1934 Stanley Cup Finals

1934 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1**234**Games
Detroit Red Wings 11501
Chicago Black Hawks  2 4 21 3

* indicates periods of overtime.

Location:Detroit (Olympia) (1,2)
Chicago (Chicago Stadium) (3,4)
Format:best-of-five
Coaches:Detroit: Jack Adams
Chicago: Tommy Gorman
Captains:Detroit: Herbie Lewis
Chicago: Chuck Gardiner
Dates:April 3 to April 10, 1934
Series-winning
goal:
Mush March (10:05, second OT, G4)
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The 1934 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Red Wings' first appearance in the Final, and Chicago's second, after 1931. The Black Hawks won the best-of-five series 3–1 to win their first Stanley Cup.

Road to the Final

Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 in a best-of-five series to reach the final. Chicago defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4—3 and Montreal Maroons 6—2 in two game total-goals series to reach the final.

The series

Chicago's Chuck Gardiner would limit Detroit to just two goals in Chicago's three victories, including a shutout in the final game which went to double overtime. It was Mr. Gardiner's last game as he would die of a brain hemorrhage after the season.

Chicago Black Hawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 3Chicago 2 Detroit 1 2OT
April 5Chicago 4 Detroit 1
April 8Detroit 5 Chicago 2
April 10Detroit 0 Chicago 1 2OT

Chicago wins best-of-five series 3–1.

Chicago Black Hawks 1934 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff

† Left off Stanley Cup, but included on the Stanley Cup picture. ††- Included on mid-season picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup, and Stanley Cup picture.

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

References & notes

Preceded by
New York Rangers
1933
Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Champions

1934
Succeeded by
Montreal Maroons
1935
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