1987–88 NHL season
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The 1987–88 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign notable for Wayne Gretzky’s final year with the Edmonton Oilers, culminating in the team winning its fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
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| 1987–88 NHL season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22959768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1987–88 NHL season Context triple: [1988–89 NHL season, previousSeason, 1987–88 NHL season]
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1986–87 NHL season
The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th regular season of the National Hockey League, highlighted by the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup and the continued dominance of stars like Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
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B.
1988–89 NHL season
The 1988–89 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign in which the Calgary Flames captured their first and only Stanley Cup title.
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C.
1982–83 NHL season
The 1982–83 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign during which the New York Islanders won their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
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D.
1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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E.
1988 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1988 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1987–88 NHL season Target entity description: The 1987–88 NHL season was a National Hockey League campaign notable for Wayne Gretzky’s final year with the Edmonton Oilers, culminating in the team winning its fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
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A.
1986–87 NHL season
The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th regular season of the National Hockey League, highlighted by the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup and the continued dominance of stars like Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
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B.
1988–89 NHL season
The 1988–89 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign in which the Calgary Flames captured their first and only Stanley Cup title.
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C.
1982–83 NHL season
The 1982–83 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign during which the New York Islanders won their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup championship.
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D.
1987–88 NBA season
The 1987–88 NBA season was a professional basketball campaign notable for featuring stars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and culminating in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships.
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E.
1988 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1988 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series in which the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins to win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.
- F. None of above. chosen
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