1947 Stanley Cup Finals
* – Denotes overtime period(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1947 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs would win the series four games to two. This was the first all-Canadian finals since 1935, when the since-folded Montreal Maroons defeated the Maple Leafs.
Paths to the final
Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the finals. Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 to advance to the finals.
The series
Ted Kennedy was the leader with three goals including the Cup winner. Toronto had several new players in its lineup, including Howie Meeker, Bill Barilko and Bill Ezinicki, as Toronto sported the youngest NHL team to win the Cup to that time.
The series continued a competition that had gone on all season, with Montreal and Toronto finishing 1–2. Montreal coach Dick Irvin was mad at the beginning of the series, recalling a season-ending injury to Montreal forward Elmer Lach from a body check by Don Metz. Montreal started out strong in the series, defeating the Leafs 6–0 in the opener. Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan reportedly asked "How did those guys get in the league?", although he denied saying those words later.[1]
The second game was a rough game, with Maurice Richard knocking out Vic Lynn and Bill Ezinicki with high-sticks to the head. Richard earned himself over 20 minutes in penalties and a game misconduct and a suspension for game three. The Leafs took advantage of the power plays and defeated Montreal 4–0. Richard would earn himself a further $250 fine imposed by president Clarence Campbell.[1]
Games three and four were played in Toronto, and Toronto won both to take a 3–1 series lead. Returning to the Forum for game five, Montreal won the game to extend the series. In the sixth game, Turk Broda showed outstanding goaltending, holding off Ken Reardon on a late breakaway, and the Leafs won 2–1 to win the Stanley Cup.[2]
After the sixth game ended, the Cup was not presented to the Leafs. Clarence Campbell declined to present the Cup immediately, concerned over the spectre of fan violence.[3]
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8 | Toronto | 0 | Montreal | 6 | |
| April 10 | Toronto | 4 | Montreal | 0 | |
| April 12 | Montreal | 2 | Toronto | 4 | |
| April 15 | Montreal | 1 | Toronto | 2 | OT |
| April 17 | Toronto | 1 | Montreal | 3 | |
| April 19 | Montreal | 1 | Toronto | 2 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–2.
Toronto Maple Leafs 1947 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 8 Gus Bodnar
- 9 Ted Teeder Kennedy(A)
- 10 Sylvanous Syl Apps Sr. (Captain)
- 4 Harry Watson
- 7 Norman Bud Poile
- 11 Howie Meeker
- 12 Bill Ezinicki
- 14 Vic Lynn
- 15 Gaye Stewart(A)
- 16 Nick Metz
- 17 Joe Klukay†
- 19 Don Metz
- 20 Tom O'Neill
- 2 Bob Goldham
- 3 Wally Stanowski
- 18 Garth Boesch
- 19 Gus Mortson
- 20 Jimmy Thomson
- 21 Bill Barilko
1 Walter Turk Broda
- Coaching and administrative staff
- Ed Bickle (President/Owner), William MacBrien (Vice President/Owner)
- Jack Bickell (Director/Owner), John Murdoch (Vice President)
- Conn Smythe (Manager/Owner), Clarence Hap Day (Coach)
- Tim Daly (Trainer), Clifford Keyland (Asst. Trainer)
- Robert Galloway (Team Doctor), Horance MacIntyre (Team Doctor)
- George Walker (Chief Scout)
Stanley Cup engraving
- †Joe Klukay name was removed by mistake from new version of 1947 Toronto's engraving created in 1957–58. (There is space where his name should have been included)
- 1947 Toronto Maple Leafs were first Stanley Cup winning team to have the Captain(C), and Assistant Captain(A) marked on their sweaters on their Stanley Cup team picture.
- When the Replica Cup was created in 1992–93 a new mistake happened. Robert J. Galloway's name was misspelled as P.J. Galloway with "P" instead of a "R". His name is spelled correctly the first 2 times 1947 Toronto members were engraved.
See also
References and notes
- NHL (2000). Diamond, Dan, ed. Total Stanley Cup. Dan Diamond & Associates.
- McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Leafs. Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-5843-7.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1946 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions 1947 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1948 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||