, despite never leading in either game during regulation time in Los Angeles.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
This was the first Stanley Cup Finals game played in the state of New York since Game 6 of the 1999 Finals in Buffalo. The Kings won 3–0, led by the goaltending of Jonathan Quick, who shut out the Rangers on 32 shots. The first period was marked by tight checking, and only nine shots were recorded by the two teams. Mats Zuccarello nearly scored for the Rangers at 12:37 of the first, but his shot went off the post and Quick's stick to stay out.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
With one second to play, Jeff Carter's shot from the slot deflected off a Rangers defenceman past Henrik Lundqvist to put the Kings ahead by one. In the second period, Jake Muzzin scored from the point on another deflection off a Rangers player. Mike Richards scored later in the period, on a two-on-one, his attempted pass deflecting off a Rangers player back to him, leaving Lundqvist out of position to make the stop.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game three
Meanwhile, Quick stopped all 17 shots the Rangers put on the net in the second, including a stick save on Derick Brassard when he appeared to be well out of position to make the save. There was no scoring in the third and the Kings took a three games to none series lead, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
The Rangers avoided becoming the first team since 1998 to get swept in the Finals by defeating the Kings 2–1. In a turn-around from game three, the Kings outshot the Rangers and lost as Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist saved 40 out of 41 shots. Like games one and two, the Rangers scored the first two goals, on goals by Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis. Dustin Brown scored for the Kings in the second period to cut the margin to 2–1.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game four
In the third period, the Kings put pressure on the Rangers and nearly tied the score when the puck slid past Lundqvist to rest on the goal line before being cleared away. Earlier, in the first period, another shot by the Kings also rested on the goal line and did not go in. In all, the Kings outshot the Rangers 15–1 in the third, but did not score.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
The Kings clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, their first since 2012, by defeating the Rangers 3–2 on home ice. This was the first Stanley Cup–clinching game since 2010 to be determined in overtime, and the first time that the home team had the overtime Stanley Cup winner since 1980. The Kings played 26 playoff games on their road to the trophy, more than any previous Stanley Cup–winning team.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
The Kings grabbed the lead in the first period with an even-strength goal by Justin Williams. In the second, Chris Kreider converted on a Rangers power play before Brian Boyle scored a short-handed goal to put the road team up by one with 30 seconds left. In the third, Marian Gaborik tied the game at two on a Kings power play. No more goals were scored in regulation and the game went to overtime. The first overtime period featured one penalty for the Kings, but the Rangers were unable to score on the ensuing power play.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Game summaries, Game five
With five minutes to go in the second overtime period and the Kings on a 3-on-2 breakaway, Tyler Toffoli fired a shot that Henrik Lundqvist kicked out directly to Alec Martinez, who fired it into the open net to win both the game and the series for the Kings. At that time, the Kings had outshot the Rangers 51–30. It was the longest game in Kings history until 2018.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Team rosters
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Team rosters, New York Rangers
Note: Brad Richards served as the Rangers unofficial team captain during the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. Richards was the alternate captain with the longest tenure in the league on the roster at the time of the playoffs.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The 2014 Stanley Cup was presented to Kings captain Dustin Brown by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Kings 3–2 overtime win over the Rangers in game five.


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Stanley Cup engraving
The following Kings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Television
This was the last year under the League's current Canadian TV contracts with CBC (English broadcasts of the Finals) and the cable network TSN (English broadcasts), and RDS (French broadcasts). The NHL's twelve-year contract with Rogers Communications would then take effect beginning next season, with English-language national coverage of the Finals being sub-licensed to CBC, and French-language telecasts being sub-licensed to TVA Sports. TSN will only be showing regional games for Toronto, Ottawa and Winnipeg starting the fall of 2014


2014 Stanley Cup Finals, Television
In the United States, NBCSN broadcast games three and four, while NBC televised the remaining games. NBC Sports originally planned to repeat its coverage pattern from the last few seasons: NBCSN would televise game two and three, while NBC would broadcast game one, and then games four to seven. After the League scheduled game two on the day of the 2014 Belmont Stakes, coverage of games two and four were switched so NBC's telecast of the horse race would serve as lead-in programming to game two. Due to the death of a family member, NBC lead play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick missed game one. Kenny Albert, who was also the Rangers radio announcer for WEPN and announced several national games (including the Western Conference Finals) for NBC/NBCSN, filled in for Emrick in the first game.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 16, 2014 and ended June 13, 2014 when the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers four games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Boston Bruins made the playoffs as Presidents' Trophy winners with the most points (i.e. best record) during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings increased their consecutive playoff appearance streak to 23 seasons, the longest streak at the time and the fifth longest streak in NHL history. The Dallas Stars ended the league's third longest active playoff appearance drought, qualifying for the postseason for the first time in six years. For the first time since 1973, only one Canadian team qualified for the playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
This was also the first time since the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs that no playoff games were played in Western Canada. For the third time in four years, all three California-based teams again made the playoffs. The Columbus Blue Jackets won their first franchise playoff game on April 19, 2014, and their first ever franchise playoff home game at Nationwide Arena on April 23, 2014, both against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Three Original Six teams reached the Conference Finals, the first time this has occurred since 1979.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
The First Round featured leads changing hands more so than any previous year. After the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 4–2 deficit to defeat the Dallas Stars in game six of their First Round series on April 27, 2014, an NHL record was broken for most multi-goal comebacks by all teams in the opening round, with ten. In all four rounds combined in the previous year's playoffs, there were only eight such victories. The San Jose Sharks became the fourth team in Stanley Cup playoff history to lose a series after holding a 3–0 lead; as the Los Angeles Kings came back to win the series in game seven of the First Round on April 30, 2014.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
On May 29, 2014, the New York Rangers became the first team to ever advance past the Conference Finals after playing two seven-game series in the opening two rounds. The Rangers also became the first captainless team to reach the finals since the Chicago Black Hawks in 1973. That same seven-game mark was eclipsed on June 1, 2014, as the Los Angeles Kings became the first team to ever reach the Stanley Cup Finals after having played three consecutive seven-game series. Los Angeles played all three of their game sevens on the road.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
Game five of the Stanley Cup Finals marked the 93rd game of the 2014 playoffs, eclipsing the previous single-year record 92 established in 1991; this remains the record for the most games played using a sixteen team playoff format. The record for most games played in a single year was broken during the expanded 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Kings tied the 1987 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2004 Calgary Flames, for most games played (26) in one playoff year (later matched by the 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2019 St. Louis Blues). The record was subsequently broken by the 2020 Dallas Stars during the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
The NHL adopted a new league alignment for the 2013–14 season, as the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets were moved to the Eastern Conference and the Winnipeg Jets to the Western Conference. The 16-team Eastern Conference was then divided into two 8-team divisions (Metropolitan and Atlantic), while the 14-team Western Conference was divided into two 7-team divisions (Pacific and Central). As part of the realignment, the NHL also switched its former conference-based playoff structure to a divisional-based playoff structure. The top three teams from each division qualified for that conference's playoffs. The remaining two playoff spots in each conference were wild card teams, which were the top two clubs from each conference that failed to win a divisional playoff spot.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. Beginning in 2013–14, the NHL officially changed the names of the first two rounds of the playoffs from Conference Quarterfinal/Semifinal to First/Second Round.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Detroit Red Wings
The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy for earning the league's best record, with 117 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned 93 points during the regular season, and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's second wild card. This was the eighth playoff meeting for these Original Six teams, with Boston having won four of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1957 Stanley Cup Semifinals, which Boston won in five games. The Red Wings won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (WC2) Detroit Red Wings
The Bruins eliminated the Red Wings in five games. In game one, Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal with 3:01 left in Detroit's 1–0 victory, but Boston went on to win four straight contests to capture the series. Four different Bruins players scored goals in Boston's 4–1 win in game two. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask then stopped all 23 Detroit shots in a 3–0 victory in game three. In game four, Boston overcame a two-goal, second-period deficit, scoring three unanswered goals – including Jarome Iginla's game-winner at 13:32 of overtime to win 3–2. The Bruins clinched the series with a 4–2 win in game five, as Torey Krug recorded two assists, and Rask made 31 saves on 33 shots.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning finished second overall in the Atlantic Division, earning 101 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned 100 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Atlantic Division. This was the second playoff meeting for these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2004 Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which Tampa Bay swept Montreal out of the playoffs en route to their Stanley Cup victory. The Lightning won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens swept the Lightning, who were without their starting goalie Ben Bishop after he suffered an injury during the last few weeks of the regular season. With Anders Lindback in the Tampa Bay net, Steven Stamkos of the Lightning scored at 13:27 of the third period to tie game one, 4–4, before Montreal's Dale Weise won it at 18:08 of overtime. Rene Bourque scored two goals, and Carey Price stopped 26 out of 27 shots, in the Canadiens' 4–1 win in game two.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (A2) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
At 15:38 of the second period of game three, Tampa Bay's Ryan Callahan appeared to give his team a 2–1 lead, but his goal was waved off as the officials ruled that there was contact between Alexander Killorn and Price; Montreal's Brendan Gallagher then scored minutes later, and the Canadiens went on to win 3–2. Max Pacioretty then scored a power-play goal at 19:17 of the third period of game four to give Montreal the 4–3 win and the series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Pittsburgh Penguins finished first overall in the Metropolitan Division, earning 109 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets earned 93 points during the regular season, and entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's first wild card, making the post-season for the first time since 2009, and only the second time in the franchise's history. This was the first playoff meeting for these two teams. The Penguins won all five games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets recorded their first ever playoff victories in team history, but the Penguins still managed to win the series in six games. The first five games in the series featured comebacks, including 3–1 leads evaporating into 4–3 losses in the first four games. In game one, Pittsburgh scored three unanswered goals, including Brandon Sutter's game winner 8:18 in the third period, to overcome a two-goal deficit to win, 4–3. Columbus then overcame a two-goal deficit in game two after Pittsburgh built their lead with Brian Gibbons scoring his first two playoff goals, including a short-handed one.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets
Matt Calvert then scored both a short-handed goal and then the game-winner 1:10 into double overtime to give the Blue Jackets their first playoff victory in franchise history. game three saw Brooks Orpik score his second ever playoff goal with less than 2 seconds remaining in the second period. The Blue Jackets would jump back up to a two-goal lead at the start of the third period, thanks to Cam Atkinson's first ever playoff goal. But the Penguins scored three goals in a span of 2:13 in the third period, including Jussi Jokinen's game-winner at 8:06, for another 4–3 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets then overcame a three-goal deficit in game four to record a fourth 4–3 contest in this series, with Brandon Dubinsky tying the game with 24 seconds left in regulation after Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury mishandled the puck from behind his own net, allowing Ryan Johansen to fling the puck to a wide open Dubinsky. Nick Foligno then scored the game-winner at 2:49 into overtime, which gave the Blue Jackets their first home playoff victory in team history. But Fleury rebounded in game five, making 23 saves out of 24 shots in Pittsburgh's 3–1 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (WC1) Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus lost despite spectacular play by Sergei Bobrovsky, who stopped 48 of 50 shots but did not receive the goal support needed to win. In game six, Evgeni Malkin's second career playoff hat trick helped the Penguins build a 4–0 lead, but they had to withstand a late comeback attempt by the Blue Jackets, who scored three unanswered goals in a span of five minutes late in the third period, to hold on to the 4–3 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Rangers vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers
The New York Rangers finished second overall in the Metropolitan Division, earning 96 points. The Philadelphia Flyers earned 94 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Metropolitan Division. This was the 11th playoff meeting for these rivals, with Philadelphia having won six of the ten previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1997 Eastern Conference Final, which Philadelphia won in five games. Each team won two games in this year's four-game regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Rangers vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers
The Rangers eliminated the Flyers in seven games. New York scored two power play goals, and Brad Richards recorded a goal and two assists, in a 4–1 victory in game one. The Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit, scoring four unanswered goals from four different players to win game two, 4–2. In game three, Daniel Girardi and Martin St. Louis each had a goal and an assist as they led the Rangers to another 4–1 win. Steve Mason then replaced Ray Emery as the starting goalie for the Flyers in game four.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Rangers vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers
Mason went on to make 37 saves out of 38 shots, and Jakub Voracek scored the game-winning goal on a power play in the second period, as Philadelphia won, 2–1. However, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves out of 25 shots en route to a 4–2 Rangers win in game five. Back at home in game six, Wayne Simmonds recorded a hat-trick, leading Philadelphia to a 5–2 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (M2) New York Rangers vs. (M3) Philadelphia Flyers
Game seven was played the next night, where the Rangers jumped to a 2–0 lead in the second period, and with Henrik Lundqvist stopping 26 out of 27 shots, the Rangers hung on for a 2–1 win. The Rangers became the only NHL team to remain undefeated in a home game seven with a 6–0 franchise record.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Colorado Avalanche finished first overall in the Central Division, earning 112 points. The Minnesota Wild earned 98 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's first wild card. This was the third playoff meeting for these two teams; the Wild earned a seven-game series victory in the 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals, while the Avalanche earned a six-game series victory in the 2008 Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Avalanche won four of the five games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Wild defeated the Avalanche in seven games. The home team had won the first six games in the series before Minnesota won game seven on the road. Throughout the series, Colorado head coach Patrick Roy used his strategy of pulling goalie Semyon Varlamov for an extra attacker earlier than usual when trailing late in the third period. In game one trailing by a goal, Roy pulled Varlamov with 3:01 remaining in regulation. Paul Stastny then tied the game with 13.4 seconds remaining and then scored the game-winner 7:27 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 5–4 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
Gabriel Landeskog then scored two goals in game two to lead Colorado to a 4–2 victory. In game three, Mikael Granlund scored the only goal 5:08 into overtime in Minnesota's 1–0 victory. The Wild then only allowed 12 Colorado shots in a 2–1 win in game four, even after Roy pulled Varlamov for the extra attacker with less than three minutes left.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
In game five (after Roy pulled Varlamov with 2:22 left in the third period), Colorado's P.A. Parenteau's game-tying goal with 1:14 remaining was met with controversy as the Avalanche appeared to have been offside on the play, but it was never called. Nathan MacKinnon then scored 3:27 into overtime to give the Avalanche a 4–3 win. Zach Parise scored two goals in game six, including the game-winner 13:31 into the third period that broke a 2–2 tie. This time, Roy's tactic of pulling Varlamov early backfired as the Wild scored two empty net goals to win, 5–2. In game seven, Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon tied the game, 4–4, at 17:33 in the third period, and Nino Niederreiter scored the series-winning goal 5:02 into overtime to give the Wild a 5–4 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
The St. Louis Blues finished second overall in the Central Division, earning 111 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 107 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Central Division. This was the eleventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with Chicago having won seven of the ten previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2002 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which St. Louis won in five games. The Blues won three of the five games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the second consecutive year in which St. Louis faced the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round. Much like last year, the Blues would win the first two games at Scottrade Center, but then go on to lose the next four games. In game one, the Blues' Jaden Schwartz scored his first career playoff goal with 1:45 left in regulation to tie the score at 3–3, then Alexander Steen won it at 26 seconds into triple-overtime.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
In game two, the Blackhawks held a 3–2 lead in the third period, but with less than 5 minutes left in regulation Chicago's Brent Seabrook was called for a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct (and later given a three-game suspension) for charging David Backes. Vladimir Tarasenko then tied the game on the ensuing power play, followed by Barret Jackman scoring the game-winner at 5:50 of overtime to give St. Louis a 4–3 win. Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford then stopped all 34 Blues shots to help give Chicago a 2–0 victory in game three.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (C2) St. Louis Blues vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks
In game four, Patrick Kane scored two of the Blackhawks' goals in a 4–3 win, including the game-winner at 11:17 of overtime in which he took a pass in the defensive zone and then raced up ice to score from a shot from the left circle. Jonathan Toews gave Chicago a 3–2 win in game five, scoring on a breakaway at 7:36 of overtime. The Blackhawks then clinched the series with a 5–1 victory in game six, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third period.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Dallas Stars
The Anaheim Ducks finished first overall in the Pacific Division, earning 116 points. The Dallas Stars earned 91 points during the regular season and entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. This was the third playoff meeting for these two franchises; the Mighty Ducks earned a six-game series victory in the 2003 Western Conference Semifinals, while the Stars earned a six-game series victory in the 2008 Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Stars won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Dallas Stars
The Ducks defeated the Stars in six games. The first five games in this series were won by the home team. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau decided to start the series with Frederik Andersen in net, who was the hotter goalie going into the postseason, rather than original Ducks starter Jonas Hiller. Anaheim jumped to a 4–0 lead in game one but had to hold off a Dallas comeback in a 4–3 win. The Ducks scored three unanswered goals in game two, but had to hold off another Stars comeback to preserve a 3–2 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Dallas Stars
The series moved to Dallas for game three, where Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped all 37 Anaheim shots to earn his first playoff victory in a 3–0 win. Dallas then evened the series with a 4–2 victory in game four, scoring 4 unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit. Returning to Anaheim for game five, the Ducks scored three unanswered goals in the third period to pull away for a 6–2 victory. Back in Dallas for game six, the Stars built a 4–2 lead in the second period before Boudreau decided to replace Andersen with Hiller.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (WC2) Dallas Stars
Anaheim then staged a comeback, first with Nick Bonino's goal with 2:10 remaining in regulation, and then Devante Smith-Pelly's score with 24 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. Both of these goals occurred with the goalie pulled to give the Ducks an extra attacker. Bonino then scored at 2:47 into the extra period to give the Ducks a 5–4 win; it was the only game in the series won by the road team.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The San Jose Sharks finished second overall in the Pacific Division, earning 111 points. The Los Angeles Kings earned 100 points during the regular season, to finish third overall in the Pacific Division. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams; the Sharks earned a six-game series victory in the 2011 Western Conference Quarterfinals, while the Kings earned a seven-game series victory in the 2013 Western Conference Semifinals. The Kings won three of the five games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The Kings became just the fourth team in NHL playoff history (after the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders, and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers) to come back from a 3–0 deficit to win a series 4–3. The Sharks controlled the first two games in the series, winning 6–3 and 7–2 in game one and game two, respectively, scoring 12 total goals on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and an empty netter. In game three, Patrick Marleau scored at 6:20 into overtime to give San Jose a 4–3 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
However, in game four Justin Williams scored two goals to lead Los Angeles to a 6–3 win. At San Jose for game five, Quick posted a shutout, as he stopped all 30 San Jose shots. In game six, San Jose head coach Todd McLellan started goalie Alex Stalock instead of Antti Niemi. Williams' game-winning goal (his second of the game) at 11:56 into the third period of game six to break a 1–1 tie was met with controversy.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
Stalock attempted to control a loose puck in his crease, but Williams managed to poke it through Stalock's legs across the goal line. It appeared that Williams pushed Stalock backwards during the play, and the puck seemed to disappear out of sight under the goalie's pads before Williams poked at it. The play went to video review but the call of goal on the ice stood. The Kings' Anze Kopitar then scored two more unanswered goals in a 4–1 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (P2) San Jose Sharks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
Niemi was reinstated as the Sharks starter for game seven, but the Kings scored 5 unanswered goals, and killed all six San Jose power plays, to win the game 5–1. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, who both played for the Flyers in 2010, became the first players in NHL history to be part of two teams that won the final four games of a series, after initially facing a 3–0 series deficit.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
One of the greatest rivalries in North American professional sports, this was the 34th meeting between these teams in the postseason, which is the most frequent playoff series in NHL history. Coming into the series, Montreal owned a record of 24–9 against Boston in the 33 previous series played by the teams, and had won 18 straight between 1946 and 1987. However, the Bruins had won the two most recent series between these two teams, the last of which was a seven-game Boston victory in the 2011 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The Canadiens won three of the four games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens eliminated the Bruins in seven games. P. K. Subban scored 4:17 into the second overtime to give Montreal a 4–3 victory in game one. In game two, the Bruins scored four unanswered goals in the third period to overcome a two-goal deficit to win 5–3. In game three, the Canadiens built a 3–0 lead, as Subban and Dale Weise each had a goal and an assist, en route to a 4–2 win. Matt Fraser then scored the only goal in game four at 1:19 into overtime in Boston's 1–0 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens
In game five, Reilly Smith and Jarome Iginla scored two power play goals 32 seconds apart in the second period to help give the Bruins a 4–2 win. However, Carey Price stopped all 26 Boston shots, and Thomas Vanek scored two goals, helping to give Montreal a 4–0 win in game six. In Boston for game seven, Montreal defeated the Bruins 3–1, as Price made 29 saves.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers
This was the fifth playoff meeting for these two teams, with Pittsburgh winning all four previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in five games. Each team won two games in this year's four-game regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers
For the first time in their team history, the Rangers overcame a 3–1 game deficit to win a seven-game series. The team who scored first won the game for all seven contests in the series. Much was made early on about scheduling, as the Rangers played five games in seven days, due to going to seven games in the first round and scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers
They were the first team to have such a playoff schedule in 25 years, and early on it looked like the schedule might adversely affect the Rangers' chances, noted by many including Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. Derick Brassard scored 3:06 into overtime to give New York a 3–2 victory in game one. Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury then recorded two consecutive shutouts, stopping all 22 shots in a 3–0 win in game two and 35 shots in a 2–0 victory in game three. Fleury's back-to-back shutouts on back-to-back calendar days was the first time this was ever achieved in franchise history.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers
It was also the first time the Rangers were shut out in back-to-back playoff games since 1937. Pittsburgh also took in game four, 4–2, as Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby recorded two assists. Between games four and five, Rangers forward Martin St. Louis received the news that his mother unexpectedly died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. Despite being in mourning, St. Louis remained in the lineup, and the emotional spark that it provided turned New York around.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Eastern Conference Second Round, (M1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (M2) New York Rangers
The Rangers began their comeback with a 5–1 win in game five, as Brassard scored two of New York's goals and Mats Zuccarello recorded three assists. New York then recorded a 3–1 victory in game six, with three different players scoring goals. Finally, Brad Richards's power play goal 7:56 into the second period proved to be the difference in the Rangers' 2–1 victory in game seven.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
This was the second playoff meeting for these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 2013 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in five games. The Wild won three of the five games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
The Blackhawks eliminated the Wild in six games. The first five games in the series were won by the home team. Patrick Kane scored two goals to help give Chicago a 5–2 victory in game one. In game two, Bryan Bickell had a goal and two assists in Chicago's 4–1 win. The Wild won game three, 4–0, scoring four goals in the third period and limiting Chicago to only 19 shots on goal. Four different Minnesota players then recorded goals in the Wild's 4–2 victory in game four.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild
In game five, Jonathan Toews scored the game-winning goal at 4:33 into the third period to break a 1–1 tie, and thus give the Blackhawks a 2–1 win. Game six in Minnesota went into overtime, where Kane scored the winning goal after the puck deflected off the glass behind the Wild net and then rolled into the slot, allowing him to take a shot just under the Minnesota crossbar.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacific Division and crosstown rivals. The Ducks won four of the five games in this year's regular season series, including a 3–0 win at the NHL's inaugural Stadium Series game held at Dodger Stadium.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The Kings eliminated the Ducks in seven games. The first four games in the series were won by the visiting team. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau started game one with Jonas Hiller in net. However, Marian Gaborik tied the game with about seven seconds remaining in regulation, then scored the game-winner 12:17 into overtime to give Los Angeles a 3–2 win. The Kings also won game two, 3–1, as goalie Jonathan Quick only allowed one power play goal out of 37 shots. Boudreau then named Frederik Andersen as his starting goalie for game three.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
Andersen made 22 saves out of 23 shots before leaving in the third period due to a lower-body injury. Hiller went into the game as Andersen's replacement and made 7 saves out of 8 shots to help preserve a 3–2 victory for the Ducks. With Anaheim's starting goalie situation still in flux, Boudreau decided to turn to rookie John Gibson for game four. The 20-year-old Gibson then became the youngest goalie in NHL history to record a shutout in his playoff debut, making 28 saves to give Anaheim a 2–0 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Second Round, Western Conference Second Round, (P1) Anaheim Ducks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
Gibson followed up his performance by recording 39 saves out of 42 shots, and Devante Smith-Pelly scored two goals, to help give the Ducks a 4–3 win in game five. However, the Kings built a 2–0 second period lead in game six en route to a 2–1 win. Los Angeles then controlled most of game seven, building a 4–0 second period lead before Boudreau opted to replace Gibson with Hiller. The Kings then scored another goal against Hiller to make it 5–0 and held to win, 6–2, to advance to the Conference Finals.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
This was the fifteenth playoff meeting for these two Original Six teams, with each team having won seven of the fourteen previous playoff series. Their most recent meeting was in the 1996 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which the Rangers won in six games. Montreal most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2010, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, while the Rangers made it to the Conference Finals in 2012, losing in six games to the New Jersey Devils. Montreal won two of the three games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
New York defeated Montreal in six games. With the Rangers holding a 2–1 lead midway through the second period of game one, New York's Chris Kreider collided with Carey Price, injuring the Montreal goalie's knee. Although Price finished the rest of the period, he did not return for the rest of the series. Peter Budaj played for the rest of the game but the Rangers won 7–2. Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien started rookie goalie Dustin Tokarski in game two. However Henrik Lundqvist stopped 40 of 41 shots, helping New York to a 3–1 victory.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
Early in the first period of game three, Montreal's Brandon Prust leveled Derek Stepan but the referees missed the interference call; the league would later suspend Prust two games. Later in the first period, Daniel Carcillo was penalized for charging into Prust from behind. As linesman Scott Driscoll attempted to escort Carcillo to the penalty box, Carcillo physically attempted to get away from Driscoll, leading to an automatic game misconduct and multi-game suspension. Meanwhile, the last three goals of the game were scored on rebounds and deflections.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
At 16:58 of the third period, Daniel Briere's shot deflected off of the Rangers's Ryan McDonagh's skate and into the net to give the Canadiens a 2–1 lead. New York then tied the game at 19:31 of the third period after Dan Girardi's shot deflected of off Chris Kreider and bounced off of Montreal's Alexei Emelin's skate into the net. And finally, 72 seconds into overtime, Tomas Plekanec's shot deflected off of Alex Galchenyuk into the New York net to give the Canadiens the 3–2 win.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Final, (A3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (M2) New York Rangers
The Rangers won game four, 3–2, as Martin St. Louis scored 6:02 into overtime. The Canadiens then bounced back in game five, winning 7–4, as they scored 4 goals out of their first 18 shots, and Rene Bourque recorded a hat-trick. However, Dominic Moore scored game six's only goal late in the second period and with a 1–0 win the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in twenty years.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
This was the third playoff meeting between these two franchises, with Chicago having won both of their previous playoff meetings. This was a rematch of the previous year's Western Conference Final, which Chicago won in five games. This was the third straight Conference Finals appearance for the Kings, while it was Chicago's fourth trip to the Conference Finals since 2009. Chicago won all three games in this year's regular season series.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The Kings eliminated the Blackhawks in seven games. Chicago took game one, 3–1, as Brandon Saad recorded a goal and assist, and Corey Crawford made 26 saves. In game two, the Kings scored six unanswered goals, including a hat trick from Jeff Carter, to come back from a 2–0 deficit to win 6–2. Jonathan Toews scored two goals in the first period of game three to give the Blackhawks a 2–1 lead after twenty minutes, but Los Angeles's second line of Carter, Tyler Toffoli, and Tanner Pearson created two second period goals and the Kings won 4–3.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The Kings also dominated game four, building a 4–0 lead in the second period en route to a 5–2 victory. Although the Kings rallied to tie game five after falling behind 3–1 in the first period, Michal Handzus scored at 2:04 of double overtime to give the Blackhawks a 5–4 victory. Drew Doughty and Patrick Kane both had a goal and an assist in the third period of a back-and-forth game six, which the Blackhawks won 4–3. The Blackhawks scored the first two goals of game seven.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Final, (C3) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (P3) Los Angeles Kings
The Kings cut the lead in half with a controversial goal when Kings forward, Jeff Carter, appeared to be offside. The Kings briefly tied the game on a goal by Justin Williams, only to have the Blackhawks regain a 4–3 lead after two Patrick Sharp goals. But Marian Gaborik converted Dustin Brown's rebound to tie the game in the third period, and at 5:47 of overtime Alec Martinez's wrist shot from the blue line deflected past Crawford to give the Kings a 5–4 victory and a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals, for the second time in three years.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the third playoff meeting for these two teams, with the Rangers having won both previous series. They last met in the 1981 Preliminary Round, a best-of-five series which the Rangers won 3–1. This was the first major professional sports championship final between New York City and Los Angeles since the Dodgers beat the Yankees in the 1981 World Series in a strike-shortened season.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
While the Kings won their franchise's first Stanley Cup in 2012, the Rangers had not won a Stanley Cup since 1994. The Kings and Rangers split this year's two-game regular season series. This was the third Finals appearance for the Kings, while the Rangers made their eleventh Finals appearance. This was the first time a Norwegian player appeared in the Finals (Mats Zuccarello of the New York Rangers).


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltending
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average (GAA) and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In Canada, the Stanley Cup Playoffs were broadcast by CBC, TSN and RDS, with each network having exclusive broadcast rights to selected series throughout, and CBC having exclusive rights to the finals. This season marked the final playoffs broadcast by TSN and RDS, as Rogers Media, Sportsnet and TVA took over national broadcast rights to the NHL beginning in the 2014–15 season (although CBC went on to air Rogers-produced coverage of the playoffs and finals). Due to scheduling conflicts with a Toronto Raptors NBA playoff game on TSN, game three of the Rangers-Flyers first round series on April 22 was moved to Sportsnet 360—a sister network of the future rightsholder, and joined in progress by TSN following the game.


2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Television
In the United States, all playoff games were nationally televised by either NBCSN, CNBC, NHL Network, or NBC. During the first round, these telecasts co-existed with those of regional rightsholders, after which NBC had exclusive rights to the remaining games.


2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series
The 2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) is the 2014 edition of the StarCraft II World Championship Series, the highest level of esports competition for StarCraft II. The tournament series' Global Finals were won by South Korean professional player Lee "Life" Seung Hyun.


2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format
The 2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series introduced some residency requirements for participation in the three different WCS Premier leagues, in reaction to Korean dominance across all WCS leagues. Korea's WCS Premier League returned to Global StarCraft II League (GSL) branding, with all three seasons fully run by GOMTV, marking the end of the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL). All WCS leagues featured three seasons of regular play, while the cross-regional Season Finals from 2013 did not return.


2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format
To support larger third party tournaments, tiers of non-WCS events that give out WCS points were created, for a total of three non-WCS tiers based on prize pool, qualification and invitation process, number of participants, language coverage, and other factors.


2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Format, Seeding
All WCS-sanctioned events gave out points to players based on their ranking and the event's tier. The sixteen highest-ranking players received invites to the Global Finals, seeded into a bracket based on their rank.


2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series, Results, Global Finals
The WCS Global Finals were held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California as part of BlizzCon 2014. They featured bracket play in the round of sixteen, played out for the first time the week prior to the main event as part of BlizzCon Opening Week, with the quarterfinals onward at the convention center itself.


2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour
The 2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the first edition of the tournament for the men. It was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kolkata, India, from 10–15 February 2014.


2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles
Myneni and Singh won the title, defeating Divij Sharan and Vishnu Vardhan in the final, 6–3, 3–6, [10–4].


2014 State Bank of India ATP Challenger Tour – Singles
Bozoljac won the title, defeating Evgeny Donskoy in the final, 6–1, 6–1.


2014 State of Origin series
The 2014 State of Origin series was the 33rd time the annual best-of-three series between the Queensland and New South Wales rugby league teams has been played entirely under 'state of origin' rules (1980 and 1981 were only 1 game series). It is the second series to be administered by the Australian Rugby League Commission which was created in a major restructure of the sport's administration in Australia.


2014 State of Origin series
Originally, New South Wales were to host two home matches this year, however the ARLC Commission announced in November 2012 a new five-year cycle which would see Queensland instead host two home matches this year, as well as in 2017, the Blues to host two home matches in 2016 and the remaining match in 2015 to be hosted at a neutral venue (later named to be the 100,024 capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground).


2014 State of Origin series
Former Canberra, Queensland and Australian captain Mal Meninga remained as coach of the Queensland side, having won all eight previous editions dating back to 2006. New South Wales were coached by former Canberra, NSW and Australia captain Laurie Daley for a second consecutive year.


2014 State of Origin series
Consecutive victories over Queensland in the first and second games with respective scores of 12–8 and 6–4 have enabled New South Wales to finally conclude their opposition's eight year domination of uninterrupted Origin series victories. Additionally, with the exception of Luke Lewis, every player to have so far featured in this year's New South Wales squad have achieved their first ever series win. The Blues had the chance to record their first series clean sweep since 2000, however the Maroons won the final game 32–8 to reduce the final series margin to 2–1 in New South Wales' favour.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Breaking usual tradition, the Queensland squad was announced before New South Wales. Changes to the team were largely minor with Matt Gillett earning his first promotion to the starting side to replace the injured Sam Thaiday in the second-row whilst Aidan Guerra from the Sydney Roosters makes his debut from the bench. The halves combination for New South Wales were once again modified, with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs pairing Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson (making his debut) replacing the Roosters and incumbent halves pairing of James Maloney and Mitchell Pearce.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Pearce, who played in every game as halfback since the second match of the 2010 series and held the record for consecutive matches in the position, was omitted largely due to him being arrested at a Kings Cross nightclub for drunken misbehaviour. After missing out from the second and third games from last year due to injury, Jarryd Hayne returned to the side to reclaim his fullback role over Josh Dugan.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Daniel Tupou will be the second debutant in the side to partner his Roosters team mate Michael Jennings on the left edge, with Brett Morris switching to the other side to be alongside his twin brother Josh. Beau Scott was recalled into the side in the starting second-row after being overlooked from last year's series. Joining the bench, fellow forward Tony Williams was also recalled due to improved form and likely combinations with his club team mate halves. Notable forced omissions from the squad were Greg Bird (suspension), Andrew Fifita (injury) and Boyd Cordner (injury).


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Queensland opened the scoring for the series with a try to winger Darius Boyd in the fifth minute. The attempted conversion from Johnathan Thurston, who only needed four points to surpass Mal Meninga as the highest pointscorer in Origin history, was unsuccessful; leaving the score 4–0 to the Maroons.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Shortly after, halfback Cooper Cronk left the field with a broken arm, and did not return for the match. This meant that interchange player Daly Cherry-Evans was brought on to replace Cronk, thus unsettling the Maroons' attacking structure. At 19 minutes, winger Brett Morris scored the Blues' first try, but appeared to suffer a shoulder injury in doing so. Another try to the Blues, through fullback Jarryd Hayne, saw the Blues lead the Maroons 10–4 at halftime.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
Boyd scored the only try of the second half in the 57th minute, and was denied a third when former Dragons team-mate Morris tackled him just short of the try-line with five minutes remaining. Queensland continued to attack the New South Wales line in the final minutes; they had one last play after a penalty in the last few seconds, but desperate defence from the Blues ensured that they would win their first match in Brisbane since 2009 and first Game I in the city since 2003.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
The Blues' victory set a new television viewership record for an opening State of Origin match.


2014 State of Origin series, Game I
In the aftermath of the Blues' victory, five-eighth Josh Reynolds was charged with a dangerous tackle on the Maroons' Brent Tate, but earned a successful downgrade at the judiciary, freeing him to play in Game II, while Brett Morris was later diagnosed with a fractured shoulder which has ruled him out for the entire series. Maroons halfback Cooper Cronk's arm injury resulted in a prognosis of up to twelve weeks, meaning his Origin series was already over.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
Heading into the second match of the series, Queensland had a host of injury concerns with Billy Slater, Greg Inglis and Daly Cherry-Evans all in significant doubt, whilst the man Cherry-Evans deputised for, Cooper Cronk, was suspected to be ruled out of the remainder of the series with a broken arm he suffered in the first game. As a result, Mal Meninga chose to carry 22 man squad into game two, where he would name Will Chambers, Ben Hunt, Jacob Lillyman, Anthony Milford and Willie Tonga as his reserves.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
Sam Thaiday returned from injury that ruled him of the first game to rejoin the starting forward pack. To further complicate matters, forwards Josh Papalii and Corey Parker would later rule themselves out with injury, forcing Meninga to announce David Taylor as another reserve. On game day, Slater, Inglis and Cherry-Evans would pass fitness to reprise their positions, with Thaiday named at lock and Aidan Guerra into the starting second row. Changes on the bench saw Taylor and Lilyman joining the demoted Chris McQueen.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
Laurie Daley would have his own share of injury headaches, as twins and right side wing-centre pairing Brett Morris and Josh Morris were ultimately ruled out with injuries sustained from game one. Daley would choose Will Hopoate and Josh Dugan as the respective replacements, both players of whom debuted in 2011 as centre and fullback but were instead selected to play in unfamiliar positions. Unavailable for the first game due to suspension, Greg Bird returns to the side as lock, shifting Paul Gallen to the front row whilst James Tamou replaced Tony Williams on the interchange.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
The first half was played with high intensity displayed from both sides, with the only points in the first half coming from two penalty goals to Maroons five-eighth Johnathan Thurston; those two successful penalty conversions saw him overtake his coach Mal Meninga as the highest pointscorer in State of Origin history. Nearing halftime, Blues five-eighth Josh Reynolds prevented a certain Maroons try by kicking the ball away from the Maroons' tryline.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
Sam Thaiday appeared to have scored the first try of the match for the Maroons in the 51st minute, only for the replay to show that he had lost possession of the ball whilst trying to ground the ball on the try-line thanks to a strong tackle from Jarryd Hayne. Following numerous handling mistakes from the Blues, halfback Trent Hodkinson then scored the only try of the match with seven minutes to go; his successful conversion seeing the team lead 6–4 entering the final five minutes.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
The game had controversy with the kick restart being declared by the referee to be out on the full providing NSW with a penalty from half way despite replays clearly showing the ball touching Aaron Woods which should have resulted in a NSW goal line drop out, providing QLD with an attacking opportunity.


2014 State of Origin series, Game II
Queensland were unable to score in the final five minutes, resulting in New South Wales clinching their first series victory since 2005 and sentencing Maroons coach Mal Meninga to his first and only Origin series defeat since taking over as coach of Queensland in 2006. The match result of 6–4 also resulted as the Maroon's first tryless defeat since 1999.


2014 State of Origin series, Game III
As had been the case in the first two matches, the first half was a defensive affair, with the first try not coming until just before half-time, when Cameron Smith pounced on a kick by Daly Cherry-Evans to score close to the posts with two minutes remaining. The successful conversion by Johnathan Thurston made the score 6–2 in favour of the Maroons at half-time.


2014 State of Origin series, Game III
At half-time, most of the former players who had taken part during Queensland's eight-year Origin reign were honoured.


2014 State of Origin series, Game III
The Maroons dominated in the second half, scoring four tries to one as they easily produced the best attacking performance of any state this series. Tries to Billy Slater, Darius Boyd, Aidan Guerra and Cooper Cronk pushed the final score out to 32–8. Josh Dugan scored the only try for the Blues, whose five-eighth Josh Reynolds was booked for a shoulder charge on Maroons winger Will Chambers in the second half.


2014 State of Origin series, Game III
Queensland's 32–8 Game III victory saw them outscore the Blues 44–26 across the three matches. Queensland's win also made Cameron Smith the first player in State of Origin history to win 20 games.


2014 State of Origin series, Game III
After both states completed their lap of honour post-match, Paul Gallen then became the first New South Wales captain since Danny Buderus in 2005 to raise the State of Origin shield. Gallen was also named the Wally Lewis Medallist for being the best player in the series, whilst Corey Parker was named by Channel Nine as the man-of-the-match.


2014 State of Origin series, Teams
The 18th, 19th & 20th man are reserves to cover for any forthcoming injuries and, unless chosen, do not actually play.


2014 State of Origin series, Teams, Queensland Maroons
1 - The number 11 jumper was rested in honour of Arthur Beetson in Game One, which marked the 100th State Of Origin game, with Chris McQueen wearing the number 18 jumper. Playing at prop forward, Beetson captained Queensland in the first ever State of Origin game at Lang Park in 1980 and wore the number 11 jumper.


2014 State of Origin series, Under-20s
NSW: Clint Gutherson (Manly), Jake Mamo (Newcastle), Aaron Gray (South Sydney), Sione Mata'utia (Newcastle), Tyrone Phillips (Canterbury), Drew Hutchison (St George Illawarra), Mitchell Moses (Wests Tigers), Jake Trbojevic (Manly), Kaysa Pritchard (c) (Parramatta), Matthew Lodge (Wests Tigers), Jakiel Mariner (Sydney Roosters), Adam Elliott (Canterbury), Jack Bird (St George Illawarra). Res - Ryan Matterson (Parramatta), Pauli Pauli (Parramatta), Dean Britt (Melbourne), Rhys Kennedy (Canberra).


2014 State of Origin series, Under-20s
Qld: Valentine Holmes (Cronulla), Nene MacDonald (Sydney Roosters), Brenko Lee (Canberra), Brendan Elliot (Sydney Roosters), John Folau (Parramatta), Anthony Milford (c) (Canberra), Jaelen Feeney (Newcastle), Lloyd Perrett (Canterbury), Kieran Moseley (Penrith), Christian Welch (Melbourne), Brett Greinke (Brisbane), Patrick Mago (Canberra), Luke Bateman (Canberra). Res - Cameron Munster (Melbourne), Francis Molo (Brisbane), Ajuma Adams (Brisbane), Joe Ofahengaue (Brisbane).


2014 State of the Union Address
The 2014 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at 9 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 113th United States Congress. It was Obama's fifth State of the Union Address and his sixth speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, John Boehner, accompanied by Joe Biden, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.


2014 State of the Union Address
According to tradition, House Speaker John Boehner invited the president on December 13 to address a joint session of Congress. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed the president's attendance later that day.


2014 State of the Union Address, Topics addressed
Obama promised to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contractors and to work with states, local governments, and private groups as well as Congress, to raise the minimum wage nationally, arguing better pay is needed to support the economy as well as the right thing to do.


2014 State of the Union Address, Designated survivor
The designated survivor is the member of the president's cabinet who does not attend the address in case of a catastrophic event, in order to maintain continuity of government. The designated survivor for the address was Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz.


2014 State of the Union Address, Responses
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, the highest-ranking female Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered the Republican Party response to President Obama's statement. The decision was made by House Speaker John Boehner and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American person elected to Congress, gave a second response, delivering most of McMorris Rodgers' response in Spanish. In addition, Utah Senator Mike Lee gave an address in response to Obama's speech on behalf of the Tea Party Express. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul released his own address on YouTube and Facebook. He had previously given a response on behalf of the Tea Party Express in 2013. The four Republican responses were interpreted as a sign of the party's ideological divisions.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team
The 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team represents Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2014 intercollegiate baseball season. Stephen F. Austin competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks play home games at Jaycees Field in Nacogdoches, Texas. Sixth year head coach Johnny Cardenas leads the Lumberjacks, a former assistant coach with the Lumberjacks from 2005 through 2008.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
The 2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by first year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Lumberjacks finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round playoff to Northern Iowa 10–44.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Schedule
Despite both being members of the Southland Conference, the game vs. Incarnate Word is considered a non-conference matchup and was scheduled between the two schools, not by the Conference.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
This was the first meeting of the two teams and the first game of the season for both teams. The Lumberjacks entered the season picked #6 in the Southland Conference. After forcing the Lumberjacks to punt, Kansas State scored first and maintained the lead for the entire game. Tyler Lockett caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Jake Waters for a touchdown—the 19th career to move him within seven of his father Kevin Lockett's career school record. Kansas State won the game 55–16.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Kansas State
Kansas State achieved 29 first downs and 478 total offensive yards, averaging 7.9 yards per pass and 4.7 yards per carry, going 2–2 on fourth down attempts. Stephen F. Austin gave up 10 penalties for 69 yards and lost a fumble, but managed two touchdowns and 294 yards of total offense.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Incarnate Word
In their home opener, the Lumberjacks took the lead with 5:19 left in the first quarter when Gus Johnson ran 14 yards for a touchdown, and held the lead for the remainder of the game. The Lumberjacks achieved 31 first downs with 558 yards of total offense while holding Incarnate Word to just 11 first downs and 236 yards of total offense. Stephen F. Austin won with a final score of 38–3.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Incarnate Word
The Lumberjack's Gus Johnson scored four touchdowns and ran for a career-best 252 yards. At the conclusion of the game, Johnson achieved 2,502 career rushing yards and became the program's all-time rushing touchdown leader with 33. Johnson surpassed Leonard Harris, who scored 32 from 1992 through 1995.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M-Commerce
The two programs first met in 1927 in Nacogdoches and their most recent meeting was September 9, 2000 when the Lumberjacks won 48–21. Overall, Commerce leads the series with 43 wins to Stephen F. Austin's 12 wins and a 6–6 tie in 1929.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Texas A&M-Commerce
Within the first 2 1⁄2 minutes of play, Stephen F. Austin's Gus Johnson scored a touchdown on a 47 yard run. The drive took 4 plays and 1:33 off the clock, and was followed by Jordan Wiggs kicking the extra point to put the score at 7–0. The Lumberjacks led for the remainder of the game. The Lumberjacks achieved 34 first downs and 648 total yards while holding Commerce to 19 first downs and 327 total yards.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Weber State
The two programs have met once in their history, the previous year which was a 40–50 victory for Weber State.


2014 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team, Game summaries, Weber State
This year, the Lumberjacks won to bring the series to 1–1, let by Gus Johnson's 83 yards and 12 carries. Each team committed a large number of penalties, combining for a total of 247 penalty yards. The final score was Stephen F. Austin 35, Weber State 20.


2014 Stetson Hatters football team
The 2014 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for seventh place.


2014 Stevenage Borough Council election
The 2014 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections; the seats which were last contested in 2010. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.


2014 Stjarnan season
The 2014 season was Stjarnan's 12th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 6th consecutive season.


2014 Stjarnan season
Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson took over as head-coach on 23 October following the departure of Logi Ólafsson. This was Rúnar's first managerial job in Úrvalsdeild.


2014 Stjarnan season
On 4 October Stjarnan won their first ever Úrvalsdeild title after winning FH in the final round. Stjarnan went through the season unbeaten and matched the record for points set by KR in 2013.


2014 Stjarnan season
2014 season was Stjarnan's first season in Europe, playing in the Europa League Qualification. Stjarnan went through to the play-off round where they were defeated by Inter Milan.


2014 Stjarnan season
Stjarnan were eliminated from both cup competitions in the knockout stages. Going out in the 8th-finals of Lengjubikar against eventual winners FH and in the 16th-finals of Borgunarbikar against Þróttur R.


2014 Stjarnan season, First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014 Stjarnan season, Pre-Season, Fótbolti.net Cup
Stjarnan took part in the Fótbolti.net cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs outside of Reykjavík, in January and won the tournament after a final against FH. Stjarnan were drawn in Group 2 with Haukar, ÍBV and ÍA. They topped the group with six points, two wins and a defeat, and went through to the final against FH which they won 3–1 with two goals from Halldór Orri and one from Heiðar Ægisson.


2014 Stjarnan season, Lengjubikarinn
Stjarnan were drawn in group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, with Víkingur R, ÍBV, Valur, Selfoss, KV, Víkingur Ó and Haukar. They finished top of the group with 17 points, 5 wins and 2 draws. In the quarter finals Stjarnan were drawn against FH and lost the game 2–1, Veigar Páll scored Stjarnan's only goal.


2014 Stjarnan season, Borgunarbikarinn
Stjarnan entered Borgunarbikarinn in the 32nd-finals where they were drawn against Selfoss. Stjarnan won the match convincingly 6–0. In the next round they were eliminated by Þróttur R 1–0.


2014 Stjarnan season, Europa League
Stjarnan took part in their first ever Europa League Qualification in 2014. They entered the qualification in the first round where they were drawn against the Welsh team Bangor City. Stjarnan won the two legged tie 8–0 and went on to the second round. They met the Scottish team Motherwell in the second round. After coming from 2–0 down in the first leg to earn a 2–2 draw Stjarnan won the second leg 3–2 after an extra-time wonder goal from Atli Jóhannsson.


2014 Stjarnan season, Europa League
In the third round Rolf Toft scored the only goal over the 180 minutes against Lech Poznan to put Stjarnan through 1–0 on aggregate. Stjarnan were drawn against the Italian team Inter Milan in the play-off round. Stjarnan were unable to maintain their good form in the Europa League and lost the tie 9–0 on aggregate, 3–0 at home and 6–0 in Milano.


2014 Stjarnan season, Statistics, Appearances
Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League.


2014 Stjarnan season, Statistics, Goal scorers
Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League.


2014 Stjarnan season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League.


2014 Stjarnan season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 4 December 2014Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2014 Stjarnan season, Statistics, Squad Stats
Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League.


2014 Stock Car Brasil season
The 2014 Circuito Nova Schin Stock Car Brasil season was the thirty-sixth season of the Stock Car Brasil.


2014 Stock Car Brasil season, Race calendar and results
The provisional 2014 schedule was announced on 6 December 2013 with the track of sixth edition of Stock Car Corrida do Milhão held on August 8 to be announced; the season was contested over twenty-one races at twelve rounds, with the first round at Interlagos being contested by two-driver entries with wildcard drivers. The 2014 official calendar was announced on 20 March, without the Ribeirão Preto street circuit on the calendar. It was later confirmed that the renovated Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia would host the sixth edition of the Stock Car Corrida do Milhão. A revised calendar was announced on May 7 with the return of Ribeirão Preto and Curitiba to hold the final round. In August Ribeirão Preto was again removed from the calendar, with another Santa Cruz round added in its place. All races were held in Brazil.


2014 Stock Car Brasil season, Championship standings
Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race, up to a maximum of 48 points per event.


2014 Stockholm Ladies Cup
The 2014 Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup was held from September 26 to 28 at the Danderyd Curling Arena in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the 2014–15 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was 250,000 SEK, of which the winner will receive 100,000 SEK.


2014 Stockholm Ladies Cup
The Margaretha Sigfridsson rink from Skellefteå won their first Stockholm Ladies Curling Cup, defeating Canada's Rachel Homan rink in the final, 6-3, after the Homan rink conceded after 7 ends. The defending Olympic champion Jennifer Jones rink, also from Canada, finished third.


2014 Stockholm Open
The 2014 Stockholm Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 46th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden between 13 and 19 October 2014.


2014 Stockholm Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 Stockholm Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2014 Stockholm Open – Doubles
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer were the defending champions, but Qureshi chose not to participate this year. Rojer played alongside Horia Tecău, but lost in the first round to Grigor Dimitrov and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen won the title, defeating Treat Huey and Jack Sock in the final, 6-4, 6-3.


2014 Stockholm Open – Singles
Grigor Dimitrov was the defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.


2014 Stockholm Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2014 Stockholm county election
Stockholm County  held a county council election on 14 September 2014 on the same day as the general and municipal elections.


2014 Stockholm county election, Results
There were 149 seats, the same number as in 2010. The Moderates became the largest party, winning 43 seats, a loss of 14 from the previous election. The party received about 28.2 % of the overall vote of 1,355,612.


2014 Stockholm county election, Municipal & Stockholm ward results
Stockholm Municipality was divided into six separate electoral wards (Södermalm-Enskede, Bromma-Kungsholmen, Norrmalm-Östermalm-Gamla Stan, Östra Söderort, Västra Söderort and Yttre Västerort) and its results were not counted as a unit. These wards have in these lists been translated to English to shorten columns.


2014 Stockholm municipal election
As part of the 2014 Swedish general election, an election to the Stockholm Municipal Council was held on 14 September 2014, electing all 101 members of the Stockholm Municipal Council through a modified form of the Sainte-Laguë method of party-list proportional representation.


2014 Stockholm municipal election
Before the 2014 election, the four parties of the center-right Alliance held a majority in the Stockholm Council, with 52 of the 101 seats.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The previous fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority run administration was able to continue in office.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, State of the Parties
Going into the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, The Conservatives on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3. Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, State of the Parties
In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, State of the Parties
In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results by ward
Asterix indicates incumbent in the ward, and bold names highlight winning candidate.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results by ward, Bramhall South & Woodford
Bramhall South & Woodford saw a By-Election in the ward in November 2014 due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative councillor. The Conservatives held the seat.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results by ward, Bredbury Green & Romiley
Mags Kirkham left the Lib Dems in April 2016 to become an Independent politician.


2014 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election results by ward, Cheadle Hulme South
Stuart Bodsworth defected to the Labour Party on the night of the 2016 local election.


2014 Stockton bank robbery
On July 16, 2014, an armed bank robbery resulted in the four perpetrators taking three hostages and leading members of the Stockton Police Department (SPD) on an hour long high speed pursuit. Over the course of the car chase, one suspect fired over 100 rounds from an AK-47s at police disabling 14 police vehicles including a Lenco BearCat and more than 30 officers shot over 600 rounds into the getaway vehicle. Two perpetrators were killed, two hostages were injured, one hostage was killed by police ammunition, and numerous vehicles and other property were damaged or destroyed by the nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition fired by the robbers and police.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Events, Prior to the robbery
Shortly after 2 p.m., Misty Holt-Singh went to a branch of the Bank of the West to use the ATM, accompanied by her 12-year-old daughter, Mia. She went to the branch in the northern part of the city, located at 7810 Thornton Rd. While Mia waited in the car, a dark four door Buick, driven by Pablo Ruvalcaba dropped off Jaime Ramos, Gilbert Renteria, and Alex Martinez. The suspects were believed to be a part of the Norteños street gang. As Misty Holt-Singh turned to leave the ATM, one of the suspects grabbed her and dragged her into the bank. Driver Pablo Ruvalcaba then left the scene in the Buick while the three other individuals entered. This was already an unusual day for this branch of the bank as it was the branch's last day of business before closing for good.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Events, Robbery
Branch manager Kelley Huber immediately recognized the trio from a robbery months earlier. One of the suspects, who had robbed the bank previously, looked at Huber and ordered that she open the vault. The suspect filled a backpack with cash from the vault.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Bank of the West
The branch located at 7810 Thornton Rd in Stockton would close. The location is now a Starbucks.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Police force
Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones began immediate transparent dialogue with the officers involved and press covering the story, making it clear that it was in fact SPD bullets that took Holt-Singh's life.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Police force
In the following days many officers had to fill in for the 33 who discharged their weapons and were put on administrative leave stretching the already thin police force even thinner.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Police force
Representatives for all three hostage's filled intents to sue the City of Stockton for the actions of the police officers.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Suspects
Gilbert Renteria and Alex Martinez were found deceased at the scene. Investigators had been gathering information and intelligence on both Renteria and Martinez in the years prior to the robbery. The two were part of a known group who were selling methamphetamine in Stockton. A complaint filed in November 2008, names both Renteria and Martinez and other defendants for possession of a controlled substance for sale, possession of marijuana for sale, marijuana cultivation and street terrorism. Stockton police say they are confident Martinez had robbed that same Bank of the West branch on Jan. 31, 2014. Investigators have reviewed surveillance footage from both incidents and spoken to witnesses who provided physical descriptions. In both robberies, someone dropped off the robbers. The men were armed, had similar disguises and left in employee vehicles, police said.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Suspects
Jaime Ramos was taken into custody at the scene and was charged with three counts of murder and 22 counts of attempted murder of police. He used hostage Misty Holt-Singh to shield himself from SPD. In 2016 he pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison.


2014 Stockton bank robbery, Aftermath, Suspects
Pablo Ruvalcaba (21) was announced as a person of interest and turned himself in on September 16 but was released the same day. On December 22, he was arrested by federal agents without incident in Merced. He was charged with aiding and abetting and in 2016 received a sentence of 25 years to life.


2014 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
The 2014 Stony Brook Seawolves football team represented Stony Brook University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Seawolves competed as second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association with Chuck Priore as the head coach for his ninth season. They played their home games at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, New York. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.


2014 Stony Brook Seawolves football team, Previous season
Stony Brook joined the Colonial  Athletic Association for the 2013 season together with their State University of New York rival Albany Great Danes. After a strong start beating Rhode Island for their first CAA win, the Seawolves struggled for most of the season on the gridiron losing their next three against Buffalo, Villanova, and Towson. They bounced back in their homecoming game to beat NEC Bryant and Patriot league Colgate but fell to three straight CAA opponents, eliminating them from playoff contention after back-to-back playoff seasons. The Seawolves went on to close the 2013 season strong beating James Madison and their rival Albany in the last game of the season to finish 5–6 overall, 3–5 in the CAA.


2014 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections
Elections were held in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2014 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties Council
Council consists of the mayors and deputy mayors of each of the townships. It does not include the city of Cornwall.


2014 Strade Bianche
The eighth edition of the Strade Bianche cycling race was held on 8 March 2014. The race started in San Gimignano and finished on the Piazza del Campo in Siena's city centre.


2014 Strade Bianche
The event was won by Poland's Michał Kwiatkowski of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. Kwiatkowski had broken clear with Peter Sagan with 21 km remaining. The duo had built a winning lead, and Kwiatkowski distanced his breakaway companion with less than 500m to go on the steep finishing road in the centre of Siena. Sagan was unable to answer the Pole's attack and finished 19 seconds behind Kwiatkowski.


2014 Strade Bianche
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde set off in pursuit, but was unable to catch the leaders and finished third at 36 seconds from Kwiatkowski. Damiano Cunego and Roman Kreuziger rounded out the top-five.


2014 Strade Bianche, Teams
The start list included 18 teams – 11 ProTeams and 7 Professional Continental Teams – and a total of 144 riders.


2014 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election
The 2014 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Stroud District Council election
The 2014 Stroud District Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Stroud District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season
The 2014 season was Strømsgodset's 8th season in Tippeligaen following their promotion back to the top flight in 2006, and the first as reigning champions since 1971. The club ended in 4th position, securing them a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1st qualification round.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season
It was Ronny Deila's seventh and last season in charge, as he left on June 6 to become the manager of Celtic F.C.. Former Strømsgodset forward David Nielsen, who had started the year as the new assistant manager, took over as interim manager on June 7. He signed the permanent deal, lasting until the end of the 2017-season, on August 6.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season
In the cup they were knocked out by 2. Divisjon side Tromsdalen in the third round, while in the UEFA Champions League qualifications they were knocked out by Steaua București in the 2nd qualifying round.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
After winning the 2013 Tippeligaen, only their second league title, Strømsgodset saw some of their most important players leave for other clubs. Their deep-lying midfielder, Stefan Johansen, was sold to Celtic F.C. for a fee of 20 million NOK (£2 million), a club record sale. The two top scoring strikers with 20 league goals combined, Ola Kamara and Adama Diomande, both left the club. Kamara's loan from SV Ried ended, and he signed for Austria Wien, while Diomande was sold from Strømsgodset to Dinamo Minsk for a reported fee of €350,000.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
Furthermore, box-to-box midfielder Abdisalam Ibrahim, on loan from Manchester City in the 2013 season, signed for Olympiacos. These four players were a large part of the Strømsgodset team in 2013: Only goalkeeper and captain Adam Larsen Kwarasey played more than Johansen and Ibrahim (with 27 matches), while Diomande was involved in 25 matches and Kamara in all 14 league matches (scoring 12 goals) during his loan spell. It was evident that the club had to replace these players if they were to challenge for the title again.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
Marius Høibråten, a 19-year-old defender from Lillestrøm had already signed a contract with Strømsgodset in October 2013. He replaced players like Razak Nuhu, whose loan spell from Manchester City ended, and Ole Amund Sveen, who left for Hødd. Two young midfielders, Patrick Olsen and Francisco Júnior, were signed on loan from their respective clubs Inter and Everton. These would replace Ibrahim, and provide depth to the squad in these positions.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
Mohammed Abu was the fourth signing, as replacement for Stefan Johansen. The Ghanaian midfielder was highly regarded in Strømsgodset after loan spells from Manchester City in 2010-11 and 2012. However, he had failed to impress on loan spells in other clubs, partly due to injuries. In a move that all parties wanted, Strømsgodset signed the player for a club record fee of approximately NOK 4 million. Coincidentally, Stefan Johansen had been the one to replace Abu after the latter's second loan spell ended.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
Strømsgodset hoped that striker Thomas Sørum, who had been injured for most of 2013, would return to form and provide the goals they needed now that Kamara and Diomande had left. They also tried to sign another striker, Marvin Ogunjimi, who scored twice in ten minutes in a friendly match before the season. Unfortunately, internal club discussion at Mallorca made it difficult for Strømsgodset to finalize the deal before the Norwegian transfer window closed. The deal would eventually go through in the summer transfer window.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
As for the goalkeeper position, the club knew that club captain Adam Larsen Kwarasey was likely to be called up to the Ghana squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and needed a backup for the Tippeliga matches to be played during the World Cup. Lars Stubhaug, who had served as backup goalkeeper in 2013, had signed for Rosenborg BK,. The four young goalkeepers on the team were believed inexperienced for first team matches. Anders Gundersen was closest, and played reserve team matches in the latter half of 2013, but mistakes during the pre-season friendlies made the club call Sead Ramović out of retirement. The Bosnian 35-year-old was signed as a backup goalkeeper, but claimed he wanted to fight for the first team spot.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Pre-season
Additionally, Danish ex-player David Nielsen was brought in before the season began as the new Assistant Manager. Nielsen, who spent the 2008 season playing as a striker at Strømsgodset, had proven himself by managing Nest-Sotra to promotion to the 2013 1. Divisjon. He was head-hunted by Strømsgodset a replacement for Ronny Deila. In June, when Deila was made Manager with Celtic F.C., the Strømsgodset board would promote him to Manager after having been with the club 6 months.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Stadium expansion
As champions of the 2013 Tippeliga, Strømsgodset won the Norwegian slot in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, entering in the 2nd qualifying round. If they were to be eliminated in the 3rd round or playoff stage, they would enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Stadium expansion
Marienlyst Stadion, as a Category 3 stadium, would not be eligible for the Champions League playoff-rounds (or later stages) or for the Europa League group stage (or later). In order to fulfill the demands of a Category 4 stadium, the stadium mainly needed to be expanded to 8,000 seats. There were also other minor details that needed to be upgraded.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Stadium expansion
Drammen municipality (the owners of the stadium) and the club decided to rebuild the south end, which was a simple standing terrace. The construction works reduced the capacity of the stadium from about 7,500 to 6,427 after the third home game of the season, until the new end was opened for the match against Vålerenga on 19 July 2014. The south end was rebuilt with a new concrete foundation, and safe standing rail seats. These types of seats were also installed in the central part of the terraces in the north end. Afterwards, the new capacity was 8,935 for league games, or 8,060 for European matches. Roof and toilet facilities were added after the season.


2014 Strømsgodset Toppfotball season, Review and events, Season, League
Strømsgodset started the season well, winning four out of the first five games. This put them at the top of the table after the third round, a position they stayed in until round six, when Molde went ahead. Their first loss was 0-3 away against Vålerenga on May 1. At home they won seven out of the first eight matches, before losing 0-2, also this time against Vålerenga. This put an end to their long streak of 46 undefeated matches at home in the Tippeliga, which was a new record in the league.