1946 Stanley Cup Finals

1946 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1*2*34*5Games
Montreal Canadiens 434264
Boston Bruins  3 2 23 3 1

* – Denotes overtime period(s)

Location:Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5)
Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (3,4)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Montreal: Dick Irvin
Boston: Dit Clapper
Captains:Montreal: Toe Blake
Boston: Ted Kennedy
Dates:March 30 to April 9, 1946
Series-winning
goal:
Toe Blake (11:06, third)
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The 1946 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the series four games to one.

Paths to the final

Boston defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to advance to the finals. Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–0 to advance to the finals.

The series

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Montreal won series 4–1

Montreal Canadiens 1946 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders

1 Bill Durnan


  Coaching and administrative staff
  • Donat Raymond (President/Owner), Dalton Coleman (Vice President/Owner)
  • Bill Hardy (Director), Tommy Gorman (Manager)
  • Dick Irvin Sr. (Coach), Arthur Cayford (Secretary-Treasurer)†
  • Ernie Cook (Trainer)†, Hector Dubois (Asst. Trainer)†
  • William Northey (Vice President/Owner) was missing from team picture, and Stanley Cup.

† Left off cup, but included on the team picture.

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

References and notes

    Preceded by
    Toronto Maple Leafs
    1945
    Montreal Canadiens
    Stanley Cup Champions

    1946
    Succeeded by
    Toronto Maple Leafs
    1947
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