1950 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1950 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the Final since their Stanley Cup victory in 1940. The Red Wings would win the series 4–3 to mark their franchise's fourth Cup win, and first since 1943.
This was the last Stanley Cup Final to feature a team that did not host any games and also the last to feature neutral site games, which were held in Toronto on account of scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden.
Paths to the Final
New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 to reach the Finals. Detroit defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs (who had swept the Red Wings in the Finals two years running) 4–3 to reach the final.
The series
Two games were played in Toronto as the circus had taken over Madison Square Garden in New York. New York's Don Raleigh scored two overtime winners and Pete Babando scored the Cup-winning goal in double overtime of game seven, the first time ever in which the Stanley Cup was won in extra frames in game seven. Detroit won the Cup without Gordie Howe, injured in the first game of the playoffs. As Stanley Cup runner-up, the Rangers would be awarded the O'Brien Cup, the last team to win the trophy, at one time the National Hockey Association championship trophy, which was retired after the season.
Game one
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 1–4 (1–0, 0–4, 0–0) |
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Olympia |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Chuck Rayner | Goalies | Harry Lumley | ||
| Buddy O'Connor 1 (Jack Gordon, Nick Mickoski) – 5:58 | 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 1 – 4 |
4:43 – Joe Carveth 2 (George Gee, Pete Babando) 9:32 – George Gee 2 (Johnny Wilson) 10:06 – Jim McFadden 1 (Gerry Couture) 13:56 – Gerry Couture 2 (Marcel Pronovost, Jim McFadden) | ||
Game two
| April 13 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2) |
New York Rangers | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Harry Lumley | Goalies | Chuck Rayner | Referee: George Gravel | |
| Gerry Couture 3 (Marty Pavelich) – 2:05 | 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 1 – 3 |
10:39 – Pat Egan 3 3:01 – Edgar Laprade 1 (Allan Stanley) 11:20 – Edgar Laprade 2 | ||
Game three
| April 15 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) |
New York Rangers | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Harry Lumley | Goalies | Chuck Rayner | ||
| Gerry Couture 4 (Red Kelly) – 11:13 George Gee 3 (Al Dewsbury) – 19:08 Sid Abel 2 – 19:15 Marty Pavelich 2 (Red Kelly) – 16:55 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 |
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Game four
| April 18 | New York Rangers | 4 – 3 OT (0–2, 1–0, 2–1, 1–0) |
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Olympia |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Chuck Rayner | Goalies | Harry Lumley | ||
Buddy O'Connor 2 (Alex Kaleta, Nick Mickoski) – 19:59 Edgar Laprade 3 (Dunc Fisher, Tony Leswick) – 8:09 Gus Kyle 1 (Alex Kaleta) – 10:26 Don Raleigh 3 (Ed Slowinski) – 8:34 |
0 – 1 0 – 2 1 – 2 1 – 3 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 3 |
6:31 – Ted Lindsay 1 (Jack Stewart) 16:49 – Sid Abel 3 (Ted Lindsay) 3:22 – Marty Pavelich 3 (Jimmy Peters, Jack Stewart) | ||
Game five
| April 20 | New York Rangers | 2 – 1 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 1–0) |
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Olympia |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Chuck Rayner | Goalies | Harry Lumley | ||
| Dunc Fisher 2 (Tony Leswick) – 7:15 Don Raleigh 4 (Ed Slowinski, Pentti Lund) – 1:38 |
1 – 0 1 – 1 2 – 1 |
18:10 – Ted Lindsay 2 (Joe Carveth, Sid Abel) | ||
Game six
| April 22 | New York Rangers | 4–5 (2–1, 1–2, 1–2) |
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Olympia |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Chuck Rayner | Goalies | Harry Lumley | ||
| Allan Stanley 1 (Nick Mickoski, Alex Kaleta) – 3:45 Dunc Fisher 3 (Edgar Laprade, Tony Leswick) – 7:36 Pentti Lund 5 (Pat Egan, Ed Slowinski) – 3:18 Tony Leswick 1 (Edgar Laprade, Dunc Fisher) – 1:54 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 3 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 3 4 – 4 4 – 5 |
19:18 – Ted Lindsay 3 (Jack Stewart) 5:38 – Sid Abel 4 (Ted Lindsey, Joe Carveth) 15:07 – Gerry Couture 5 (Pete Babando, George Gee) 4:23 – Ted Lindsay 4 (Sid Abel) 10:34 – Sid Abel 5 (Joe Carveth, Al Dewsbury) | ||
Game seven
| April 23 | New York Rangers | 3 – 4 2OT (2–0, 1–3, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) |
Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Olympia |
| Game reference | ||||
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| Chuck Rayner | Goalies | Harry Lumley | ||
| Allan Stanley 2 (Tony Leswick) – 11:14 Tony Leswick 2 (Edgar Laprade, Buddy O'Connor) – 12:18 Buddy O'Connor 3 (Nick Mickoski) – 11:18 |
1 – 0 2 – 0 2 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 2 3 – 3 3 – 4 |
5:09 – Pete Babando 1 (Red Kelly, Gerry Couture) 5:39 – Sid Abel 6 (Al Dewsbury) 15:57 – Jim McFadden 2 (Jimmy Peters) 8:31 – Pete Babando 2 (George Gee) | ||
Detroit Red Wings 1950 Stanley Cup champions
Roster
- 8 George Gee
- 11 Max McNab
- 12 Sid Abel (Captain)
- 16 Jim McFadden
- 20 Larry Wilson
- 7 Ted Lindsay(A)
- 9 Gordie Howe
- 10 Jimmy Peters, Sr.
- 14 Pete Babando
- 15 Marty Pavelich
- 18 Gerry Couture
- 19 Steve Black
- 20 Joe Carveth
- 23 John Wilson
- 27 Doug McKay†a
- 20 Gordon Haidy†b
- 2 Jack Stewart
- 3 Clare Martin
- 4 Leonard Red Kelly(A)
- 5 Leo Reise, Jr.(A)
- 21 Lido Lee Fogolin, Sr.
- 21 Marcel Pronovost
- 22 Al Dewsbury
- 1 Harry Lumley
- Harry MacQuestion (Spare-did not play)
† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it.
a Played his only NHL game in Finals.
b Played his only NHL game in Semi-Finals.
- Coaching and administrative staff
- James E. Norris Sr. (President/Owner), James D. Norris Jr. (Vice President/Owner)
- Arthur Wirtz Sr. (Secretary-Treasurer/Owner). Jack Adams (Manager)
- Tommy Ivan (Coach), Fred Hubert Jr (Publicity Director)
- Carson Cooper (Chief Scout), Carl Mattson (Trainer)
- Walter Humenick (Asst. Trainer)
Stanley Cup engraving
- Terry Sawchuk played seven NHL games in 1950, because Harry Lumley was injured. Sawchuk was not available for the playoffs, because he was helping the AHL Indianapolis Capitals win the Calder Cup. Instead, Harry MacQuestion was called up as the spare goalie for the playoffs. MacQuestion's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, but he never played in the NHL. MacQuestion was removed from the Stanley Cup when it was re-done during 1957–58 season.
- Detroit did not engrave Gordon Haidy and Doug McKay on the Stanley Cup, even though they each played one playoff game and qualified to be on the cup. Both players also won the Calder with Terry Sawhuck that season.
See also
Notes
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
| Preceded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1949 |
Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 1950 |
Succeeded by Toronto Maple Leafs 1951 |
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